Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Tacoma Basic FT 4 - Glacier II: In the Field - Paradise
Tacoma Basic Climbing FT 3 Test: Prusiking, Knots, Kiwi Coil. Practice: Roped Glacier Travel, Crevasse Rescue.
- Sat, Feb 19, 2022
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Easy, Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Elevation Gain: 500 ft
- FULL (15 capacity)
- FULL (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This field trip will be held at Paradise. Your field trip leader will update with meeting time and location.
Tacoma Basic Climbing Course FT 3 Glacier II includes:
Checkpoint: Glacier tie-in.
Practice: Roped Glacier Travel, Crevasse Rescue.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Describe and demonstrate proper ice axe carrying techniques.
- Describe and demonstrate tying into the middle and end of a glacier-travel rope using the correct knot(s) and carabiners.
- 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 several snow anchors (vertical mid-clip and deadman), with some prompting from an instructor.
Rough Agenda:
Introductions (10-30 minutes—until the gate opens)
Hike into practice area (30 minutes)
Ice axe discussion and demonstration (20 minutes)
Demo glacier travel, prusik belays and anchor construction (20 minutes)
*Glacier tie-in checkpoint; practice glacier travel and belays (60 minutes)
*Crevasse rescue (120 minutes)
Hike out to cars (30 minutes)
Debrief (10 minutes)
* Small group rotation
Paradise
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
See course manual