Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
WCR - Winter Mountaineering - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Belaying from above and other tricks. Joint session with students of the Leading on Trad course.
Contacts
Rodrigo Toso
Primary Leader
- Thu, Feb 26, 2026
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Adults
- Casual
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (6 capacity)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
- Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Objective
The objective of this activity is to get you proficient at (1) attaching yourselves to the anchor efficiently with a one-handed clove hitch; (2) belaying and lowering a follower climber from above; (3) tying a munter hitch directly in the carabiner; and (4) tying off a follower using a munter mule overhand (MMO) knot in a variety of ways.
Homework
Please watch these videos:
- Handshake clove: How to Tie A Hand Shake Clove
- Belaying from above: How to Belay from Above
- Note the beautifully executed handshake clove in the beginning :D
- Lowering via load strand direct: THE WEIGHTED LOAD-STRAND-DIRECT LOWER
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Various ways to tie a munter hitch: Quick Tip: Different ways to tie a munter hitch
Seattle Program Center at 1800, Room TBD
Route/Place
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Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Bring your glacier/rock rack except for protection gear: harness, guide ATC, 5 lockers, 4 non lockers, anchor material, and cordelette. Bringing a Gri-Gri is optional but it will be demoed too. We will be in the basement, so dress accordingly.
This is a ground school, we won't climb or go vertical. We will proceed through the list of skills above, alternating between an instructor-led demonstration and a student practice.
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