http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com By Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School Guide David Lottmann. Find out more about the oldest climbing school in the Northeast at www.emsclimb.com. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/eastern-mountain-sports-convergence-and-schools-training/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/eastern-mountain-sports-convergence-and-schools-training/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 00:30:42 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2589 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/eastern-mountain-sports-convergence-and-schools-training/feed/ 0 davidlottmann Busy North End Fixed Rope Ascension, aka "Jugging" Petzl Anchor Central Petzl gear talk with Dave Karl Free swag from Petzl! Starting the day at the Classroom at Cathedral Some small group chat Some fancy rope work practice Guess what kind of snake this in in the comments if you read this far... Some guide-to-guide short-rope practice Some mock guiding up Upper Refuse http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/schools-to-stores-training/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/schools-to-stores-training/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 19:25:31 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2569 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/schools-to-stores-training/feed/ 3 cathedral-pano davidlottmann 038 037 032 031 030 028 058 057 054 040 041 043 044 045 050 052 http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/wilderness-medicine-training/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/wilderness-medicine-training/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:48:29 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2561 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/wilderness-medicine-training/feed/ 0 davidlottmann Bill Aughton explains how gathering vitals over time can help alarm us to a deteriorating patient Practicing the "Back-Country Decrumble" EMS Guide Joan V. was a very cooperative patient Bill describes proper ways of building a traction splint for a broken femur http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/mount-washington-ascent-4613/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/mount-washington-ascent-4613/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:32:11 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2547 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/mount-washington-ascent-4613/feed/ 1 davidlottmann Hitting the trail A bit nasty at tree-line, a few groups ahead of us turned around here... Wildcat in the background Started to clear below Lion's Head Molly poses with the top of Tuckerman Ravine behind her Looking strong... Leaving the trail for a more direct (and more sheltered from the wind) line up to the summit Success! Romping down the summit snowfields in fresh powder... A quick descent down Lobster Claw Gully One last shot below Tuck's http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/20122013-avalanche-course-season-recap/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/20122013-avalanche-course-season-recap/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:51:36 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2537 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/20122013-avalanche-course-season-recap/feed/ 2 davidlottmann Central Gully Avalanche Crown line is visible in this photo just below the rock constriction. Photo by USFS Snow Ranger Joe Klementovich, http://www.joeklementovich.com/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/aiare-1-avalanche-course-33013-4113/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/aiare-1-avalanche-course-33013-4113/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:19:07 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2522 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/aiare-1-avalanche-course-33013-4113/feed/ 0 davidlottmann Early the first day looking at a local Case Study EMS Guide Keith Moon talks about beacon care before we head out to our rescue site Base Rd Half-way House Looking back towards Bretton Woods Ammonusuc Ravine Burt Ravine in the background Moments of blue-bird Quick chat with USFS Snow Ranger Arriving at Hermit Lake Where did the blue sky go? Heading up towards the left side of Left Gully 033 http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/odells-gully-huntington-ravine-mount-washington/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/odells-gully-huntington-ravine-mount-washington/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:38:04 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2507 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/odells-gully-huntington-ravine-mount-washington/feed/ 0 davidlottmann Start of the climb Checking the updated avalanche conditions at Harvard Cabin The hand written bulletin for the day Entering the floor of Huntington Ravine Ready to start climbing Jeff finishes pitch 1 while Bill and Bill Jr wait below After topping out of the technical bit Crossing Alpine Gardens in surprisingly pleasant conditions A bit of white-out while contouring over to Lions Head trail via Raymond Cateract http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/aiare-1-avalanche-course-32313-32513/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/aiare-1-avalanche-course-32313-32513/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2485 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/aiare-1-avalanche-course-32313-32513/feed/ 0 davidlottmann EMS School Guide Keith Moon addresses the group before we head out on an observational outing on Day 2 Heading out to the southeast side of Mt. Willard for some field work EMS School Guide Keith Moon demonstrates how to measure slope angle in the field, an important component in Terrain Selection Heading out on our Ski Tour on Day 3 174cms of snow at the Hermit Lake snow stake Conducting a quick hand-shear test below Connection Cache Entering Tuckerman Ravine with the very large crown visible in the bowl... Spreading out and ascending up towards Right Gully Checking out the layering on a 34 degree SSE slope at 4,400ft Wildcat in the background Our pit location A shot of the crown before descending the Little Headwall Day's tour notes Keith facilitates a course debrief http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aiare-1-avalanche-course-31613-31813/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aiare-1-avalanche-course-31613-31813/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:25:30 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2471 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aiare-1-avalanche-course-31613-31813/feed/ 1 davidlottmann Intact Stellars 143 cms of snow at the stake... Bluebird Skinned up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail Can you find the crown? A zoomed in shot of the crown... it's lower far edges reach almost the side of the frame... Kick-turns & some exposure... Great position in the bowl Spotting the last couple people in our group from outside the runout... 017 http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/private-ice-climbing-frankenstein-cliffs-3-11-23/ http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/private-ice-climbing-frankenstein-cliffs-3-11-23/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:50:17 +0000 David Lottmann http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/?p=2462 Continue reading →]]> http://davidlottmann.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/private-ice-climbing-frankenstein-cliffs-3-11-23/feed/ 2 davidlottmann 016 018 001 002 003 004 006