Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Canyoneering Skills Workshop - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
CANCELED AS OF 3/16 Special canyoneering skills workshop for MAC leadership students. This course has prerequisites. Inquire with Carl if you have questions. 6-9pm
Contacts
Becca Polglase
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Thu, Apr 23, 2020
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 7 (7 capacity)
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
CANCELED
PREREQUISITES
- Must be a Junior or Senior (or have demonstrated a high level of leadership) in at least your 2nd year in MAC (no exceptions)
- Must have demonstrated a high level of technical competence. Examples:
- Ability to proficiently teach belay escape & crevasse rescue
- Ability to teach lead climbing & understanding of lead climbing concepts
- Ability to build trad anchors proficiently
- Must be able to swim 25 yards without buoyancy
- Current Wilderness First Aid Certificate
topics: Hand Lines
- Use of cowstails, including keeping gates away from rock
- Moving past a mid-point anchor
- Traversing upwards on a hand line using an ascender
- Transitioning from a hand line to an anchor
- Understanding fall factor related to hand line use, as well as the limitations of ascenders
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Canyoneering hardware/harnesses available to borrow from The Mountaineers Canyoneering committee.
Students will need to provide:
- Helmet
- Pea-less whistle (Fox 40 is recommended – they’re cheap)
- Alpine draw plus an additional single runner
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