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Greenland Preparation II: Glacier Travel Training

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As part of our preparation for summer field work in Greenland, we took part in a 2-day Glacier Travel course at the International Mountain Climbing School in North Conway, New Hampshire. In the course, our team learned the basics of roped glacier travel and crevasse rescue.

Testing a snow anchor in the rapidly melting spring New Hampshire snow.
Testing a snow anchor in the rapidly melting spring New Hampshire snow.
Preparing to haul a team member out of a "crevasse."
Preparing to haul a team member out of a “crevasse.”