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The mountaineer may devise a Tyrolean traverse (see p. 203) if suitable anchor points are available. If the stream must be forded, he should: Search for the ideal ford—where the stream fansout and flows shallow and slowly over a smooth grave)bed. Remove socks, to keep them dry and warm, butwear boots to protect feet. Select good footing for each step, step on the upstream side of submerged obstacles, and move each footforward under water (not lifting it above the surface). If the current is swift, use a ski or long pole as athird leg, braced farther upstream the swifter the current,and move only one leg at a time. |
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