Snow Climbing: Roped Climbing: Snow Anchors The equipment is different on snow than rock, but the purposes are the same: Anchor belays and rappels, provide intermediate points of protection.
Snow Climbing: Routefinding on Snow Mountaineers read the snow surface and terrain features to determine a safe, efficient route. Dangers often lie beneath the surface.
Snow Climbing: Techniques: Ascending Snow Climbing up and down snow slopes takes a set of special skills. Use different techniques depending on how hard or steep the slope is.
Snow Climbing: Techniques: Descending Snow Many otherwise competent and aggressive climbers blanch at the prospect of going forward down a steep snow gully. Minimize those downhill jitters.
Snow Climbing: Techniques: Self Arrest In the event of a slip on snow, you must know how to regain control as quickly as possible. Self-arrest is the primary recovery measure from a slide.
Snow Climbing: Techniques: Using the Ice Ax Knowing how to plant the ice-ax shaft to help guard yourself against falls while snow climbing is as important as knowing what to do if you fall.
