Climbing Course
Intermediate Climbing Course
Olympia's 2024 Intermediate Climbing Course - application information below. Mandatory qualifier tentatively scheduled for February 11, 2024.
- Mon, Jan 1, 2024 - Fri, Dec 31, 2027
- Committee: Olympia Intermediate Alpine Climbing
- Members: $400.00
- Availability: 3 (10 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
You must hold a Basic Climbing graduate badge to apply for this course. Do not register for this course without first applying and being accepted.
Applications are being accepted through December 15th, with participants to be notified by the end of December.
Apply here:https://forms.gle/byUxgjcLzifPStMZ9
Save the date for a mandatory qualifier, tentatively scheduled for February 11, 2024, at the Tumwater Historical Park. https://maps.app.goo.gl/7cPrCufYXuEd8iP49
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.
Electronic version of Olympia Intermediate graduation requirements HERE
Badges you will earn:
Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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Intermediate Rock Field Trip I | |||
Vantage |
Sun, May 19, 2024
Registration closes May 17
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3
participants
3 instructors
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Leavenworth |
Fri, Jun 7, 2024
Registration closes Jun 5
|
7
participants
|
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Intermediate Rock Lecture II | |||
Private Residence |
Thu, Jun 6, 2024
Registration closes Jun 2
|
1
participant on waitlist
1 instructor
|
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Intermediate Rock Field Trip II | |||
Leavenworth |
Sat, Jun 8, 2024 -
Sun, Jun 9, 2024 Registration closes Jun 2
|
1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
|
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Intermediate Hard Snow Lecture | |||
Private Residence |
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Registration closes Jul 21
|
1
participant on waitlist
3 instructors
|
|
Intermediate Hard Snow | |||
Panorama Point |
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Registration closes Jul 24
|
1
participant on waitlist
3 instructors
|
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Intermediate Ice Lecture I | |||
Private Residence |
Wed, Sep 25, 2024
Registration closes Sep 23
|
1
participant on waitlist
1 instructor
|
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Intermediate Ice Field Trip I | |||
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs |
Sat, Sep 28, 2024 -
Sun, Sep 29, 2024 Registration closes Sep 25
|
1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Intermediate Ice Field Trip II | |||
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs |
Sat, Oct 5, 2024 -
Sun, Oct 6, 2024 Registration closes Sep 25
|
1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
|
If you were able to acquire the gear necessary for completing Basic, no new equipment is required to begin this course. You will likely want to buy more gear, including your own rack, ice tools, and better crampons, but we work hard to make gear available to try before you buy.
You must register for this course to see course materials.