Surviving A Crevasse Fall Requires Knowing What To Do NEXT

We have fallen into a crevasse that is overhanging. We are free hanging, unable to touch the wall. We are tight against our knot, so have little rope slack to work with. What do we do first, to stabilize our situation, and then how do we ascend the rope to self-extract?


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0:00 Intro
0:10 Bumper
0:19 Overhanging Crevasse
0:37 General Considerations
1:28 Remove Pack, Assess, Communicate, Layer Up
2:42 Add Rope Capture and Foot Prusik
3:14 Ascension
3:39 Prusiks Only Option
4:22 Outro


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