Intermediate Climbing Course Info Session

Intermediate Alpine Climbing consists of a series of modules that combined teach  the skills to lead climb the rock, snow, or ice typically found in the Cascade and Olympic mountains of the Pacific Northwest. In addition to climbing techniques, the course emphasizes leadership, safety, and climbing instruction. Course graduates will have the knowledge and skills to organize and lead basic-level climbs and to participate in intermediate-level alpine, rock, and ice climbs. These course modules are a good next step for those who have completed the basic climbing program and have gotten additional climbing and scrambling experience in addition to the basic climbing courses 2 required climbs. The Intermediate Climbing Course is also offered by the Everett, Kitsap, Olympia, and Tacoma branches of The Mountaineers.  Many intermediate students go on to successfully become climb leaders with The Mountaineers.

The Seattle branch offers the Intermediate Alpine Course as a series of modules which can be taken individually, as a glacier or rock series or as a whole package. This allows students to go at their own pace and to focus on the type of climbing they are passionate about.  In addition, this also allows for new entry points for students who already have some of the skills the intermediate course used to cover so they can jump right in wherever they are rather than having to re-learn skills they already possess.

Learn about

• 2020 course updates and curriculum details
• Options for taking a snow/glacier track versus rock climbing tracks or individualized modules
• mentor groups and the "intermediate package"

the intermediate package applications are rolling through Nov 8.