august 13, paradise crack hoppin', mrnp

8/15/06

WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)

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Posted by allyson on 8/14/06 2:52am

a group of us went out to practice crevasse rescue and other business on sunday. we found a perfect crack for such business at about 7500', and spent a good portion of the day monkeying around on it. besides practicing techniques, we had a few good turns too. highlights included: darryl making a daring rescue of jw's camera bag that slipped into the crack; skip and kam tangling their toes in an "unconscious" victim rescue; monika making z pulley sandwiches; ron j taunting the victims in the hole; maureen's relentless efforts to drive an axe into glacial ice; and jw capturing many of the best and worst moments on film. way to go team!! ;D

8/14/06 3:48am

gregl

Yeah, that was a fun day! The Glacier Class students will have it easy next year carrying those 37m x 9.1mm ropes!

Some pictures here:

http://www.randosaigai.com/glacierclass081306.htm

8/14/06 4:10am

kam

8/14/06 6:22am

korup

Sweet photos, guys..looks like you made far better turns than I did last week- congrats!

8/15/06 1:50am

darryl

Thanks to all that participated! It was fun and a great learning event.

I think we improved our techniques for two person rope team rescues, rappelling to a disabled victim, Canadian Drop Loop with a short rope, tension release knots and using multiple pulley systems.

Greg - I told you the wrong length of the ropes. They are 35 m rather than 37 m. We cut 70 m ropes in half.

Allyson - I'm no scientist (as you know), but I don't think VA has glaciers. Good luck to you and Kam!

august 13, paradise crack hoppin', mrnp

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