About

• Advanced movement on snow, ice and rock
• Route finding
• Hazard recognition and management including more complex interacting hazards
• Short roping, short pitching and end roping techniques and application
• Advanced anchoring in snow, ice and rock
• Advanced crevasses rescue scenarios
  
  

• 3 days with an ACMG guide
• Return helicopter flights
• Group technical gear (harness, helmet, ice axe, crampons)
  
  

• Transportation to and from starting point
• Accommodations
• Food*
• Clothing
• Personal equipment
  
  

Location

• Water comes from snow melt near the hut or by melting snow using our stoves
• You may bring some luxuries, but please keep your luggage under 18kg/40lbs. Everything should also be packed in such a way that you could carry it downhill a significant distance - in the rare instance that weather precludes the helicopter picking us up where it dropped us off. 
• There is an outhouse at the hut

Itinerary

Requirements

• Logged some time hiking and scrambling in the mountains
• Taken a mountain skills course covering movement on snow and glaciers, crevasse rescue and are comfortable scrambling on rock, or have equivalent experience if you have not taken a course
• The ability to hike 500-700 m of elevation under a 20 lbs load
• The capacity to travel on foot for up to 8 hours
  
  

• Figure 8 follow-through 
• Figure 8 on a bight 
• Overhand 
• Double overhand 
• Double fisherman’s 
• Clove hitch 
• Prussik 
• Munter or Italian hitch 

Gear List

• Helmet – UIAA approved and adjustable
• Crampons – simple, ten point general mountaineering crampon (either step-in or strap- on are fine depending on your boots)
• Ice axe – general mountaineering tool, 60-80cm depending on your height
• 4x locking carabiners – at least one should be pear-shaped
• 3x regular carabiners
• Harness – a simple, lightweight alpine seat harness
• Belay/rappel device
• 7mm accessory cords – 2 x 5 metre lengths, 1 x 1.75 metre length
• Double shoulder length sewn sling – should be rated to 22kn 
• 1-2 ice screws
  
  

• Long underwear (top and bottom) — merino wool preferred, but poly pro will also suffice 
• Mid-weight soft-shell jacket — down, wool, fleece or synthetic
• Insulated jacket - down or synthetic
• Waterproof shells (jacket and pants) — especially necessary for practicing self-arrests 
• Warm toque — for cooler evenings 
• T-shirt or long-sleeved shirt – white cotton can be excellent for cooling and sun protection during the height of summer
• Hiking pants – nylon or similar
• 2x Gloves — one lightweight, one warmer 
  
  

• Mountaineering boots — stiff, with a sharp cutting edge on the sole to effectively kick steps in snow
• Gaiters — optional if pants stay over boots with elastic cuff 
• 2 x warm socks — wool or synthetic blend 
• 2 x sock liners (optional) — silk or poly pro 
• Hut/camp shoes -- down booties or light shoes for the evening
  
  

• Sleeping bag — the warmth of your sleeping bag will depend on how you sleep (hot or cold) and the conditions at the time of your course, but at a minimum please bring something warm to at least -5 celcius. 
• Sleeping pad
• Tent – 3-season
• Stove, fuel canister (compatible with stove), and cooking pot – available as an add on 
• Eating vessels and utensils of choice 
• Food — 2 breakfasts, 3 ready-made lunches (easily consumable on the go), 2 dinners, enough snacks to suit your individual needs. Dinners can be a little bit luxurious as this is a fly-in but do stick to the weight limits described. For tasty, nutritous and locally pre-made meals check out https://wildedgeketo.com/

• 30L+ day pack (with waist belt) — big enough to carry your rain gear, fleece, water, lunch, and some of the group technical gear and ropes
• 60L+ pack — something large enough to fit the items on this list in case of the need to carry to a lower elevation for helicopter pick-up
  
  

• Sun hat
• Sunglasses with 100% UV block
• Sunscreen and lip balm
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Toilet paper and ziplock
• 2 x 1 litre water bottles
• Water purification system — filter, tablets or drops 
• Pocket knife
• Headlamp with spare batteries
• Small first aid kit (optional) 
• Hiking poles (optional)
• Reading material (optional)
• Camera (optional)
• Feminine hygiene supplies (if needed) 
• Spare prescription glasses (if needed) 
  
  

Rentals

• Technical Gear: Our Mountaineering Kit rental add on includes all the items on technical gear list, and is available for $45 ($15/day). These can be purchased when you book or requested later as an add on. 
• Mountaineering Boots: If you require other from the personal gear list such as mountaineering boots, you can check out Sports Rent based out of Victoria.
• Camp Kit: (includes tent and sleeping mat) - $45.00
• Cook Kit: (includes pot, stove and fuel) - $50.00