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Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Course

Guide teaches a group of students Mountaineering skills, like glacier travel and crevasse rescue, near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains with Alpenglow Expeditions' Tahoe mountain guides.
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Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Course

$275Per Person, MON – THU
$325Per Person, FRI – SUN
Introductory 1 full day (8 hours) North Lake Tahoe, California
In this intermediate mountaineering course, you’ll learn the basics of glacier travel and crevasse rescue, including practice roped travel, self-rescue, partner rescue, and more. Our Tahoe mountain guides will teach you equipment choices, use, and inspection. Take this intermediate mountaineering course in Lake Tahoe, California before tackling your first big summit!
March 2, 2025
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Intro to Mountaineering or glacier travel and crevasse rescue course near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains with Alpenglow Expeditions' professional mountain guides.

Traveling on glacial terrain can be inherently dangerous, difficult and complicated, our AMGA-certified Tahoe mountain guides will teach you everything you need to know.

Preventing a fall, or limiting the potential severity of a fall, into a crevasse while moving efficiently is the goal of glacier travel and requires practice and attention to detail. Further; if a fall does occur, rapid, organized and safe rescue is the goal of crevasse rescue.

Technical
Students must have mountaineering experience, including ice axe and crampon use. Students should have a good grasp of basic climbing techniques (rock, snow, or ice). If you do not have the proper experience, please take an Intro to Mountaineering course with us first.
Fitness
Excellent physical fitness is required. Climbers must be able to hike for a few hours while carrying a pack, be able to lift heavy loads and be an active team member in a challenging environment.
8-9AM
Intro to Glacier Travel

To start things off, our Tahoe guides will begin the day learning about glaciers- their anatomy, typical hazards and the equipment needed to safely travel on them.

9-3:30PM
Field Session

Moving to the field, this is where the rubber meets the road. We’ll learn things such as rope up procedures, anchoring, rope ascending and descending, lowering and raising systems, and we’ll culminate with a full crevasse rescue scenario.

3:30-4PM
Debrief

We’ll review the day and go over next steps.

Our Tahoe Mountain Guides.

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Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Questions

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