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Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #6 - Snow Travel, and Snow Anchors

Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course

Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #6 - Snow Travel, and Snow Anchors - Alpental Ski Area

Basic Field Trip #5 - Snow Travel & Ice Ax Skills.

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Mark Scheffer
Mark Scheffer
Primary Leader
  • Sun, May 1, 2016
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Adults
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft

8:30am Alpental Parking Lot (Snow Lake trail head).

 Basic Field Trip #5 - Snow Travel and Ice Ax Skills. You will learn to:

  • travel on snow safely,
  • use your ice ax, 
  • descend by glissading.

Badges

students will earn:

instructors will earn:

Route/Place

Alpental Ski Area


  • Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
    Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
    USGS Snoqualmie Pass
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

all required snow travel equipment.

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