HAT - Snow and Ice Travel Training
PURPOSE: Enjoy the challenge of high-mountain travel with confidence in your safety and knowledge of snow and ice travel techniques. Sharpening your judgment and learning the skills needed for safe and effective practices for snow slope travel will allow you to expand the places that your Unit can visit in the winter outdoors.
DATE: Seminar: Saturday, November 2, 2024 Weekend Outing: Mt. Baldy Area - Saturday, January 18, 2025
TIME: 8:00am - 6:00pm (Immediately following the Winter Camping and Travel seminar)
LOCATION: Seminar: Cushman Watt Scout Center, 2333 Scout Way, Los Angeles 90026 | Weekend Outing: Mt. Baldy Area
COST: $5.00 by October 26, 2024. If fewer than five sign ups are made prior to that date a cancellation notice will be sent. Otherwise a confirmation will be sent after that date. An Adventure Pass will be needed for your vehicle.
EQUIPMENT: Paper and pencil, and lunch for seminar. Each Scouter is responsible for obtaining the clothing, equipment, and food for the weekend trip including Crampons and an Ice Axe for the weekend outing.
MAXIMUM SIZE: 20 Students.
OVERVIEW: This High Adventure training is an optional follow-on to Winter Camping and Travel. The special equipment for snow and ice travel will be displayed and the requirements for, and location of, the field training will be discussed. A syllabus that covers the materials discussed will be given to each participant.
REQUIREMENTS: Completion of Adult Leader Backpack Training. Winter Camping and Travel (which may be taken the same day) Annual Health and Medical Record (parts A, B, and C).
QUESTIONS: Stephen Dodson, Course Director, at c: (818) 967-1323; e-mail: sedodson1@roadrunner.com
Hike Aid 3, “Full Dimension High Adventure Training”, has a complete discussion of the training programs of the GLAAC-HAT. It may be downloaded from the Council High Adventure website at https://glaac-hat.org/HikeAids.html. Questions about any of them are to be directed to Michael Schlaifer; Vice Chair-Training: (213)247-8808 (C); e-mail, michael@schlaifer.com.