Basic Climbing Course Second Year

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