Seattle Alpine Scrambling
Come scramble with us!
Alpine Scrambling is a thrilling Mountaineer's experience half way between technical mountain climbing and strenuous hiking. In a single day trip one might find a conventional trail, an off-trail section of dense forest, an open meadow of flowers, a steep snow slope, a sheer rocky ridgeline, and finally a serene summit with views extending across the Cascades.
Learning to Scramble
Are you interested in developing leadership skills, practicing teamwork, or maybe just finding a new group of like-minded adventurers? The Mountaineers Seattle Alpine Scrambling Committee is pleased to offer our updated Alpine Scrambling course which will give you all that and much more.
Whether you would like to build on a passion for the outdoors with a new experience, you're new to the area and want to learn more about safe mountain travel, or you're a veteran mountaineer looking to polish up your ice-axe arrest technique this course is the perfect solution.
Covering skills like off-trail snow and rock travel, ice-axe arrest, self-belay, walking in balance (across steep snow fields!), route finding, navigation, and mountain safety, this course is as valuable for the seasoned Mountaineer as it is for a new member. Available to all skill levels, this course is available without pre-requisites.
Let's go scrambling
Ready to scramble? Great! Summer scrambles are available for both students and graduates, and can be snow, rock, or both. Winter scrambles may require additional skills or equipment, and as such are limited to course graduates only. Take a moment to explore the upcoming alpine scrambling trips, and plan your next adventure today!
