Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #4 - Rock Evaluations - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Basic Field Trip #4 - Rock Evaluations including belays, rappels, climbing, and anchors.
- Sun, Mar 27, 2022
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Challenging
- 4 (20 capacity)
- FULL (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Morning Session for students. Meet fully set up at 8am, South Plaza
For instructors, this is a full day sign-up. Please contact the trip leader if you can only join for part of the day.
Optional skills review for instructors: Wed, 3/23, 6:30pm Program Center:
https://www.mountaineers.org/locations-lodges/seattle-branch/committees/seattle-climbing-committee/seminars-clinics/seattle-basic-climbing-refresher-clinic-belaying-mountaineers-seattle-program-center-1
Climbing, Belaying, & Rappelling, ... on the climbing walls.
Activities:
- Climb 3 or more top-rope routes on the south plaza climbing wall,
- Tope rope belay on South wall
- Rappelling, safe rappel rigging, and connecting into an anchor.
- Top rope belay, belaying a leader, and belay tie-off.
- Low anchor rappel, & alternate rappel method (3 locking carabiners).
Badges
students will earn:
Required Equipment
Equipment: Be sure to bring all the gear listed below. Mark your equipment so that you will be able to identify it when it gets mixed in with other gear.
- Hiking boots or alpine boots or approach shoes or climbing shoes,
- climbing harness,
- helmet,
- belay device,
- 2x locking carabiners,
- 1x large locking pear shaped carabiner,
- 120cm sewn nylon sling,
- 2’ prusik loop (hero loop).