Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Seattle Basic Alpine SIG Field Trip - Overnight Snow Scrambling - Stevens Pass Ski Area
Basic SIG Snow Field Trip - Ice Axe Arrest, Glissading + Crevasse Rescue if available
- Sun, Apr 23, 2023
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 1.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 500 ft
- 7 (12 capacity)
- 2 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
In front of the Stevens pass clock tower at 9:00AM
Sarver SIG Second day of the snow overnight field trip. Focus will be on Ice Axe Skills to include: Ice Axe Arrest, Glissading, Walking in Balance, Self-Belay and Crevasse Rescue in the snow if available.
SIG leaders will bring two glacier ropes and a picket
NOTE: there is a separate overnight field trip on April 15-16, 2023 that focus's on Snow Camping.
Badges
students will earn:
Stevens Pass Ski Area
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USGS Stevens Pass
USGS Labyrinth Mtn
Green Trails Stevens Pass No. 176
Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
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All required snow travel equipment to include the following
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Ten Essential Systems
- Navigation
- (Map, compass, route description, topo)
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- (Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat)
- First aid kit with relevant supplies
- Multi-tool or Knife and repair kit
- (Knife, duct tape, spare parts)
- Fire
- (Matches, lighter, fire starter)
- Emergency Shelter
- (Tarp, bivy sack, ingenuity)
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Clothing (Wool or Synthetic)
- Emergency Contact Info
- Whistle
- For emergency signaling (three blasts).
- Navigation
- Day pack for all your stuff
- Gaiters Long, Waterproof (optional)
- Lunch + Snacks
- Clothing appropriate for practicing self-arrest outdoors (i.e. rain pants and rain jacket), maybe older stuff that can get beat up.
- Waterproof rain pants will make snow sliding a lot more comfortable. A vinyl pair or
heavy foul weather gear will work okay for this trip, and is actually recommended over
expensive Gore-Tex rain gear for the ice axe arrest practice sessions as it’s possible that
you may cut or tear rain gear with your ice axe.
- Waterproof rain pants will make snow sliding a lot more comfortable. A vinyl pair or
- Dry Clothes for the drive home
- Comfortable clean shoes and socks.
- Water for drinking after your trip and for washing your hands and face.
- Dry clothes so you’re not wet and stinky on the drive home—especially nice if you are
carpooling. - Wet gear bag for muddy boots and wet clothes—especially if you are carpooling.
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Climbing Gear
- Climbing helmet
- Ice Axe with adze, pick and leash
- Glissading Gloves
- + Extra Extra gloves, to replace if/when yours get wet
- Alpine Boots
- Crampons
- Alpine Boots
- Climbing Harness
- 6 non-locking carabiners
- 4 locking carabiners
- 1 belay size locking carabiner
- Harness with belay loop
- Autoblock
- Texas Prusiks (chest Prusik & foot Prusik)
- pully
- Personal anchor
- (4) double runners
- (1) Sewn double runner
- Chest harness
- Belay/rappel device