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  ICE CLIMBING AND WALKING A GLACIER
 Modalidad Curso Corrido:
Place:

Castaño Overa and/or Alerce. Glacier

Tronador Volcanoe
 

San Carlos de Bariloche - Patagonia - Argentina
Lasts: 9 days
-> next date: 02/02/2008
   Date:  see schedule
Contents:  
Necessary Gear:

A)    Personal Gear.

  • 70-80 litre backpack.

  • Sleeping bag.

  • Matress.

  • Gaiters.

  • Over pants.

  • Gloves (at least two pairs).

  • Gum gloves or leather gloves, Ventisquero Negro zone.

  • Synthetic sweater/polar/fleece.

  • Two or three pairs of socks.

  • Warm hat.

  • Plastic double boots.

  • Lightweight hiking boots/shoes.

  • Headlamp with full charged batteries.

  • Matches in waterproof container/lighter.

  • Water bottle.

  • Sunscreem and lip protection.

  • Swiss-pocket knife.

  • Candles.

  • Toilet paper.

  • Sunglasses.

  • Underwear and extra underwear.

  • Toileteries.

  • Several plastic bags (big).

  • Trekking sticks/poles (telescopic if possible)

  • Crampons.

  • One ice axes and one snow picket (12 – 15 inch) or one deadmen.

  • Seat harness.

  • Helmet.

  • 10 ordinary carabiners.

  • 8 locking carabiners.

  • Rappel device.

  • 5,5 mm x 3 meters cord. Maybe 6 mm if your rope is 9 mm or more. (Ideal kevlar or similar, but pay attention, it doesn´t have to be rigid.

  • 5,5 mm x 2 meters cord. Ídem fore kevlar.

  • 5,5 mm x 1,2 a 1,4 meters cord. Ídem fore kevlar.

  • One technical ice axe, a classical one, the last one is ideal for walking on glaciers (if it`s possible a 3erd one: technical ice axe with hummer).

  • Runners. (Minnimum 1 of 28 inch and one of 56 inch and two of 84 inch).

  • Daisy chain or ordinary self-belay runner.

  • 1 pulley.

A) Every two or three peoples.

  • Snow shovel.

  • Compass, noteboock and pen.

  • Extra sunglasses.

  • Dynamic climbing rope of 9-10,5 mm single/ individual use, at least 50 mts. long.

  • Tent high mountain in shelter Otto Meiling area. Tent medium mountain in Ventisquero Negro area.

  • Stove and cooking gear.

  • Basic first aid kit.

  • Optional: ARVA with full charged batteries.

  • Chest harness or runner in replacement.

  • An ascender or jumar or similar (Tibloc, ropeman).

  • 1 gi–gi (plate).

  • 40 – 50 litre backpack.

 

It is difficult to have all the necessary gear. If you have any doubt, please write us an e-mail and we will see together what can we do.
 ROCK CLIMBING COURSES
Lasts: 9 days
Date:  see schedule
Place: Cerro López and Cerro Catedral

Bariloche - Patagonia - Argentina
Temario:

Basic climbing techniques.

  • Usual climbing knots.

  • Top roping.

  • Fixed rope.

  • Rappelling.

  • Anchors and belay anchors.

  • First steps on leading.

  • Special climbing techniques: smearing, liebacking and crack climbing.

  • And classic needles climbs on Cerro Catedral: Aguja Frey, El abuelo, Perfil de Mujer, Philip Herron.  

  • Attempt then final de course, the most classical Cerro Lopez towers.

  • Attempt then final de course, Torre Principal of Cerro Catedral, (2409 meters).

   
   
 		  

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