Climb Leader: Crevasse Rescue Recertification (Sunday Session)

Activity Notes

ACTIVITY NOTES

Climb Leader re-cert education is intended to be a structured learning environment, for someone who is already largely educated in the topic, for them to re-gain some lost knowledge, and get some general hands-on practice time with the known skills. CR are perishable skills, and need to be literally practiced for someone to maintain their skills.

Please let (just) me know how you would rate yourself:

1. I feel confident in my ability to do crevasse rescue, and I could teach it
2. I feel confident in my ability to do crevasse rescue, but I want to spend the entire session practicing it
3. I am not feeling so confident in my ability to do crevasse rescue
4. I am really rusty on crevasse rescue

If none of the above fits, let me know your specific situation.  I would like to make sure everyone is covered, no matter where they are, and want to arrange teams so that everyone can get as much out of this as possible.

Please review:

• Review, and practice how to tie a Munter-Mule-Overhand (MMO) [or Mariner’s knot/hitch, if you prefer] configuration using your cord/Prusik. This is in context of using a Prusik hitch to grab the rope, and then tying the cord with an MMO/Mariner’s to the anchor for transferring the fallen-climber load to the anchor. Please practice this, and practice it again. 
• Set up a basic two-point anchor, and configure a z-system (3:1 Mechanical Advantage haul system). Know how to haul, and then reset the 3:1 system.