Add Some Tech to your Trek: Progressing from Backpacking to Mountaineering

About this episode

Carrie and Molly discuss their first mountaineering trip in Washington’s North Cascades, focusing on crevasse rescue skills and adventure debriefing.

Join Carrie and Molly as they replay an episode from their “Summit Series” — all about their first mountaineering trip in Washington’s North Cascades. The summit is only half way!! In this episode, the group must come down from the summit. They learn crevasse rescue skills and practice them on the Quien Sabè glacier. They return to camp, hike back to the car and discuss a framework for debriefing from adventures with your adventure partner. Check out the rest of the series by searching: “The Summit Series: Sahale Peak.”

People in this episode

Hosts: Carrie, Molly

Topics covered

• mountaineering
• backpacking
• crevasse rescue
• adventure debriefing
• North Cascades
• glacier hiking

Keywords

• mountaineering
• backpacking
• crevasse rescue
• North Cascades
• adventure
• hiking
• glacier

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Summit Series: Sahale Peak

Places: Washington’s North Cascades, Quien Sabè glacier

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