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Intermediate Alpine Ice - Everett - 2017

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Intermediate Alpine Ice

Intermediate Alpine Ice Course - Everett - 2017

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Contacts

Scot Geoghegan
Scot Geoghegan
Leader

Course Description

This course prepares students to travel safely on moderate to steep alpine ice.  The course will give preference to Everett Branch Students until July 1st.

Course Outcomes

  • evaluate ice conditions
  • move efficiently and confidently
  • place effective protection
  • build ice anchors
  • strategize and adapt leading safely based on terrain

Badges you will earn:

Course Requirements
Course Activity Date Availability Leader
Everett Intermediate Alpine Ice Field Trip - RETIRED
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 -
Sun, Aug 20, 2017
Registration closed Aug 10
0 participants
Intermediate Alpine Ice Lecture
Seattle Program Center
Tue, Jul 24, 2018
Registration closed Jul 22
12 participants
Seattle Program Center
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Registration closed Jul 14
1 participant
Everett Intermediate Alpine Ice Field Trip
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 -
Sun, Aug 5, 2018
Registration closed Aug 2
0 participants
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Sat, Aug 7, 2021 -
Sun, Aug 8, 2021
Registration closed Aug 5
2 participants
Roster
Required Equipment
  • Mountaineering boots
  • 12 point crampons
  • Ice tool, a matched pair is nice to have, but you can get away with a single tool
  • 3 or 4 Ice screws (at least one 22 cm for making v-threads)
  • 1 Cordelettes
  • 2 9/16" Tubular webbing  slings- unsewn.
  • 4 Sewn Alpine Draws- 2 single, 2 double
Course Materials

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