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Cost
$365. + gst
1:6 Instructor to Student ratio

Includes Instruction by ACMG Certified Guides; all technical climbing equipment and gear; lift access on Blackcomb Mountain; course manuals and handouts; organization and logistics support.

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• Previous mountaineering experience or course
• Must be comfortable traveling on non-technical terrain with crampons on
• Must be able to perform a self-arrest using an ice ax on moderately steep snow
• Good physical condition

The key focus will be on 3 areas:

1. Glacier travel risk management practices. Simply put, ensuring mountaineers have the skills to properly rope up for different types of glaciated terrain and avoid falling in a crevasse.
2. Snow and Ice anchor construction. This is truly the foundation of any rescue, and climbers should be very proficient in building a variety of anchors appropriate to varying conditions.
3. Rope rescue systems. The main content of the course and most of the time is spent on learning and practicing rescue techniques including load transfers, raises using a mechanical advantage (pulleys), efficient use of gear and ascending/descending techniques.

The course will start in Squamish on Day-1 at 8:00 am at a pre-arranged meeting location. The first day will be held in a variety of teaching locations in and around Squamish and will wrap up around 4:30 pm.

Day-2 will be held in an Alpine region of Garibaldi Provincial Park adjacent to Blackcomb Mountain ski area. Students will meet in Whistler Village at 8:00 am at a prearranged meeting location. This will be a full day in the alpine and participants should expect to return around 5:30 pm.