2013 Course Offerings

Alpine Scrambling    view schedule download application .pdf or .doc

The Alpine Scrambling course will teach you the skills to safely get to higher ground via scrambling, snow travel, backpacking, and hiking through moderate to difficult terrain. You will learn how to evaluate weather, mountain terrain, and snow conditions to make sound decisions about when and how to travel in the high country. You will also learn Advanced Alpine First Aid in order to minimize the potential for an accident and provide the first response to incidents in the backcountry.

Additionally, you will learn equipment selection and use, as well as navigation and route-finding techniques. Basic avalanche safety and evaluation and snow travel techniques such as self arrest are included in the curriculum.

This course will teach you how to be a valued team member to foster mutual trust amongst fellow climbers. The course emphasizes safety, providing students with the confidence and knowledge they need to get to high places that once seemed unattainable.

The Bellingham Branch of The Mountaineers offers a balance of respect, safety, encouragement, teambuilding, and challenge to result in a fun and educational experience.

Basic Climbing    view schedule download application .pdf or .doc

Important Note: The climbing courses will hold mandatory rock climbing field trips in Canada.

The basic climbing course will teach you the skills to safely get to higher ground via rock climbing, snow and glacier travel, backpacking, and hiking through moderate to difficult terrain. You will learn how to evaluate weather, mountain terrain, and snow conditions to make sound decisions about when and how to travel in the high country. You will also learn Advanced Alpine First Aid in order to minimize the potential for an accident and provide the first response to incidents in the backcountry.

Additionally, you will learn equipment selection and use, climbing knots, rope management, navigation and route-finding techniques, and basic avalanche safety and evaluation. To expand upon this solid foundation, you will learn basic rock climbing techniques such as following a lead climber, and basic snow and glacier travel techniques such as self arrest and rescuing a fallen climber from a crevasse.

This course will teach you how to be a valued team member to foster mutual trust amongst fellow climbers. The course emphasizes safety, providing students with the confidence and knowledge they need to get to high places that once seemed unattainable.

The Bellingham Branch of The Mountaineers offers a balance of respect, safety, encouragement, teambuilding, and challenge to result in a fun and educational experience.

Intermediate Climbing    view schedule download application .pdf or .doc

Application Deadline: November 30th

Course Fees: Due January 1st

• Alpine Scrambling:       members $250, non-members $325
• Basic Climbing:            members $360, non-members $450
• Intermediate Climbing: members $260, non-members $350
• Advanced Alpine First Aid: TBD