Feb
24
Lakes Winter Skills Day – Red Srees
A very humbling experience… John, what a star (you will see what I mean when you see the video clip).
We headed up Kirkstone Pass and onto Red Srees, only just made it to the top. The griter had cleared it by the end of the day.
Skills included -
- weather report interpretation, route planning and avalanche awareness
- foot work and step cutting
- crampons skills on rock and snow
- self arrest
- emergency shelters
- winter navigation
- practical test on the snow pack
- ice skills
- simple rope work for mountaineering
On the way down we spotted a short icefall and had a little climb then back to the pub for a well earn t pint.
Today was John’s first time in crampons, first time using an ice axe and first ever ice climb.
Be inspired…
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2 Responses to Lakes Winter Skills Day – Red Srees
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James n Joe says:
Lovely – HOW rewarding to take this fellah out for the day. Must make it all worthwhile
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Essential kit for the day – a well ironed cotton shirt butoned up to the neck. John must have taken off the tie to climb incase he hit it with the axe.