Lecture: Alpine Scrambling Course
Alpine Scrambling Course - Kitsap - Class 3 - Paradise
Snow - That beautiful blanket that changes the mountain environment in majestically inviting ways, yet has some new techniques to mitigate risk and safely travel.
Contacts
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020
- Kitsap Alpine Scrambling Committee
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Easy, Easy/Moderate
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 1 (10 capacity)
- FULL (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
8:30 AM at Longmire
Snow is great and many would argue that it's the best medium to travel the mountains on. It also comes with a new set of risks to consider and techniques to employ. In this field trip we'll dive into the winter wonderland blanket - snow. Yes, we will literally dive in! One of the main focuses of this trip will be how to use your ice axe to arrest in the event of a slip and fall on a slope.
During field trip we won't be doing any rope work. So, there's no need for harnesses. Although, that's not always the case with snow. In the future that is a decision your scramble leader will make for a particular scramble.
The main group will be split into properly sized parties for Covid-19 constraints but will be working in the same general training area for safety considerations.
Paradise
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Mountaineering Boots
- Helmet
- Ice Ax
- Crampons
- Gators
- Trekking poles (optional)
- Snow shoes (Have them available so if conditions warrant them you will have them)
- Appropriate clothing for the trip/weather (Layers, layers, layers. We will generate heat working uphill in snowshoes, but there will be idle time and potentially less than ideal bluebird weather.)
- Backpack
- Ten Essentials
- Water and food for the day, and possibly warm.
- Facemask or buff