
Scrambling Course
Compressed Alpine Scrambling Course
Due to Covid-10 restrictions, The 2021 Alpine Scramble Course is being run in a pod format. This however is not a traditional compressed course. Pods will register 6-8 students with 2-3 instructors. Pods will complete all parts of the course together with the exception of the Experience Field Trip in June. The Experience Field trip will serve to give students a chance to work with other leaders/instructors for more well-rounded learning opportunities.
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers course.
- Thu, Feb 11, 2021 - Sun, Oct 31, 2021
- Committee: Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Members: $385.00 Guests: $500.00
- Availability: 8 (115 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Alpine Scrambling fills the gap between on trail hiking and roped climbing. In the Alpine Scrambling course you will learn essential techniques of off-trail wilderness travel needed for reaching snow and rock summits. Alpine scrambling may at times involve unroped movement on and across low or moderately-exposed snow and rock terrain, but does not include roped climbing.
The Scramble course consists of 3 in town workshops and 3 single day field trips. The workshops introduce skills, which are then refined out in the field.
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Workshops
- Course Introduction and Gear: Overview of what scrambling is, setting course expectations, and a gear show and tell.
- Snow Travel: Snow travel safety (avalanche) presentation, ice axe introduction, ice axe arrest practice.
- Rock Travel: Movement on a variety of rock surfaces, protected downclimb (emergency descent method).
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Field Trips
- Snow Travel: Moving through snow, walking in balance, ice axe self belay, ice axe arrest practice, winter navigation.
- Rock Travel: Moving on rock, protected downclimb practice.
- Experience Field Trip: Putting it all together and final evaluation. Demonstrate all skills learned in the course on a trip including both snow and rock travel to a summit.
Required Equipment
In addition to the course fees, scrambling requires a substantial amount of gear. In addition to general outdoor gear (outdoor clothing, rain gear, backpack, 10 essentials, etc) there are a few technical pieces of gear required. These are Mountaineering boots (different from hiking boots, $300-$500), a ice axe ($70-$100), and a climbing helmet ($60-$100). The majority of the first workshop is dedicated to gear, we encourage you to wait until after the gear workshop to make purchases.
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Additional Requirements
- Attend one conditioning hike.
- Complete the online Low Impact Recreation quiz.
- Complete a Stewardship event
- Complete 3 scrambles
- Complete the First Aid course
- Complete the Navigation Course
- ** First Aid and Navigation are separate courses with their own fees.
Badges you will earn:
Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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Conditioning Hike (optional) | |||
West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Tue, Mar 2, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
5
participants
0 instructors
|
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Dirty Harry's Balcony |
Wed, Mar 3, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
2
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Main Trail |
Thu, Mar 4, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Sat, Mar 6, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
5
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Main Trail |
Sun, Mar 7, 2021
Registration closes Mar 5
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
|
West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Tue, Mar 9, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
3
participants
1 instructor
|
|
Mount Si Main Trail |
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
1 instructor
|
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Humpback Mountain |
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
4
participants
1 instructor
|
|
West Tiger Mountain 1-2-3 |
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
Registration closed Feb 19
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Main Trail |
Mon, Mar 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
3
participants
1 instructor
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
6
participants
0 instructors
|
|
West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
3
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
4
participants
0 instructors
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 1 |
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Registration closes Mar 18
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
3
participants
1 instructor
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
3
participants
0 instructors
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 1 |
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
8
participants
1 instructor
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
2
participants
1 instructor on waitlist
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
5
participants
1 instructor
|
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West Tiger Mountain No. 3 Cable Line |
Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
8
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Teneriffe/Serendipity Ridge |
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Registration closed Feb 19
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Si Main Trail |
Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
1 instructor
|
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Mount Si Main Trail |
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mailbox Peak |
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
1 instructor
|
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Mount Si Old Trail |
Thu, Apr 22, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Mailbox Peak |
Wed, Apr 28, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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In-town Workshop (optional) | |||
Magnuson Park |
Thu, Apr 1, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Woodland Park |
Wed, Apr 7, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Registration closed Feb 28
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Registration closed Feb 20
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
9
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Sat, Apr 17, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Mon, Apr 19, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Registration closed Feb 23
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Sat, May 1, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, May 6, 2021
Registration closed Feb 20
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Fri, May 7, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Magnuson Park |
Tue, May 11, 2021
Registration closed Feb 23
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, May 13, 2021
Registration closed Feb 28
|
0
participants
1 instructor
|
|
Magnuson Park |
Fri, May 14, 2021
Registration closes May 12
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Snow Skills (optional) | |||
Magnuson Park |
Thu, Apr 8, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Bean Creek Basin |
Sat, Apr 10, 2021 -
Sun, Apr 11, 2021 Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Guye Peak/North Route |
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Snoqualmie Mountain |
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Paradise |
Sat, Apr 17, 2021
Registration closed Feb 26
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Paradise |
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Registration closed Feb 28
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Paradise |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Registration closed Feb 20
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Alpental Ski Area |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
1 instructor
|
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Paradise Area |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Paradise |
Sat, May 1, 2021
Registration closed Feb 23
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Stevens Pass Ski Area |
Sun, May 2, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Skyline Ridge & Tye Peak |
Sun, May 9, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Rock Scrambling (optional) | |||
Dirty Harry's Peak, Balcony & East Balcony |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Sam Hill (Leavenworth) |
Sat, May 1, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Erie |
Sun, May 2, 2021
Registration closed Feb 11
|
0
participants
1 instructor
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, May 6, 2021
Registration closed Feb 5
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
|
Little Si/Meditation Rock |
Sat, May 8, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
1 instructor
|
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Seattle Program Center |
Sun, May 9, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
|
Mount Erie |
Sat, May 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 20
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Erie |
Sat, May 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 28
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Dirty Harry's Balcony |
Sat, May 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 8
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Mount Erie |
Sat, May 15, 2021
Registration closed Feb 23
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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Mount Erie |
Sun, May 16, 2021
Registration closes May 14
|
1
participant
0 instructors
|
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Dirty Harry's Peak, Balcony & East Balcony |
Sat, May 22, 2021
Registration closed Feb 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
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Additional badges needed to graduate
Completed
The 10 Essentials, Scrambling gear
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