Climbing Course
Intermediate Climbing Course
Intermediate Climbing Course - Olympia 2018
Contacts
- Thu, Jan 18, 2018 - Sat, Dec 31, 2022
- Committee: Olympia Intermediate Alpine Climbing
- Members: $200.00
- Availability: 1 (16 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
The intermediate climbing course provides classroom and field instruction designed to teach the techniques of safe climbing on rock, hard snow, ice, and mixed alpine terrain. Leadership and safety skills are major components of the course. The Olympia intermediate climbing course is offered in a module format that includes instruction on winter mountaineering including emergency shelter construction and avalanche safety and rescue; leading on rock including setting pro, building and equalizing anchors, swinging leads and self-rescue; hard snow and glacier travel including German and French technique; and vertical ice climbing including the placing of ice screws and swinging leads on 60+ degree ice.
Badges you will earn:
Intermediate Alpine Climbing Course
| Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Climbing Course Orientation | |||
| Cirque Climbing Gym |
Thu, Jan 9, 2020
Registration closes Jan 7
|
10
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Climbing Course Qualifier | |||
| Cirque Climbing Gym |
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
Registration closes Jan 30
|
7
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Winter Mountaineering | |||
| Red Mountain (Commonwealth Basin) |
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
Registration closes Feb 20
|
9
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Rock I Lecture | |||
| Private Residence |
Thu, May 28, 2020
Registration closes May 26
|
9
participants
4 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Field Trip 1 | |||
| Leavenworth |
Sat, Jun 6, 2020 -
Sun, Jun 7, 2020 Registration closes Jun 4
|
6
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Rock II Lecture | |||
| Private Residence |
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Registration closes Jun 16
|
7
participants
3 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Field Trip 2 | |||
| Leavenworth |
Sat, Jun 20, 2020 -
Sun, Jun 21, 2020 Registration closes Jun 18
|
6
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Olympia Intermediate Hard Snow | |||
| Panorama Point |
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Registration closes Jul 9
|
8
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Ice I Lecture | |||
| Tacoma Program Center |
Tue, Aug 18, 2020
Registration closes Aug 16
|
9
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Olympia Intermediate Ice 1 Field Trip | |||
| Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs |
Sat, Aug 22, 2020 -
Sun, Aug 23, 2020 Registration closes Aug 20
|
8
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Olympia Intermediate Ice Field Trip 2 | |||
| Observation Rock/North Face |
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 -
Sun, Sep 13, 2020 Registration closes Sep 10
|
9
participants
0 instructors
|
|
Additional badges needed to graduate
Completed
Mountaineering Oriented First Aid Course
Avalanche Level 1 Course
There are no materials for this course.