Basic Glacier Travel Course

Questions? Just email: glacier.climbing.seattle@gmail.com

Applications: Everyone needs to fill out an application and have it approved before being accepted into the Basic Glacier Course. Just click the "Apply" button on this page to fill out the application. After your application has been reviewed, if  you are accepted you'll be notified via email, and then you'll be able to sign up and pay for the course.

♦ 1st Round: All applications received before Dec 20th will be reviewed at the same time when the application window closes. The order which applications are received does not matter.

Prerequisite: Applicants are expected to have prior snow scrambling experience. Although not an explicit prerequisite, strong preference will be given to Scrambling Course graduates with at least one season of additional mountaineering experience. If you don't have the Scrambling badge because you still need to complete First Aid or another piece of the Scrambling Course then you'll be considered if there's still space remaining. If you haven't taken the Scrambling Course but have significant scrambling experience outside of the Mountaineers then you'll be considered if there's still space remaining. 

Course description:  This course is the glacier component of the Basic Alpine Climbing Course. You'll learn to travel safely on glaciers while roped up, and you'll learn technical skills such as crevasse rescue and rappelling. In addition to weekday field trips held at the program center, there will be a weekend field trip  in the mountains on snow and ice. Students and graduates of this course are able to sign up for Basic Glacier climbs just like graduates of the Basic Alpine Climbing Course.