Seattle Climbing Committee

bookmarks:

• COMMITTEE CHARTER 

• CLUB-WIDE CLIMBING STANDARDS

• COMMITTEE FINANCE TRACKER  (FY2025 | FY2026)

• COURSES WE OFFER

• TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

•  Climbing Committee Chair

•  For equivalency, fill out the google forms as below: 

  • Top Rop Belay Certification
    • Do you already have a belay badge from your climbing gym? Reach out to info@mountaineers.org for this badge to be awarded onto your profile.
    • If not, please contact the climbing committee chair.
  • Lead Belaying & Sport Climbing
  • Basic Glacier and/or Basic Rock Equivalency
  • Single/Multi-Pitch Trad Climbing Equivalency

• Leader Progression / Leadership Subcommittee

  • Rock Climb Rope Leader Badge (only for those taking courses offered by us; others go to LEAD to find more details on how to submit your application)

• Committee's Gear Manager (manages ropes, anchors, and other equipment stored at the program center)

  • Alpine and Glacier ropes are managed by this spreadsheet (also a QR code is provided on storage cages to access this spreadsheet). Instructions are on the Info tab, for cage codes, contact the Gear Manager or the Climbing Committee Chair.

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Committee Meetings	Online Forums
CLIMBING TRIPS & ACTIVITIES	PEAK PINS
Leadership	SEATTLE PROGRAM CENTER CLIMBING WALLS

learn

To learn more about the courses, click the link below to read the description of the courses and know their expectations and  whether it is a right fit for you.
LINK TO COURSES POSTED (AS OF DATE) BY SCC - 2025-26 SEASONLINK TO COURSES OFFERED BY SCC - 2024-25 SEASON

TIMELINE OF OUR COURSES/CLINICS:

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sport climbing series:

• Intro to Rock
• Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes

BASIC alpine CLIMBING SERIES (learning to follow on alpine climbs):

• Scrambling (offered by the Scrambling Committee)
• Basic Alpine Climbing
  This course typically runs from December through May, before climbing trips June through September.
  If this course is a huge commitment, consider this compressed course. Also, this course can be taken one module at a time. Note: The compressed and modules require Scrambling as prerequisite.
  • Intensive Basic [Compressed Course]
  • Glacier Travel [Module] 
  • Following Alpine Rock [Module]

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INTERMEDIATE COURSE (learning to lead alpine climbs):

• Intermediate Alpine Climbing
  • Winter Mountaineering & advanced Crevasse Rescue
  • Single Pitch Trad
  • Multi Pitch Trad
  • Self Rescue I
  • Self Rescue II 
  • Alpine Ice

gain advanced skills: 

• Water Ice
  • Top Rope Water Ice Climbing
  • Leading on Water Ice 
• Aid & Big Walls 
• Advanced Alpine Rock 
• Expedition Planning - Denali (not offered every year)

Occasionally, we also offer clinics on advanced skills such as but not limited to moving efficiently on 4th and 5th class terrain, getting comfortable with assisted belay devices, rope soloing, off-width crack climbing, and managing 3-person rope teams on rock.

ADVANCED CLINICS

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REFRESHER CLINICS:

• Basic Refreshers
  • Crevasse Rescue
  • Alpine Rock Climbing Skills
• Self-Rescue Refresher
• Instructor Review Sessions (all of our basic and intermediate courses run these instructor review sessions, which can also be used to refresh your skills)

REFRESHER CLINICSINSTRUCTOR REVIEW SESSIONS

FRICTION  CLIMBING / MOVEMENT ON ROCK CLINICS:

CLINICS FOR IMPROVING MOVEMENT ON ROCK

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TEACH

For provide safe learning environment, review our new instructor guidelines.
instructor / leader guidelines

Instruct at our field trips once you have mastered the skills. There are instructor courses and clinics to help you prepare. Then, maybe lead some field trips?
Instructor  Opportunities

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