BCEP 2019 Team 06: Field Session - Timberline

Activity Notes

During this field session, we will head to the snow slopes near Timberline Ski Resort on Mt. Hood to learn and practice skills used to climb snowy mountains.

Carpool Spreadsheet

Meeting Time & Place for Snow Session: 8:00 AM @ Lower Parking Lot of Timberline Lodge

Drive Time: Takes around 2 hours, depending on where in the Metro area you start from. Please be conservative and allow yourself more time than you might think to account for stopping for gas, coffee or (Pro Tip:) a breakfast burrito in Sandy.

Map (optional): Mt. Hood Geo-Graphics or map from Mazamas Site (Mt. Hood, south)

Equipment:

• Backpack – with appropriate weight based on pack-weight progression
• 10 Essentials
• Harness and climbing tackle (cord, ‘biners, belay device, personal pro)
• Mountaineering Boots – stiff-soled and waterproof Renting Recommend
• Crampons – fitted to mountaineering boots in Portland Renting Recommend
• Ice Axe – properly fitted in Portland Renting Recommend
• Helmet - properly fitted in Portland Renting Recommend
• Snowshoes - properly fitted in Portland Renting Recommend
• Insulated sit pad – much warmer than snow!
• Clothing – for wind and cold weather
• Extra Hats and Gloves – for changing after the first pair gets wet
• Extra Insulation Layer – We’re going to be standing around a lot
• Hand- and Toe-Warmers – just in case
• Lunch and snacks
• Water
• Garbage bag – or some other functional glissade device

Skill Topics:

• Snow Travel Skills for the Individual
  • Rest Step
  • Axe position
  • Climbing in balance
  • Kicking/improving steps
  • Self belay
  • Plunge step
• Crampon practice (if conditions allow)
  • flat surface crampon walking
  • French technique – flat foot
  • German technique – front point
  • American technique – one flat, one front
  • Without ice axe first then add ice axe in
  • Practice ascending and descending
  • Practice change of direction
• Self Arrest and Glissade
  • Glissading and Glissade devices
  • Self-Arrest demonstrations from (4) start positions
  • Students practice self-arrest from (4) start positions
• Anchors Explanation/Demonstration:
  • Pickets (vertical and deadman orientation)
  • Improvised anchors
  • bollard
• Rappelling, Belaying and Testing Anchors
  • Rappel off an anchor
  • Ascend fixed vertical line on prusik
  • Belay climber using tubular belay device
  • Belay climber using hip belay
  • Students test the anchor to failure
  • Repeat
• Snow Pack Analysis
• Quick Belays
  • Boot-axe
  • Carabiner-ice axe with hip belay
• Passing Thru Protection individually
  • Horizontal fixed line on double-carabiner set up
• Team Travel
  • Get into teams
    • Divide rope
    • Tie/clip in
  • Moving as a team
    • maintaining spacing (up and down slope)
    • pace
    • axe positions and grip
    • turning/traversing
    • passing pro on running belay
    • team arrest
  • Mock Climb