
Climbing Course
Basic Climbing Course
Basic Climbing Course - Everett
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers course.
- Tue, Jan 20, 2015 - Thu, Oct 15, 2015
- Committee: Everett Climbing Committee
- Members: $495.00 Guests: $495.00
- Availability: 4 (50 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This is a comprehensive introduction to alpine mountaineering. Graduates will develop the fundamental skills necessary to climb alpine peaks in the northwest. We will cover knots, anchors, belaying, rappelling, rock climbing, glacier travel, the fundamentals of self rescue, and crevasse rescue. This course runs approximately five months meeting weekly with several field trips. Attendance at all lectures and field trips, first aid, navigation and completing experience climbs are required for graduation. Participants should be in good cardiovascular shape and be comfortable with basic camping skills. Everett offers an intimate learning experience with a high instructor to student ratio. This is perhaps the best reason to select this course.
Although the course is demanding, the rewards are great. The acquisition of these skills opens the door to a lifetime of outdoor enjoyment. Course graduates are eligible to participate in Basic Climbs, Club Climbs, the Intermediate Climbing Course, and other advanced climbing seminars periodically offered by the Everett branch.
Course Schedule - 2015
- Lecture 1 - Gear lecture - 1/20
- Lecture 2 - Knots and Prusiks - 1/27
- Field Trip 1 - Mt Si Conditioner FT (Mt Si) - 1/31
- Lecture 3 - Rock Anchors and Belaying - 2/10
- Lecture 4 - Fundamentals Practice - 2/17
- Field Trip 2 - Fundamentals (Seattle Program Center) - 2/28
- Lecture 5 - Rappelling and ETO - 3/3
- Lecture 6 - Rock Climbing and Following on Rock - 3/10
- Field Trip 3 - Rock 1 (Seattle Program Center) - 3/14
- Lecture 7 - Midterm Exam - 3/31
- Lecture 8 - Skills Enhancement - 4/7
- Field Trip 4 - Rock 2 (Leavenworth) - 4/11-4/12
- Lecture 9 - Avalanche Awareness and Snow Camping - 4/21
- Field Trip 5 - Snow 1 (Stevens Pass) - 4/25-4/26
- Lecture 10 - Packing Wisely and Dealing with Emergencies - 5/5
- Lecture 11 - Glacier Travel - 5/19
- Lecture 12 - Z Pulley Practice - 5/26
- Field Trip 6 - Snow 2 (Mt Baker) - 5/30-5/31
- Lecture 13 - Final Exam - 6/2
- Lecture 14 - Potluck Celebration - 6/9
Graduation Requirements:
- Attend all field trips and lectures
- Successful completion of all field trips
- Passing score on skills, tests, and on written exams
- Current Mountaineers membership
- Current WFA Certification
- Completion of Mountaineers Navigation Module
- Completion of 3 required experience climbs, including at least one glacier and one rock climb by Oct 1st.
- Petition the Climbing Committee
- Climbing Committee Approval
**Note - please ignore the fact that there are only 2 FT's listed (there are 6) and ignore any messages you might get that the field trips are full or that you are on the waitlist for the field trips. All students will be accommodated into the field trips and we are in the process of trying to suppress the messages associated with the capacity restrictions.
Badges you will earn:
Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 1 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Registration closes Jan 25
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 2 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Feb 3, 2021
Registration closes Feb 1
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Fundamentals Practice | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Sat, Feb 6, 2021
Registration closes Feb 4
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 3 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Registration closes Feb 15
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing Course - Fundamentals Field Trip | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Sat, Feb 20, 2021
Registration closes Feb 4
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 4 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Registration closes Mar 8
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Rock 1 Field Trip | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Registration closes Mar 11
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Midterm Exam | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Registration closes Mar 29
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 5 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Registration closes Apr 19
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Rock 2 Field Trip | |||
Leavenworth |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021 -
Sun, Apr 25, 2021 Registration closes Apr 22
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 6 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, May 12, 2021
Registration closes May 10
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1
participant on waitlist
1 instructor
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Basic Climbing - Snow 1 Field Trip | |||
Stevens Pass Ski Area |
Sat, May 15, 2021 -
Sun, May 16, 2021 Registration closes May 13
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Everett Basic Climbing - Lecture 7 | |||
Online Classroom |
Wed, Jun 2, 2021
Registration closes May 31
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Snow 2 Field Trip | |||
Mount Baker Recreation Area |
Sat, Jun 5, 2021 -
Sun, Jun 6, 2021 Registration closes Jun 3
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Basic Climbing - Final Exam | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Registration closes Jun 7
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Additional badges needed to graduate
Completed
Required equipment will be covered in the first lecture. It will also be listed in the gear matrix in the course handbook handed out the same evening.
You must register for this course to see course materials.