STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Demonstrate judgment and decision making skills with safety as concern.

 2. Identify & list common mountain hazards in snow, ice, and glacial environments.

 3. Show a working knowledge of alpine specific rescue equipment by demonstration.

 4. Construct safe snow, ice & rock multiple anchor systems.

 5. Demonstrate the ability to place snow anchors of different types in varying snow conditions.

 6. Show proper belaying, lowering & up-haul techniques of rescuers and patients in a safe, timely manner.

 7. Show and explain how to escape the belay in an alpine rescue scenario.

 8. Construct an improvisational alpine rescue sled.

 9. Illustrate and show proper patient packaging techniques for technical evacuation in a rescue litter or improvised sled.

 10. Execute and manage a simulated crevasse rescue of an injured party.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Introduction to safe practices in an alpine environment

 a. Safety, teamwork, system safety factors, standards, hazards

 II. Overview of specialized alpine rescue equipment

 a. Personal equipment

 b. Rescue equipment

 III. Rock anchor systems

 a. Natural and artificial anchors

 b. Multiple anchor system dynamics

 IV. Snow anchor systems

 a. Natural and artificial anchors

 b. Multiple anchor system dynamics

 V. Ice anchor systems

 a. Natural and artificial anchors

 b. Multiple anchor system dynamics

 VI. Belays

 a. Single person belays

 b. Rescue belays

 c. Conditional belay

 d. Conditional self belay

 VII. Rope lowering techniques

 a. single rope techniques

 b. double rope techniques

 VIII. Up-hauls and mechanical advantage systems

 a. Directional

 b. 2:1’s

 c. 3:1’s

 d. 5:1’s

 e. 6:1’s

 IX. Escape the belay techniques

 X. Patient evacuation techniques

 a. Patient packaging

 b. Improvisational sled & litter construction

 XI. Crevasse rescue

 a. 2 person crevasse rescue techniques

 b. 3 person crevasse rescue techniques