Crevasse Rescue Day Course

The day begins with a meeting at the OUTDOOR Shop & Café in Grindelwald. After a brief equipment check, we dive straight into the basics: reviewing knots, securing, and understanding why every move matters. Then comes the practical part, starting with self-rescue. To pull yourself out of a crevasse, you need to know how to move your body efficiently. You will learn to work your way up using ascenders or Prusik loops. The next step: companion rescue. A partner has fallen, and now it is all about clean technique. You set up a pulley system, use redirects, and learn to assess force ratios correctly. This course equips you with the tools to act effectively in a real glacier environment. Since the course doesn't take place directly on the glacier, all techniques can be practiced intensively and under optimal conditions; on rock, in snow, or indoors. The weather doesn't matter here, because in an emergency, only one thing counts: skill, not luck. In the afternoon, the learned techniques are reviewed again before the day ends with a brief feedback session. Then it is time to head home and keep training.