Alpine Scrambling Course - Olympia - 2022

Scrambling Course

Alpine Scrambling Course

Alpine Scrambling Course - Olympia - 2022

The Alpine Scrambling course teaches essential techniques of off-trail wilderness travel needed for scaling snow and rock summits. Alpine scrambling may at times involve un-roped movement on and across low or moderately-exposed snow and rock terrain, but does not include roped climbing on high-angle, seriously-exposed technical rock faces, nor does it involve roped travel on crevassed glaciers.

We recommend that you not purchase your mountaineering equipment until after the 1st classroom session.

*Update 1/28/22- Application process no longer needed.  You may register directly for this course. 

Due to the format of our course that includes in person indoor lectures, proof of vaccination is required to participate in this course.  Verification vaccination process with occur in mid to late January.  See Mountaineers Covid guidance for more information.

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Please note the following prerequisite  and co-requisite requirements and factor in these additional costs

Prerequisite:

All participants need to complete the required  Wilderness Skills Prerequisite Course - https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/badges/course-badges/wilderness-skills-course prior to starting the course.  This course is a combined Google Classroom with an in person day from 8am-noon on 1/29/22.  We are looking at possible make up options for scrambling students who sign up for the course after 1/28/22.

Co requisite:

Basic Navigation - online with in person field trip on 5/8/22 Cost $100 (scramble students will get a discount code.)

Wilderness First Aid - Cost $240 - Dates TBD

Avalanche Awareness Lecture  and badge (sign up separately - dates are Feb 17th, March 8th, or April 13th)

Please make sure you are available for all lectures and field trips as make up options are extremely limited) Here is the tentative schedule:

1/29/22 - Wilderness Skills prerequisite

2/22/22 - Intro to scrambling Lecture - virtual via Zoom

4/12/22 - Snow Lecture in person (Lacey community Center)

4/23/22 - Field Trip (snow 1) - Paradise

5/7/22 - Field Trip (snow 2)  - Paradise

5/8/22 - Navigation Field Trip

5/31/22 - Rock Lecture in person (Lacey Community Center)

6/4/22 - Field Trip - Rock (McCleary Cliffs - near Staircase)

* WFA dates are TBD

* You will need to do one conditioner prior to being able to go on scrambles.  This will be between February and April

* You will do one snow scramble (After 5/7/22 field trip)

* You will do one rock scramble (after 6/4/22 field trip)

* You will do a third scramble of your choice.

* One stewardship (one full day or two half days)

Please note that the final two lectures may be virtual dependent on Covid-19 situation or other factors.

Badges you will earn:

Course Requirements
Roster
Required Equipment

Full gear list to provided to course participants

Course Materials

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