Clinic
Ropes & Anchors Clinic for Scrambling - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Fundamentals for Scramble Leadership Development focused on setting up anchors for handlines and protected downclimbing, plus other related topics
Contacts
- Sat, Mar 9, 2019
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Easy
- 2 (24 capacity)
- FULL (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
10am - 4pm at the Seattle Program Center in Goodman B
A 6-hour clinic for current and prospective trip leaders to learn and practice: the use of ropes to set anchors as well as leadership development skills that are specific for alpine scrambling.
Ropes & Anchors Topics
--Leader Kits: what to bring on scrambling trips
--Descending Kits: material for trip participants
--Knots
--Anchor materials & fundamentals
--Handlines
--Protected downclimbing
Scramble Leadership Development Topics
--Leadership styles
--Conflict management & de-escalation
--Decision making
--Crisis management
--Communication styles
--Expedition behavior, and
--Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the outdoors
Are you a current Scrambling Trip Leader? Please bring your rope "kit" which you bring on all your trips (if you have one).
Do you want to become a new Scramble Trip Leader? Join us for this clinic and be sure to visit our Seattle Alpine Scramble Leadership page for more information.
Additional note - prospective leaders must maintain current Wilderness Navigation and Wilderness First Aid (or equivalent) certifications, be a current member with a signed waiver, and aged 21 or over.
Required Equipment
--Protected Downclimbing Kit (harness or webbing for improvised harness, locking carabiner and prussik cord)
--Scramble leader rope kit (if you have one); please let us know if you do not so we can coordinate the supplies necessary for practice