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BC Lecture #1: Intro and Basic Skills

Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

BC Lecture #1: Intro and Basic Skills - Columbian Hall

First Lecture for Olympia's Basic Climbing class, after the Wilderness Skills module.

Contacts

Bob Keranen
Bob Keranen
Primary Leader
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)

6:30pm

An introduction to the class, including an overview of equipment, knots, belay and rappel techniques, lecture & field trip expectations and required conditioners/climbs/conservation club trips. We will hand out your copy of the Student Manual and Freedom of the Hills, ed 8- required reading will be Chapters 5, 9, 10 and 11. The written test will cover the Wilderness Skills from the previous 3 weeks. We will discuss the upcoming Basic Skills Field Trip- what to bring & what to study.

Route/Place

Columbian Hall

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Freedom of the hills, note taking eqt, student manual.

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