Field trip: Basic Climbing Course

Alpine Ice - Mount Baker/Coleman Glacier

Learn the basics of roped and unroped travel on snow as well as some snow camping skills.

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Contacts

Alan Kearney

Primary Leader

Sun, Jun 16, 2019
Committee: Bellingham Branch Climbing
Activity Type: Climbing
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M2G Mountain 2 Glacier Ski
Leader Rating: Challenging
Mileage: 11.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 8,100 ft

Availability: FULL (12 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

TBD

Leader's notes

During this amazing field trip Basic Mountaineering students will learn the basics of snow travel including walking and climbing in balance, self arrest, self belay, descending snow, snow anchors and roped team travel and team arrest.

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