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WCR - Winter Mountaineering

Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue

WCR - Winter Mountaineering - Snoqualmie Summit Ski Areas

Field Trip 1: Anchors, belays, and steep snow climbing in the real-world. We will climb the Fly or the Zipper couloir.

Contacts

Rodrigo Toso
Rodrigo Toso
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Elevation Gain: 800 ft
  • 1 (6 capacity)
  • 3 (6 capacity)
  • Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
  • Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Snow Anchors

  • Learn and practice traditional snow anchors, like vertical pickets, mid clip pickets, and deadman pickets
  • Review of bollards
  • Learn/practice using non traditional anchors, like skis, backpacks, water bottles, etc

Belaying

  • Learn/practice methods of belaying a follower, including butt-axe belay, stomper belays

Snow Shelters

  • Practice building overnight snow shelters

Depends on the gate opening time. Plan to be at Longmire at 0800.

Route/Place

Snoqualmie Summit Ski Areas


  • Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
    Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
    USGS Snoqualmie Pass
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Glacier climbing and overnight gear, tuned for potential winter temperatures.

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