Talk on winter skills. Monday 27th January 7.30 club room.

[Geoff Nichols]

Talk on winter skills. Monday 27th January 7.30 club room.

Covering:
What to wear
What to put in your sack
Group kit
Boots, axe and crampons

Snow hazards – wind slab, cornices.

Planning a day using weather forecasts and avalanche forecasts.
Mountain Weather Information Service; Scottish Avalanche Information Service; Met Office.
Assessing conditions on the day.

Ice climbing kit and hints
Guide books. Grades.

Other information: BMC winter skills videos, UK climb Winter.

We can’t cover all of this – so what we do depends on what people want.
Everybody is welcome to chip in.

The club room is behind the Rising Sun pub on Abbey Lane.
665 Abbey Ln, Sheffield S11 9ND

Geoff Nichols / Pete McGlynn.

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