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Glacier Hike 

Glacier Guiding Course - Glacier Encounter
Crevasse Rescue
Course

Crevasse Rescue Course

All you need to know to successfully perform a crevasse rescue on hard ice.

After showing good competence in this course you will get a Glacier Encounter Diploma to add to your CV.

Topics covered

Pre-requisites

- Personal Equipment

- Anchors on hard ice

- Drop loop system

- Abseiling into the crevasse

- Improvised harnesses

- Ascending the rope

- Mechanical advantage haul system

- Technical gear choices - pros and cons

- Basic Glacier Guiding Skills Course recommended.

- Know how to tie basic knots

   (figure 8, clove hitch, etc)

- Walk confidently on crampons.

Duration: One full day

Location: Sólheimajökull Glacier

Instructor to students ratio: 1:4

Next dates: 28/05/23

                     28/06/23

Course Program

Gear List

Price: 29.590 ISK

Partners

Glacier Encounter Tour Operator
AIMG Logo - Glacier Encounter
Kolvidur - Glacier Encounter
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