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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 - Dragontail Peak/Colchuck Col

Basic Field Trip #6 - SIG Snow Overnight (Snow Anchors & Belays, Crevasse Rescue, Snow Camping, Roped Travel)

Contacts

Brett Dyson
Brett Dyson
Primary Leader
  • Sat, May 14, 2016 — Sun, May 15, 2016
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • Adults
  • Basic Alpine Climb, Strenuous 2, Technical 2
  • Challenging
  • Elevation Gain: 5,440 ft

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leader permission only.  This is part of the SIG snow overnight for both Sat and Sun,
for the afct(art freeman climbing team) sig group.

This field trip will focus on introducing basic climbing class students to the basics of snow belays, snow anchors, crevasse rescue including both 2:1 & 3:1 raising systems, traveling together on a rope, snow camping, and expectations for an alpine start. 

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Dragontail Peak/Colchuck Col


  • Green Trails Mt Stuart No. 209
    USGS Enchantment Lakes
    Green Trails Chiwaukum Mtns No. 177
    USGS Mount Stuart
    Green Trails Alpine Lakes East (Stuart Range) No. 208SX
  • See full route/place details.
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