Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Seattle Basic Alpine SIG Field Trip - Overnight Snow Scrambling - Paradise

MC SIG Snow Field Trip - Overnight Snow (Snow Anchors & Belays, Crevasse Rescue, Snow Camping, Roped Travel) plus scrambling

Contacts

Charlie Quinn

Primary Leader

Sat, Apr 20, 2024 — Sun, Apr 21, 2024
Committee: Seattle Climbing Committee
Activity Type: Climbing
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Easy, Easy/Moderate
Leader Rating: Easy
Mileage: 4.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,250 ft

Leadership Permission Required
Availability: 1 (9 capacity)
Instructor Availability: FULL (3 capacity)
Registration Open: Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Registration Closed: Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Leader's notes

MC SIG Only.

If you are in the MC SIG you have permission to sign up. If you are in a different SIG and wish to sign up, please email and request permission before signing up.

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.

Meeting place and time

TBD

Badges

students will earn:

Snow Camping

Route/Place

Paradise

Recommended Maps & Charts:
USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
See full route/place details.