{"id":643,"date":"2018-08-23T23:52:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mika.im\/note\/?p=643"},"modified":"2018-08-23T23:52:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:52:33","slug":"wa-mt-rainier-part-ii-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mika.im\/note\/?p=643","title":{"rendered":"WA: Mt. Rainier Part II Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 is a training day. It happens about half a mile up from the parking lot in Paradise. <\/p>\n

We learned how to walk up and down on mountaineering boots and boots with crampons, self-arrest using an ice ax, rope-travel with other people, and team arrest. The class was about 3-4 hours. We also learned how to take a break – always sit on the backpack with the strap facing your butt and “manage yourself” quickly (eat, drink, pee, take care of hot spots). <\/p>\n

Learning these techniques formerly was good for me. Even though I had used crampons and the ice ax before, I really didn’t know how to do it correctly until this class. Self-arrest while sliding down the hill was also exciting. Here’s me getting ready to practice self-arrest after falling head first:<\/p>\n

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Two people held my legs down as I got ready to slide down head first. Photo by Jennifer Marie.<\/p><\/div>\n

Doing self-arrest correctly while falling down is hard. I’d need to practice many many times to be comfortable. Many teams actually had to do team-arrest during the descent, so this is an important skill to learn.<\/p>\n

Our guides, Bryan and Hannah S, were both great teachers. We got back to Ashford by 4PM or so, had dinner\/ordered lunch at Highlander, took a dip in the hot tub, packed, and went to sleep around 11PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day 2 is a training day. It happens about half a mile up from the parking lot in Paradise. We learned how to walk up and down on mountaineering boots and boots with crampons, self-arrest using an ice ax, rope-travel with other people, and team arrest. The class was about 3-4 hours. We also learned…
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