BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:caab1dbbf5af7d2c9e41531a0d3cfb9e CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20230328T235723 SUMMARY:Snow Skills at Robert Lodge URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1252/snow-skills-at-robert-lo dge?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:The Snow Skills at Robert Lodge trip has been postponed from July to August to provide better snow skills training snow conditions. There is an additi onal charge of $20 for the lodge ($15 for children); $40/35 all up for thos e from Nelson/Richmond.\nObjectives: 1) learn/enhance snow skills and knowl edge; 2) have fun!   Read the trip report for 7/9/19; it will give you a go od idea of the trip.\nAssemble at Mt Robert car park at 0830. Welcome talk, objectives, and introduction of instructors and other participants.                                     Sort into groups; about four trainees per ins tructor. A mix of skill levels in each group is good. Hand out gear to thos e who require it; pay/collect hire charges. Examine ice axes and crampons ( attached to boots), and make any necessary adjustments.\nHead up Pinchgut t o the tops. Trainees can swap to other groups to suit their pace.   At the first suitable slope, stop for instruction and practice. Include self-arres t instruction and practice; with nothing, with ice axe, with a walking pole , wearing crampons. As we proceed up, and over into the basin, we can instr uct and practice as we encounter suitable slopes. \nTechniques to practice:  \nClimbing, traversing and descending on easier slopes boots only (no ice axe or poles), with axe, with poles, crampons only, crampons and ice axe, c rampons and pole(s). Progress to practicing on steeper slopes using flat fo ot (French) techniques until trainees are confident. \nPractice on differen t types of snow/ice. \nFront point techniques. \nCombined techniques. \nEff icient step plugging, and cutting steps. \nRapid descending in various cond itions, including glissading techniques where appropriate. \nBasic Avalanch e assessment and avoidance. \nOther objective hazards. \nAssessing what is safely doable, and what is not.\nRoute finding.\nRotating the lead, and eff icient travel.\nAnything else. Lunch on the slopes if conditions are clemen t, otherwise down at the lodge.\nOn arrival at the lodge, unlock and carry out setup procedures with assistance, safety and housekeeping briefing.\n\n Continue instruction and practice after lunch, and on Sunday morning. \nSun day afternoon we can have a theory session:\nRoute planning; weather and av alanche forecasts, huts/camp sites, escape routes, which end to start the t rip, river crossing, clothing and gear (including ice axe and crampons type ).\nKeeping dry.\nWatching out for each other. Especially anyone who might be operating beyond their comfort level, or maybe suffering from fatigue, h unger, dehydration, illness, injury, cold, overheating, low morale, or who may be unsuitably garbed.\nSnow shelters, tents/tarps etc, seeking shelter. \nHypothermia, cold injuries, sunburn, snow blindness.\nAnything else.\nAny suggestions or questions?        Pack up, cleaning, winterise, lock up and head to the car park.\n This event was imported from: https://live.nelsont rampingclub.org.nz/events/1252/snow-skills-at-robert-lodge?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Snow Skills at Robert Lodge trip has been postponed from Jul y to August to provide better snow skills training snow conditions. There i s an additional charge of $20 for the lodge ($15 for children); $40/35 all up for those from Nelson/Richmond.

Objectives: 1) learn/enha nce snow skills and knowledge; 2) have fun!   Read the trip report for 7/9/19; it will give you a good idea of the trip.

Assemble at Mt Rob ert car park at 0830. Welcome talk, objectives, and introduction of instruc tors and other participants.             &nbs p;                     &n bsp; Sort into groups; about four trainees per instructor. A mix of skill l evels in each group is good. Hand out gear to those who require it; pay/col lect hire charges. Examine ice axes and crampons (attached to boots), and m ake any necessary adjustments.

Head up Pinchgut to the tops. Trainees can swap to other groups to suit their pace.   At the first suitable slope, stop for instruction and practice. Include self-arrest instruction a nd practice; with nothing, with ice axe, with a walking pole, wearing cramp ons. As we proceed up, and over into the basin, we can instruct and practic e as we encounter suitable slopes. 
Techniques to practice: 
Climbing, traversing and descending on easier slopes boots only (no i ce axe or poles), with axe, with poles, crampons only, crampons and ice axe , crampons and pole(s). Progress to practicing on steeper slopes using flat foot (French) techniques until trainees are confident. 
Practice on different types of snow/ice. 
Front point techniques. Combined techniques. 
Efficient step plugging, and cutting st eps. 
Rapid descending in various conditions, including glissadin g techniques where appropriate. 
Basic Avalanche assessment and a voidance. 
Other objective hazards. 
Assessing what is safely doable, and what is not.
Route finding.
Rotating the lead, and efficient travel.
Anything else. Lunch on the slopes if condition s are clement, otherwise down at the lodge.

On arrival at the lodge, unlock and carry out setup procedures with assistance, safety and housekeep ing briefing.

Continue instruction and practice after lunch, and on Sunday morning. 

Sunday afternoon we can have a theory sessi on:
Route planning; weather and avalanche forecasts, huts/camp sites, escape routes, which end to start the trip, river crossing, clothing and ge ar (including ice axe and crampons type).
Keeping dry.
Watching o ut for each other. Especially anyone who might be operating beyond their co mfort level, or maybe suffering from fatigue, hunger, dehydration, illness, injury, cold, overheating, low morale, or who may be unsuitably garbed.
Snow shelters, tents/tarps etc, seeking shelter.
Hypothermia, cold injuries, sunburn, snow blindness.

Anything else.
Any suggestion s or questions?        Pack up, cleaning, winterise, lo ck up and head to the car park.

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