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Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #3 - Rappels, Belays, Climbing, & Anchors

Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #3 - Rappels, Belays, Climbing, & Anchors - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Basic Field Trip #3 - Rappels, Belays, Climbing, & Anchors. Morning Group.

Contacts

KD Dase
KD Dase
Primary Leader
  • Sun, Feb 13, 2022
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Adults
  • Challenging

8am - 11:30am for students

Students with rappelling experience (more than 10 rappels), and are comfortable with rappel start with Station 2, followed by Station 3, Station 4, and Station 1. At Station 1 they can try the 3 locking carabiner alternate rappel. Everyone else does Station 1 as described below.

If you start at Station 4, progression is 4, 1, 2, 3. Start at Station 3, progression is 3, 4, 1, 2. Start at Station 2, progression is 2, 3, 4, 1. Start at Station 1, progression is 1, 2, 3, 4.

 For more details see Curriculum

Note: there is an update to FT and only stations 2 and 3 will be practiced.

Route/Place

Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Hiking or alpine boots or approach shoes, climbing harness, helmet, belay device, 2x locking carabiners, 1x large locking pear shaped carabiner, 120cm sewn nylon sling, 2’ prusik loop (hero loop).

We will be outside for most of the day, rain or shine.

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