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Thank you and please enjoy this news of our Winter Glacier School.
Team on 1st day of school. left to right - Ridlon Kiphart, Ari Karchin, Jaimie, Stewart Wolfe, Sylvi Montag Kawina, Tak Ogasawara, Martha Johnson, Dan Mazur. Sylvi Montag Kawina enjoying her snow cave. Back to Top
Hello, I hope you are getting excited for our free of cost Winter Climbing School, Thursday 1 January –Wednesday 7 January .Back to Top
Location of the School:
The winter climbing school is in Washington state, exact location to be determined according to conditions. Back to Top
Stewart wolfe and Dan Mazur. Every mountaineer's challenge - Jaime Herriot and Ari Karchin practice 'flaking' the rope.
Victor Masny shows us the route on the map. After a flipping glissade,Setting up the tents at twilight.
Jaime Herriot practices self arrest technique - flipping into a roll - while falling upside down and backward. Jaime Herriot stops herself with her ice axe during a glissade. Back to Top
Jaime Herriot comes to a rest with her ice axe in the correct self arrest position. Sylvi Montag Kawina, Ari Karchin, and Ridlon Kiphart snowshoe to camp. Back to Top
Using a thermometre to check the temperature of the snow pack, helps to determine if it might avalanche. Victor Masny conducting a shear test on the snow pack, in order to see at which layer an avalanche might occur.
Tak Ogasawara and Victor Masny studying the snow layers and temperature in an avalanche test pit they dug. checking the angle of the slope with an inclinometre. this one measures 32 degrees.
Ascending a snowy ridge toward the practice area. Team enjoying a much needed rest before setting off on the next phase of our winter school.
Ari Karchin demonstrates proper placement of a t-stake snow anchor. Golden sun sets like an orange ball behind snowy pine trees.
Team looks on while Sylvi and Tag build snow anchors. Sylvi Montag Kawina practices safe descent on steep snow.
After setting up a belay, Eric McPherson decides to ski down. Eric skiis down while team navigates the glacier below.. Back to Top
Stewart Wolfe demonstrating safe snow ascension technique, with ice axe, crampons, jumar, etc. Eric McPherson sets up a belay.
Potenial glacial area for practicing on what we saw on our recent reconaissance of local spots in Washington. Back to Top
Ridlon Kiphart reaches the top anchor. Ridlon Kiphart shows proper downclimbing technique on steep snow slopes
Peaks and volcanos at sunset. Martha Johnson in her comfortable tent.
Tak Ogasawara, age 69, enjoying a ski run while the rest of us walk down. Tak ogasawara age 69 cutting a turn on the steep slopes while the rest of us look on in amazement. Back to Top
Stewart Wolfe and Jaime Herriot crossing the glacier roped together. Stewart Wolfe and Ari Karchin belaying Ridlon Kiphart and Jaime Herriot on the ice wall.
Ari Karchin puts in an ice screw. Victor Masny belays Ari Karchin on the ice wall.
Group huddle during a sudden snow storm, left to right - ridlon kiphart, victor masny, tak ogasawara, ari karchin, jaime herriot, and eric mcpherson. Members trying for to use fix rope and climbing equipments. Photo by Victor Mesny Back to Top
Jaime Herriot shows correct ice axe self arrest position Dan making coffee in the warm tent.
Tak Ogasawara and Dan ready for action. Member are posing for photo. Winter School. Photo by Victor Mesny
Equipment.
Please bring the equipment from the www.SeattleGlacierSchool.org website, here is the link to click
The above link is a bit long so, in case the link is "broken" please be sure you have cut and pasted the entire long link into your browser. ThanksBack to Top
Optional gear to bring: if you have things that are not on the personal equipment list like stoves, tents, avalanche beacons, shovels, ice climbing protection (pickets, screws, etcetera), please feel free to bring them and test them out. Otherwise we will have all the necessary group gear for the team.
Please note: In addition to the equipment mentioned above, please also bring mountain touring skiis or snowshoes, thanks.
Don't have the necessary equipment? Please just come to Seattle and rent or buy it locally!
What else can you think of?
Can’t join the Winter Climbing School? Please check out our other educational trips:www.EverestGlacierSchool.com , www.EverestNepalTrainingClimb.com , www.EverestTibetTrainingClimb.com ,www.ElbrusSummitClimb.com and www.SeattleGlacierSchool.org : Free of Cost, No Charge!
I look forward to chatting, meeting, and to climbing together with you during the winter climbing school. Thank you very much. Welcome to Our Team and Best Mountain Regards!
-Dan Mazur - Course Leader - www.WinterGlacierSchool.org
Do you have a website? Lets exchange links: www.SummitClimbLinks.com ;
Skype: dan.mazur8848 ;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mazur ;
Ps. PLEASE BE SURE TO TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO (WE PAY YOU A CASH COMMISSION "FINDER'S FEE" FOR SENDING US NEW MEMBERS). THANK YOU. Back to Top
There is no cost for this school. We provide a school free of charge in order to encourage people to join the climbing community and be inspired by the mountains. We also want to get people who might already be familiar with the sport of mountaineering to come out and share their knowledge with the group. This school serves as a steppingstone for perspective climbers to see how they feel at altitude and test out their equipment. Feel free to come out, ask lots of questions, meet and climb with the expedition leaders of Summitclimb.
To take advantage of this great opportunity, download the application for the glacier school. Fill out the application as soon as possible and send it back to us to be put on the waiting list. We will let you know 60 days before the school begins if there is room.
WHAT COSTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FREE NO CHARGE GLACIER SCHOOL
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ON YOUR OWN
Please ask any questions regarding cost at info@summitclimb.com.
Proposed Itinerary:
Our Glacier school is focused around two camps on or near glaciated terrain. The hike from the parking lot to the first camp will ascend a moderate snowfield through trees where we will be mainly using ski poles. We provide instruction on how to use an ice axe or crampons when they are needed on steeper slopes. We spend most of our time on the mountain close to camp, where snow slopes make for a great place to have class.
The path to high camp is up slopes no steeper than 30 degrees on a variety of non-technical terrain. Classes near this camp take advantage of the glacier icefall nearby, where we practice our rescue techniques in a small crevasse.
The summit ascent will be on glaciated terrain with the occasional volcanic rock band. The moderate slopes will mean that placing protection won’t be necessary, however we will remain roped up the entire time. The path to the summit takes no more than 12 hours, with views over the surrounding peaks on one of the most glaciated mountains in North America.
Leadership: The expedition leaders of the Winter Glacier School have teaching experience on all seven continents, have organized multiple Himalayan expeditions, and are happy to share knowledge with people of all abilities. During the glacier school, leaders will be close at hand to help you with alpine cooking, building a comfortable home in the snow, explaining the technical mountaineering skills, and answering any questions that you are curious about. Throughout the school, you will be climbing with the leaders of Summitclimb, but you will also be close to some experienced climbers that have come out to join us as well. With so much knowledge around even the most experienced of climbers are bound to get new useful tricks out of the school.
Dan Mazur, senior expedition leader, will be leading the glacier school. Dan is a relaxed, friendly and organized person, and a highly-skilled professional with years of experience in getting people to the summit and back down with the highest attention to safety. He has been leading and organizing successful and safe overland, trekking, and mountaineering expeditions for 20 years, to Tibet, Nepal, Tadjikistan, Pakistan, India, China, Africa, and North America.
Below is a detailed list of equipment you need for the Winter Glacier School and at the bottom is a description of team equipment that we bring for you. Any or all of the equipment below may be purchased, hired /rented, or borrowed on our Seattle shopping day. (Click a link below to go directly to that section of the personal equipment list or just scroll down):
Your clothing should be kept dry using waterproof stuff sacks, bin-liners, or large plastic bags. back to top
Summitclimb will provide group gear to use throughout the school. You may borrow one of our expedition tents to carry up the mountain. Participants may borrow stoves from Summitclimb, however fuel may need to be purchased. Leaders will organize climbing equipment like pickets, flukes, and ice screws to experiment with during classes. back to top
Your Experience and Training: No previous technical mountaineering experience is required for the school, but previous camping experience is necessary. Members should be comfortable living outside for the week, staying in a tent, and cooking their own food.
Since we are not allowed Sherpas, participants will carry their personal gear and pitch in with group gear as well. Stronger participants will carry more of the group gear than smaller members, but you should expect to carry around forty to fifty pounds in your rucksack. Basically, if you enjoy walking outside with a rucksack for three to six hours with twenty minute breaks thrown in, then you should have no problem on this trip.
It is important to exercise regularly 60 days before the trip begins, at least 4 days per week, in order to get in the best physical condition possible and truly enjoy the trip. Please contact us if you are at all skeptical about your fitness for this trip as we are happy to advise and explain.
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Please Scroll down for more Testimonials:
Here is what Jacque says:Thank you so much for your hospitality and teaching us such great info and skills! I am excited to join you for more future endeavours in pursuit of my dreams. Thank you for hosting the glacier school for us! I love all the stories and shared experience, you are such an inspiration to us all.
Here is what Lindsay Says:
Thank you so much for this awesome experience. Its been a great few days in Olympia/Rainier and I am really grateful for all your expertise and generosity. I hope to learn more and keep climbing with this new knowledge. It was so fun! See you in the mountians soon.
Here is what Akibo Says:
You have not only open my eyes to mountaineering only. There were some amazing lessons I got from you which I will remember my whole life.
Here is what John Says:
Words of gratitude can never be enough to thank you for this wonderful opportunity to experience first-hand what mountaineering is all about. To get to experience that, and to learn from a guide of such caliber, is an absolute privilege. For someone with little experience in the field I can only hope to someday amount to at least half of the climber you are. You gave us the opportunity to learn from you, and to bond with people of all cultures in this week long adventure. So in a world where commercial mountaineering is the trend, here is to the company who introduced us to mountaineering for nothing in return.
Here is what Akash Says:
Thanks a lot for the amazing opportunity to experience the mountains. The leaders’ humbleness and ‘down to Earth’ attitude and simplicity are some attributes we should all strive for. This experience is something I will remember for the rest of my life.
Here is what Ben has to say:
I am SO excited to announce that I have been accepted to join climb Summitclimb for a one week mountaineering course on Mt. Rainier (14,410 ft.) in Washington starting on New Years Day. I am so beyond grateful for the opportunity to learn from such an incredible climber. This is going to be a monumental step in my climbing career, one to fuel bigger, tougher ascents. I'm absolutely psyched.
Here is what Harry has to say:
Dear SummitClimb, Thank you very much for leading our Glacier School. I appreciate all the experience you shared with us, and your leadership on the climb. Best Regards, Harry
Here is what Brent has to say:
Everyone,
It was great climbing with everyone and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. If anyone wants to climb out here in the Great Northwest in the future, contact me and I will be happy to climb with you or just get you the latest route beta. That goes for rock, snow, ice and alpine routes.
As to summitclimb.com , I plan on joining some of their trips to Nepal and China in the future. If anyone else has these aspirations, please let me know.
Stay clipped, Brent
Alpenglow covers participants as they ascend above the clouds during a terrific sunrise (Allen Smith). The massive glaciers stretch out below the summit as the members of the Seattle Glacier School descend the ridge back to high camp (Scott Patch). Leaders Bill and Scott go through the hip-belay technique on a slope outside camp as Tracy looks on (Rick Eng).
Jacque says:
Thank you so much for your hospitality and teaching us such great info and skills! I am excited to join you for more future endeavours in pursuit of my dreams. Thank you for hosting the glacier school for us! I love all the stories and shared experience, you are such an inspiration to us all.
Lindsay Says:
Thank you so much for this awesome experience. Its been a great few days in Olympia/Rainier and I am really grateful for all your expertise and generosity. I hope to learn more and keep climbing with this new knowledge. It was so fun! See you in the mountians soon.
Akibo Says:
You have not only open my eyes to mountaineering only. There were some amazing lessons I got from you which I will remember my whole life.
John Says:
Words of gratitude can never be enough to thank you for this wonderful opportunity to experience first-hand what mountaineering is all about. To get to experience that, and to learn from a guide of such caliber, is an absolute privilege. For someone with little experience in the field I can only hope to someday amount to at least half of the climber you are. You gave us the opportunity to learn from you, and to bond with people of all cultures in this week long adventure. So in a world where commercial mountaineering is the trend, here is to the company who introduced us to mountaineering for nothing in return.
Akash Says:
Thanks a lot for the amazing opportunity to experience the mountains. The leaders’ humbleness and ‘down to Earth’ attitude and simplicity are some attributes we should all strive for. This experience is something I will remember for the rest of my life.