A high alpine touring harness, crampons and an ice axe are all essential equipment for a high alpine tour. Watch the video to find out what equipment a rope team needs for high alpine tours!
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Part of planning and preparing for a high alpine tour is selecting the right glacier equipment and high alpine touring apparel. On mixed terrain with snow, ice and rock, your boots must be crampon-compatible, your glacier sunglasses, and your high alpine touring backpack packed with a harness, rope, slings, carabiners and accessory cords. In the video, you will also learn the how long your impregnated ropes need to be on a high alpine tour, what the advantages of rope clamps are and how long your accessory cords should be.
In the next video tutorial you will learn which high alpine touring apparel you need for glacier tours: • Apparel for high alpin...