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Survival Skillset

Lesson 11 of 15

Snow, ice, cornices and avalanches

50 min

The path to the summit is a well-trodden summer route, and in the valley there is no snow at all. Higher up, a patch of old snow lies across the path where it crosses a steep slope. It is hard, grey and icy, the kind left after a thaw and a refreeze, and below it the slope runs down for a hundred metres to boulders. Footprints lead across it. You…

In this lesson

  • Walking on snow and ice without crampons
  • How
  • Common mistakes
  • Ice axe self-arrest
  • The principle
  • Its limits
  • Cornices
  • How to stay safe
  • Avalanche terrain basics
  • Where and when
  • If you are caught
  • Avalanche companion rescue: the basics

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