Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Tacoma Basic FT 3 - Glacier I - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
Tacoma Basic Field Trip 2 - Test: 10 E's. Practice: Knots, Crevasse Rescue, Prusiking, Anchors Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
- Sat, Feb 5, 2022
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Moderate
- 1 (11 capacity)
- FULL (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This meeting will be held at the Tacoma Program center. Please be ready to start at 8 AM.
Checkpoint: 10 E's, Knots, Prusiking
Practice: Kiwi Coil, Crevasse Rescue, Prusiking, Anchors
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to...
- Describe and demonstrate using a Texas prusik to safely ascend up a rope and back down, wearing a backpack.
- Describe and demonstrate safe tying and clean dressing of all knots required for the course.
- Describe the 10 Essentials (“10 Es”), and indicate them among own gear.
- Describe and demonstrate a crevasse rescue using 2:1 drop loop system as middle and end climber, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Describe and demonstrate tying into the middle and end of a glacier-travel rope using the correct knot(s) and carabiners, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Describe how to test crampon fit.
Rough Agenda:
Introductions (5 minutes)
Demo crevasse rescue (45 minutes)
*10 Es skills checkpoint (20 minutes)
*Prusiking checkpoint (30 minutes)
*Knots checkpoint (20 minutes)
*Crevasse rescue (90 minutes)
Crampon discussion and review (20 minutes)
Debrief (10 minutes)
* Small group rotation
Required Equipment
See Manual
10 Essentials
Boots
Appropriate Clothing - Dress for climbing
Harness
Helmet
Belay Device/Locking Pearabiner
Texas Prusiks
Leader-tie off sling
Personal Anchor
Assortment of lockers and non-lockers
Assortment of single and double webbing slings