Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol

Just wanted to remind everyone about this Thursday night's night/self
evac. I haven't yet had the chance to check people off who were at the
refresher, but if you weren't, I assume you know that.

If you are planning on being there and haven't let me know, please do so,
so I can be sure to have enough instructors.

I plan on getting started right at 6 PM. We will either be using the
bunny lift or the north wall lift- depending on numbers.

A teaser- you just might see a slightly different way to rig the chair
that will prevent anyone from leaving the ground; with or without an
anchor person.

Sorry for not having been more dilligent about this, but there will be a
limited (like two or three) extra self evac rigs for people to try. If
you are interested in purchasing your own and haven't yet you will need a
figure eight, a locking carabiner, and either a harness or about 12 feet
of 1" climbing webbing, plus 150 ft. of at least 7 millimeter climbing
line. Again, if you haven't yet purchased this, it is much cheaper to
get online than a local store. I have enough for two or three to
practice/get certified on, on a first come/first serve basis.

Thanks, Keith

Tieing knots can be very confusing, but this website has some great knot tieing examples and animations.  If you are feeling a little rusty, check out Animated Knots by Grog.  Here are some direct links to the knots we use at Cascade. Figure 8 Traceback Figure 8 Bowline Double Bowline (not on Grog's Site_ Fisherman's Knot Self-Evac "Hasty Webbing Harness"

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Hi everyone, I hope your summer is going well, it's hard to believe that it's almost Labor day.I just wanted to send out a reminder that this years refresher will be on October 6th & 7th, and to plan on two full days.  We will be training on some new pieces of equipment this year, along with the Cycle C contents. We will also be offering CPR after the Chair evac on Sunday for those of you that haven't re-certified elsewhere.Complete refresher information will be coming shortly, so for now enjoy the rest of your summer.

Mark your calendars, the 2007 Refreshers will happen October 6-7 at Cascade Mountain.  Saturday is the OEC Refresher, and Sunday is the Chair Evac Refresher.  Watch your mailbox for more information!  --Andy

Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.

Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.

Chris Moe has pulled together a 4 page sheet that shows how to tie all of the knots that you need to know for refresher.  Please review and practice your knots so that Sunday morning goes quickly!http://www.cascadeskipatrol.org/files/EvacKnots_RopeSaver.pdf   (73 Kb)

• Fisherman's Knot
• How to pull a rope saver up, and get it back down
• Figure 8 and Trace Back Figure 8
• Bowline (w/ backup) and Double Bowline diagrams

Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group also has good photos on their site for some of these Knots.:  http://www.brmrg.net/knots.asp