Field Trip - Fundamentals

Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Field Trip - Fundamentals - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Practice knots, anchors, prussiking, belaying, and all skills taught.

  • Casual

We'll be rotating through three stations practicing the skills you've been learning.

1. Knots, hitches, rope coiling
2. Top rope belaying (PBUS, Munter), catching the fall, anchor evaluation
3. Lead belaying (PBUS), catching the fall

Seattle Program Center, 8:30 AM

Route/Place

Mountaineers Seattle Program Center


Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

- climbing harness
- climbing helmet
- Triple action carabiner
- Belay device
- locking and non-locking carabiners
- belay gloves
- double runners, cordelette
- optional: climbing shoes / mountaineering boots to ascend the wall; I am hoping we will have a chance of doing some climbing
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