Climbing Course
Intermediate Climbing Course
2022 Intermediate Climbing Course - Olympia - Mandatory qualifier tentatively scheduled for February 6, 2022.
Contacts
- Mon, Nov 29, 2021 - Tue, Dec 1, 2026
- Committee: Olympia Intermediate Alpine Climbing
- Members: $400.00 Guests: $500.00
- Availability: 9 (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
YOU MUST HAVE GRADUATED BASIC CLIMBING, OR HAVE BASIC CLIMBING EQUIVALENCY, TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE.
A mandatory qualifier is tentatively scheduled for February 6, 2022, in the Olympia area.
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 Alpine Climbing Course Qualifier | |||
| Tumwater Historical Park |
Sun, Feb 8, 2026
Registration closes Feb 6
|
10
participants
7 instructors
|
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| Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Lecture | |||
| Online Classroom |
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Registration closes Feb 20
|
10
participants
1 instructor
|
|
| Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight | |||
| Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows |
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 -
Sun, Mar 1, 2026 Registration closes Feb 20
|
10
participants
1 instructor
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Lecture I | |||
| Private Residence |
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Registration closes Mar 27
|
1
participant
3 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Field Trip I | |||
| Vantage (Frenchman Coulee) |
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 -
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 Registration closes Mar 27
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Climbing Field Trip | |||
| Tieton River: Royal Columns |
Sat, May 2, 2026 -
Sun, May 3, 2026 Registration closes Apr 24
|
1
participant
2 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Lecture II | |||
| Private Residence |
Wed, Jun 3, 2026
Registration closes May 29
|
1
participant
2 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Rock Field Trip II | |||
| Leavenworth |
Sat, Jun 6, 2026 -
Sun, Jun 7, 2026 Registration closes May 29
|
1
participant
1 instructor
|
|
| Intermediate Hard Snow Lecture | |||
| Online Classroom |
Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Registration closes Jul 17
|
3
participants
3 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Hard Snow | |||
| Panorama Point |
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 -
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 Registration closes Jul 3
|
3
participants
3 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Ice Lecture I | |||
| Private Residence |
Wed, Sep 23, 2026
Registration closes Sep 18
|
1
participant
2 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Ice Field Trip I | |||
| Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs |
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 -
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Registration closes Sep 18
|
1
participant
3 instructors
|
|
| Intermediate Ice Field Trip II | |||
| Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs |
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 -
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Registration closes Sep 18
|
1
participant
3 instructors
|
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Avalanche Level 1 Course
Wilderness First Aid Course
| Name/Description |
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| Course Manual Rev. 2025.pdf |