Do train soldiers to trigger avalanches, to use avalanches as a weapon against the enemy?
Varney: We do not specifically do that, but it is addressed in our tactical considerations class. And if a soldier knows how to avoid an avalanche, if a soldier knows when an avalanche is likely, he clearly would have the skills to trigger one with some explosives. Q: Do you do any advanced courses? Do people come back — if they really are going to specialize in some aspect of mountain warfare, do they come back for advanced courses? Lambert: Yes, sir. We have — what we talked about here today was our basic military mountaineering school. We also have our level two, which is the assault climber course, and that can be tailored to the needs of the requester, be it someone in the special forces community or the mountain infantry battalion. So we do do those as well. And, again, they are tailored to the needs of the requesting unit. Q: What sort of stuff would the assault climber course — Lambert: The assault climber is obviously taking it one more level. There are advanced skills for
