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Seattle Basic Alpine SIG Field Trip - Overnight Snow Scrambling

Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Seattle Basic Alpine SIG Field Trip - Overnight Snow Scrambling - Artist Point

Basic SIG Snow Field Trip - Overnight Snow (Snow Anchors & Belays, Crevasse Rescue, Snow Camping, Roped Travel) for Erika and Josh's SIG

Contacts

Erika Feldman
Erika Feldman
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Apr 27, 2024 — Sun, Apr 28, 2024
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Adults
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,100 ft
  • We will park at Heather Meadows. Updated planning doc with time/location details will be distributed to participants. 

Changing to a one day trip and relocating to Mt. Baker area for better conditions.

This field trip will focus on introducing basic climbing class students to the basics of snow belays, snow anchors, crevasse rescue, traveling together on a rope, and snow camping. 

For more details see our KBYG doc that includes our daily itinerary. 

Major Skills:

  • Snow travel on rope teams
  • How to hold an ice axe and self-belay
  • Snow Belays 
  • Snow Anchors
  • Crevasse Rescue- C-Pulley
  • Snow camping, cooking and water prep
  • Ice axe arrest
  • Crampons - how to put on and safely travel

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Artist Point


  • Green Trails Mt Shuksan No. 14
    Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
    USGS Shuksan Arm
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

All required snow travel equipment. 

More detail in our  KBYG doc that includes our daily itinerary. 

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