Alpine Scrambling Course - Foothills - 2025

Scrambling Course

Alpine Scrambling Course

Learn the skills needed to venture off-trail on snow and rock to reach non-technical alpine summits.

Alpine Scrambling fills the gap between on-trail hiking and roped climbing. The Alpine Scrambling course teaches the skills needed to venture off-trail on snow and rock to reach non-technical alpine summits. Scrambling may at times involve unroped movement on and across low or moderately-exposed snow and rock terrain, but does not include roped climbing.

REGISTRATION TIMELINE:

  • Student Registration Opens: Dec 2nd
  • Cancellation: Refund less $10 before Feb 17th
    • No Refund after Feb 17th

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

The Mountaineers strives to serve everyone, regardless of ability to pay. We are committed to providing access to outdoor recreation, education and conservation opportunities for all members in the communities we serve. More information on financial assistance is available here: https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/scholarship-financial-assistance

graduation requirements:

Students must complete the lecture, skills workshop, snow field trip, rock field trip, experience field trip, and one of the three posted conditioner hikes during the course. All course dates are mandatory except students need only complete one of the three posted conditioner hikes. Students are strongly encouraged to do additional conditioning beyond the posted conditioner hikes on their own or with classmates.

After completing the course field trips, students may sign up for scrambles offered by The Mountaineers through October 31. Students must complete 3 scrambles to graduate (at least 1 rock scramble and 1 snow scramble). Once you have graduated, you can sign up for as many scrambles as you would like. Other requirements to graduate include completing  the Wilderness Navigation Course, Wilderness First Aid Course,  completing a one-hour Low Impact Recreation online training, completing a one-hour Avalanche Awareness online training, and completing a day of stewardship (trail maintenance or similar work). Students must sign up for these courses/activities separately from signing up for the Alpine Scrambling course. Students with prior navigation, first aid, or avalanche awareness training/experience may be able to  show proof of prior experience or volunteer at a course to demonstrate their prior experience; please contact the course leader  to discuss further if you believe this applies to you.

Course Requirements
Course Activity Date Availability Leader
Lecture
North Bellevue Community Center
Mon, Mar 10, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
16 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Conditioning Hike
West Tiger Mountain No. 3
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
8 participants
0 instructors
Section Line Trail
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
8 participants
0 instructors
Mount Washington (Snoqualmie)
Sun, Apr 27, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
8 participants
1 instructor
Scrambling Skills Workshop
Seattle Program Center
Fri, Mar 28, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
16 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Snow Scrambling Field Trip
Snoqualmie Summit East
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
16 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Rock Scrambling Field Trip
Dirty Harry's Balcony
Sat, May 10, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
16 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Experience Field Trip
Bean Creek Basin
Sat, May 24, 2025
Registration opens Dec 2; Instructor registration open now
16 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Roster
Required Equipment
  1. 10 Essentials
  2. Climbing Helmet
  3. Ice Axe
  4. Mountaineering Boots
  5. Crampons
Course Materials

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