Crevasse Rescue

Learn how to travel safely on glaciers; gaining skills to read terrain and identify hazards, use safety equipment, and perform crevasse rescue as a collective.
On this practical hands-on day you will learn, as a team, how to read glacial terrain to minimise crevasse risk, how to travel roped-up across glaciers either on foot or on skis, and how to carry out a crevasse rescue in a number of different realistic scenarios.
A big part of mountaineering is knowing your environment, managing the risks, and collaborating together to have a safe and enjoyable day in the mountains.
Good team communication, coordination, and cooperation are essential for a successful rescue!

We will begin by looking at the terrain and assessing the weather and snow conditions to make decisions on where is safe to ski or walk.
Accompanied by one of our Chamex guides, your group will be lead onto a glacier and shown what to do in the event of a crevasse fall. What is your first response? How do you organise the rescue ? How do you work together calmly and effectively to manage the situation?
As well as equipping you all with the skills and knowledge you need to go on glacial terrain, this is a great exercise in developing communication and trust between members of your team, seeing how people react differently under pressure, and how quickly they are able to put an effective strategy into place.
Learn essential safety skills from expert mountain guides in an authentic alpine location
Practice transferable skills such as decision making, risk assessment, and communication
This activity can also take place in summer! June – October