
Climbing Course
Basic Climbing Course Second Year
Basic Climbing Course Second Year - Tacoma
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers course.
- Sat, Jan 30, 2016 - Sat, Oct 22, 2016
- Committee: Tacoma Branch Climbing Program
- Members: $63.00
- Availability: 6 (20 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Second Year Participants: If you require a second year to complete the course requirements you must contact the Course Chair, Sarah Holt, by e-mail (sarahh@mountaineers.org) to request permission. The fee is $63. (plus $20 if you want a 2016 student manual). Second year participants are required to attend the full day skills evaluation on January 30st, 2016. After the evaluation a determination will made on where the in the lecture or field trip sequence participants may re-enter the course. The course re-entry point is based on what knowledge and skills they have retained from the previous year. A conditioner, with a Tacoma Branch leader, must be successfully completed before participating on basic climbs or the crevasse rescue field trip.
Lecture Schedule*:
- January 30 - Second Year Qualifier (second year students only)
- February 10 - Lecture 1: Course Expectations, Conditioning, Equipment
- March 2 - Lecture 2: Accident Response, Mountain Rescue, Health, Nutrition
- March 23 - Lecture 3: Snow Travel, Avalanche Hazards
- April 6 - Lecture 4: Rock Climbing
- May 11- Lecture 5: Glacier Travel, Crevasse Rescue
- June 8 - Final exam
- June 22 - Course review
- October 22 - Climbing division potluck
Field Trip Schedule*:
- Feb 24 or 25 - FT 1 Prep: Fundamentals, Knots, Prusiking
- Feb 27 or 28 - FT 1: Fundamentals, Knots, Prusik Test, Belaying
- March 13 - FT 2: Belay Test
- April 2 and 3 - FT 3: Winter Overnight
- April 23 or 24 - FT 4: Rock I - Knots, Rock Climbing, Rappelling
- May 7 or 8 - FT 5: Rock II - Rock Climbing, Rappelling
- May 27 or 28 - FT 6 Prep: Crevasse Rescue
- June 4 and 5 - FT 6 and 7: Crevasse Rescue and Hard Snow
*dates are subject to change
Badges you will earn:
This course has no scheduled activities.
Additional badges needed to graduate
Completed
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