Alpine Ice

Prerequisites: Intermediate Rock Climbing module or equivalent, and Intermediate Glacier Travel course.

All roster slots are held for Kitsap Branch participants until June 19th, 2026. Intermediate students from other branches who meet the prerequisites may request permission to sign up beginning on June 19th. 

Kitsap Intermediate students who registered and paid for the Intermediate package should contact the leader directly (at any time) to be added manually to the roster for this module. Please include the year you registered for the package when doing so.

Kitsap Intermediates who are completing the modules á la carte  may sign themselves up (and pay the fee) when the course opens. If you completed Leading on Rock and Intermediate Glacier Travel through our branch, you automatically have permission to register for this module

This module teaches the skills necessary to swing leads on an alpine ice routes typical for the Cascades. This includes:

• Crampon techniques for ascending and descending on ice
• Placing ice screws
• Building v-threads
• Building anchors on ice
• Swinging leads on 45-60 degree glacial ice

The module consists of one evening lecture (8/20) at the Kitsap Mountaineers Program Center and a two-day FT to the seracs on Mount Baker (8/29-8/30, with a backup of 9/12-9/13, if required).