Thread: Ice axe and Crampons

About a million years ago while at school I did go on an (epic) ice and snow course and did the usual ice axe self arrest, belays and cramponing.

Mountain Safety run a course down here and I'd like to do it as a refresher, its always on the cards that you'll eventually have to deal with avalance assessment, cornices etc.

The self arrest (technically I'm told it was a belay as I hadn't gained any sort of speed although it seemed to happen pretty quick and with enough speed to scare the shit out of the guys watching) I did do with the rifle barrel was from book learning (combined with the old course) so the youtube idea is a good one!!