Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Seattle Basic Alpine SIG Field Trip - Overnight Snow Scrambling - Skyline Lake & Ridge

Basic SIG Snow Field Trip - Overnight Snow (Snow Anchors & Belays, Crevasse Rescue, Snow Camping, Roped Travel) plus scrambling. For students in the Karl/Matt SIG.

Contacts

Karl Themer

Primary Leader

Sat, Apr 12, 2025 — Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Committee: Seattle Climbing Committee
Activity Type: Climbing
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Moderate, M1 Intremediate Ski, Winter Scramble
Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 4.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft

Availability: FULL (8 capacity)
Instructor Availability: 3 (4 capacity)
Registration Open: Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Registration Closed: Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Leader's notes

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

Skyline Lake, Skyline Ridge & Tye Peak

Recommended Maps & Charts:
Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S
USGS Stevens Pass
USGS Labyrinth Mtn
Green Trails Benchmark Mtn No. 144
Green Trails Stevens Pass No. 176
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