
Field trip: Basic Glacier Travel Course
Basic Glacier Travel - Monday Skills Nights - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
A casual gathering for knots practice oriented towards Basic Glacier Travel, but all course students are welcome. We will set-up the prusiks for rope travel and demonstrate the extended rappel - ground only.
- Mon, Feb 10, 2025
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Casual
- 5 (14 capacity)
- 1 (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
A chance to tie your chest harness, waist and foot prusiks, slings and hero loops.
Knots you can practice:
> Rewoven Figure 8
> Butterfly
> Water knot
> Slip knot
> Girth hitch
> Clove hitch
> Figure 8 on a bight
> Double Fishermans
> Prusik
> Stopper knot
> Bowline
> Bowline on a bight
Meet in Cascade A room at 6:30 pm
Required Equipment
Bring whatever of the following gear you already have: cord for tying prusiks, a harness, slings, carabiners, belay device. There will be no actual climbing, just practice with knots and possibly rappel set up if there is time.