Lecture: PPG BMS - Advanced Snow Climbing
PPG BMS - Advanced Snow Climbing Classroom Instruction – Course Venue TBA
This classroom session will discuss the core information required to plan and safely execute a snow climbing trip.
Contacts
- Thu, Apr 8, 2027
- Pikes Peak
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine Climb
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Moderate
- 10 (10 capacity)
- 4 (5 capacity)
- Mon, Feb 1, 2027 at 7:00 AM
- Sat, Mar 27, 2027 at 11:55 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Lecture Location: TBA
Time: 6pm - 9:30pm
Classroom Lecture and Discussion topics:
- Soft Gear Planning
- Trip Planning
- Ascending / Descending Snow
- Avalanche Risks
- Self Arrest
- Stepping & Maneuvering
- Fueling / Hydrating
- Hard Gear
- Test Review / Logistics for Field Day / Gear issue (alpine crampons / ice axes) as required
Details on the specific meeting place and time will be provided by the Course Leader approximately a week before the course starts.
Required Equipment
Required Reading:
Primary: The Freedom of the Hills; 10th edition
- Chapter 16; Basic Snow and Ice Climbing; pages; 346-381 (10th edition)
- Chapter 17; Technical Snow and Ice Climbing; pages; 382-405 (10th edition)
- Chapter 20; Avalanche Safety; pages; 451-474 (10th edition)
**Class Provided: Snow Travel book for additional reading:
**Snow Travel-Skills for Climbing, hiking and Moving across Snow by Mike Zawaski (1st Edition, 2012) The Mountaineers Books