Planning and Routefinding Seminar Taken the alpine scrambling or basic climbing class, but not sure how to organize a trip? Back by popular demand on the fifth occasion, this seminar is for you! Designed for the needs of the climbing and scrambling community, we will spend the first evening outlining how to plan and organize a trip by picking up where the navigation class leaves off. How to assess different terrain on topographic maps, how to estimate travel times, how to pick interesting routes and more. The second evening will be spent planning in detail an outing to be undertaken by seminar participants with the leader (a scramble and climb leader). Typically, we will plan an off trail, back-country route somewhere in the Alpine Lakes wilderness area, though if participants wish, the North Cascades and Olympics are fair game too. In either late July or August depending on participant availability, we will do the planned weekend outing on non-technical (scramble) terrain. Packs will be fairly light, as we'll have only backpacking and scramble gear. Participation in the field trip is optional. Prerequisites: None for the evening classroom seminars, for the field trip, a navigation card and being a student or graduate of the climbing or scrambling class.

Planning and Routefinding Seminar, June 12 and 26, 2012 at 7pm at the Seattle Program Center. Taken the alpine scrambling or basic climbing class, but not sure how to organize a trip? Back by popular demand on the fifth occasion, this seminar is for you! Designed for the needs of the climbing and scrambling community, we will spend the first evening outlining how to plan and organize a trip by picking up where the navigation class leaves off. How to assess different terrain on topographi... More

Planning and Routefinding Seminar, June 12 and 26, 2012 at 7pm at the Seattle Program Center. Taken the alpine scrambling or basic climbing class, but not sure how to organize a trip? Back by popular demand on the fifth occasion, this seminar is for you! Designed for the needs of the climbing and scrambling community, we will spend the first evening outlining how to plan and organize a trip by picking up where the navigation class leaves off. How to assess different terrain on topographic maps, how to estimate travel times, how to pick interesting routes and more. The second evening will be spent planning in detail an outing to be undertaken by seminar participants with the leader (a scramble and climb leader). Typically, we will plan an off trail, back-country route somewhere in the Alpine Lakes wilderness area, though if participants wish, the North Cascades and Olympics are fair game too. In either late July or August depending on participant availability, we will do the planned weekend outing on non-technical (scramble) terrain. Packs will be fairly light, as we'll have only backpacking and scramble gear. Participation in the field trip is optional. Signup limit 20. Prerequisites: No prerequisites for the evening classroom sessions; navigation card, scramble or climbing students or graduates to participate in the field trip. Students attend both evening classroom sessions, June 12 and June 26, and an optional field trip (date of the field trip TBD during class).

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