BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2879c73e730ad6fa64f957db19f93576 CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20240522T204619 SUMMARY:Snow Skills 2024 - cancelled URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1428/snow-skills -2024-cancelled?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Snow Skills training at Robert Ridge again.\nDue to poor weather, the Snow skills training is cancelled. \nAssemble at Mt Robert car park at 0830. Wel come talk, objectives, and introduction of instructors and other participan ts.  Sort into groups; about four to six trainees per instructor. A mix of skill levels in each group is good. Hand out gear to those who require it; pay/collect hire charges. Examine ice axes and crampons (attached to boots before we depart) and make any necessary adjustments.\nWalk into Robert Lod ge early Saturday morning via Pinchgut. Practice snow skills on the way to the Lodge in the second basin on Robert ridge.\nThe object of the snow skil ls training is to;\n\n - Hone existing snow skills or develop them if you a re new to snow travel using gear.\n - Snow travel using no equipment, then using walking poles, crampons only, crampons and ice axe and crampons and p ole(s).\n - Practice movement on different types and gradients of snow slop es using different techniques.\n - Gain confidence in what is comfortably d oable, and avoiding what is not.\n - Practice self-arresting technique in v arying conditions.\n - Rapid descending in various conditions, including gl issading techniques.\n - Basic Avalanche assessment and avoidance.\n - Poss ibly build an igloo or snow cave if there is enough snow.\n - Have FUN.Robe rt Lodge is the old Ski club Lodge built in the 1930’s. It’s full of histor y of the area but has been modernized. The hut sleeps 30, with bunks, mattr esses and pillows (bring a pillow case) in two dormitories. The living room and kitchen has wood stove heating, gas cooker with pots and pans & cu tlery & crockery provided in the lodge, but no showers. Solar power is installed but bring your head torch. Toilets are flushed by bucket. Bring y our own toilet paper. Self-catered, but some may wish to pool their food fo r a Saturday evening communal dinner. The fee for Robert Lodge is $25/night (school aged $10/night), additional to the transport charge. Pay to Debbie .\nView the Mt Robert foundation website: https://www.mtrobert.org.nz/ (htt ps://www.mtrobert.org.nz/)\nOn Sunday we will continue our practice in the basin or walk along the ridge to Flagtop or onto the Julius Summit area. Re turn to the hut for lunch and a Lodge clean up.  \nSunday afternoon we will have a short theory session:\n\n - Route planning; weather and avalanche f orecasts, huts/camp sites, escape routes, which end to start the trip, rive r crossing, clothing and gear (including ice axe and crampons type).\n - Ke eping dry.\n - Watching out for each other. Especially anyone who might be operating beyond their comfort level, or maybe suffering from fatigue, hung er, dehydration, illness, injury, cold, overheating, low morale, or who may be unsuitably garbed.\n - Snow shelters, tents/tarps etc, seeking shelter. \n - Hypothermia, cold injuries, sunburn, snow blindness.Then it’s back up the hill to the ridge again and back to the cars the same way we came (or v ia Paddy’s track).\nhttps://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/six-takeaways-from-a-sn owcraft-course-with-kids/?ml_sub=2532254367151559912&ml_sub_hash=p7r5&a mp;utm_source=Newsletter%20-%20MailerLite&utm_medium=Email&utm_camp aign=six_takeaways_from_a_snowcraft_course_with_kids&utm_term=2024-07-3 0\nSee also the snow skills training video on this website: https://live.ne lsontrampingclub.org.nz/trip-info/outdoor-skill-toolboxes/snow-skills-video s (trip-info/outdoor-skill-toolboxes/snow-skills-videos)\n This event was i mported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/14 28/snow-skills-2024-cancelled?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Snow Skills training at Robert Ridge again.

Due to poor we ather, the Snow skills training is cancelled. 

Assemble at Mt Robert car park at 0830. Welcome talk, objectives, and introduction of instructors and other participants.  Sort into groups; about four t o six trainees per instructor. A mix of skill levels in each group is good. Hand out gear to those who require it; pay/collect hire charges. Examine i ce axes and crampons (attached to boots before we depart) and make any nece ssary adjustments.

Walk into Robert Lodge early Saturday morning via Pinchgut. Practice snow skills on the way to the Lodge in the second basin on Robert ridge.

The object of the snow skills training is to;

Robert Lodge is the old Ski club Lodge built in the 19 30’s. It’s full of history of the area but has been modernized. The hut sle eps 30, with bunks, mattresses and pillows (bring a pillow case) in two dor mitories. The living room and kitchen has wood stove heating, gas cooker wi th pots and pans & cutlery & crockery provided in the lodge, but no showers. Solar power is installed but bring your head torch. Toilets are f lushed by bucket. Bring your own toilet paper. Self-catered, but some may w ish to pool their food for a Saturday evening communal dinner. The fee for Robert Lodge is $25/night (school aged $10/night), additional to the transp ort charge. Pay to Debbie.

View the Mt Robert foundation website:&nbs p;https://www.mtrobert.org.nz/

On Sunday we will continue our practice in the basin or walk along the ridge to Flagtop or onto the Julius Summit area. Return to the hut for lun ch and a Lodge clean up.  

Sunday afternoon we will have a short theory session:

Then it’s back up the hill to the ridge again and back to the cars the s ame way we came (or via Paddy’s track).

https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/six-takeaways-from-a -snowcraft-course-with-kids/?ml_sub=2532254367151559912&m l_sub_hash=p7r5&utm_source=Newsletter%20-%20MailerLite&am p;utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=six_takeaways_from_a_snowcraft_course_with_kids&utm_term=2024-07-30

See also the snow skills training video on this website: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/trip-in fo/outdoor-skill-toolboxes/snow-skills-videos

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