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Intermediate Glacier Field Trip 2

Field trip: Intermediate Glacier/Alpine Module

Intermediate Glacier Field Trip 2 - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

On this field trip we cover essential glacier travel skills. The purpose of the field trip is to prepare you for your first glacier rope leads. Successful completion of this field trip is required to serve as a glacier rope leader. You will be tested on your mastery of the 6:1 drop loop system for crevasse rescue.

Contacts

Lucas Cook
Lucas Cook
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • 14 (14 capacity)
  • FULL (4 capacity)
  • Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
  • Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Program
               
Day 1:
 
Expedition camp set-up (tents, protective walls, cooking)
Snow anchors practice: pickets, ice axe anchors, bollards.
Belaying and lowering techniques
Rappels
Roping up versus climbing unroped (short lecture)
Roping up  (Kiwi coils, inter-climber distance, isolation loops, knotted versus unknotted rope)
French technique practice (ice axe and crampon use on moderately steep terrain)
Other content as taught by the field trip leader and instructors
 
Day 2:
 
Crevasse rescue practice and final assessment: 6:1 drop loop system.
Climbing Steep Snow
               
Note: Successful completion of the glacier/alpine module up to this point, in part, qualifies the student to serve as a basic glacier rope leader.

TBD

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Glacier travel gear
Helmet, prusiks, harness, carabiners (non-lockers and lockers) 
Ice axe
Picket
Rope
Couple short and double length slings
Cordelette
Belay device (Guide Mode ATC - BD ATC or Petzl Reverso)
Optional - Micro traxion or Tibloc
Tent
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Stove
Filter
10 E's
Extra gloves
Extra layers for cold weather
Trip Reports