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VIDEO: Arc'teryx Alpine Academy: Roping up for glacier travel

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Arc'teryx Alpine Academy No Logo, 2 kbIn this video series on UKClimbing, we have teamed up with Arc'teryx and mountain guide Peter Mason, to cover a range of basic Alpine and Mountaineering skills. In this video, Peter Mason explains the rope work and necessary precautions for walking on glaciers.

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Such instruction is worthwhile but would be more so if it included a demonstration of techniques to adopt, when roping up, to facilitate crevasse rescue, eg use of prussiks or knots, advantage of group travel, etc.
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