The day before the Mt. Whitney climb, there were still some people who needed some brush up on their ice axe and crampon skills so we drove up to this beautiful area near Bishop. The weather was beautiful and we found a small patch of snow perfect for our training needs.

Jenn helped out people who had never put on crampons before, showing them how to fasten them to their boot.

She then demonstrated basic French technique on the snow field while I showed Keith Pitts from ICT some basic self belay and self arrest with the ice ax.

After Keith had the basics down, Denise Clegg and her friend Sandy had a go at it. Everyone did really well and, as usual with this type of training, had a wonderful time sliding around on the snow.

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