Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
BC Field Trip: Snow Weekend - White Pass Nordic Center
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Snow Weekend
Contacts
Kerri Wheeler
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Sat, May 16, 2026 — Sun, May 17, 2026
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- G-XC 2 Advanced Beginner Groomed
- Moderate
- Elevation Gain: 500 ft
- FULL (28 capacity)
- 8 (22 capacity)
- Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
- Thu, May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Skills covered:
- Ice axe arrests
- Team arrests
- Roped glacier travel
- Sitting hip belay
- Standing carabiner ice axe belay
- Management of a snow camp - set up and break down
- Ranger trench - demo and/or group effort
- Alpine start
- Fixed line travel
- Avalanche awareness - snow pit
TBD
Route/Place
White Pass Nordic Center
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Green Trails Goat Rocks William O Douglas Wilderness No. 303S
Green Trails White Pass No. 303
USGS White Pass - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Please refer to the Student Manual.
Trip Reports