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Hey ice climbers--are you avy aware?
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Sorry, kind of a cross post.... Climb Avy Aware is REAL and we're having our first event this coming Thursday, 11/16, 6-9pm at G1 in Broomfield. We're a new non-profit (formerly known as the Colorado ATES Project) and we are bringing the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale to Colorado's most popular ice climbs, and promoting avalanche awareness and safety among our state's ice climbers. Did you know that every couple of years, on average, a climber dies in an avalanche in Colorado? And we don't know how many are *merely* injured, buried or traumatized because as a community we're not very good at reporting the non-fatal slides. We hope to improve that, too. We're having our public launch Thursday. Come to G1 for some ice-climbing slideshows and find out about CAA and our current and future work. We'll have a couple of raffle prizes, and our treasurer is personally supplying the beer. (He's a generous dude). Our website is live, too (with some work still to be done): www.climbavyaware.org Hope to see you Thursday!  |
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For those of you with questions about what "ATES" exactly is, I'll be there to present a glimpse into the process of analyzing and rating the terrain in Officers Gulch. And why you might care... There will be time for Q and A about this system that you're likely to see a bit more of in avalanche terrain descriptions in the near future. |
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Is there a registration link or should I plan on just showing up? |
Mike Soucywrote: Won't be able to make the event, but it would be awesome if some kind of resources from this talk (recording or slides, etc) could be made available afterwards. |
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However driving to the trailhead and the risks of winter driving is much more dangerous than crossing any Avy path on approach or descent etc To be safety conscious maybe consider removing the drive from a day out ice climbing. |
The Butt-Shot Whispererwrote: I understand your point, and agree in some respects. I would argue that winter alpine and ice climbers without adequate avalanche knowledge and awareness are as at risk as drivers without winter driving skills. edit - My logic may be a bit off here, but I know a number of climbers who have died in alpine situations, and only one climber who has died driving, in a solo summer road accident. I do agree that driving the Trans Canada in Rogers Pass (or the Parkway) has me far more nervous than backcountry skiing in that location, but I also closely follow the weather, avalanche forecasts, and have done a lot of avalanche education and training. |
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Being alive is much more dangerous than crossing an avy path. No one has ever survived. To be safety conscious, please consider not being born |
