Climbing Course
Intermediate Glacier Travel and Winter Mountaineering
Intermediate course building winter camping skills and experience and add more glacier travel methods to your toolkit, including running belays and use of ice screws. We will introduce additional mechanical advantage methods to add to your crevasse rescue knowledge base.
Contacts
- Wed, Jan 22, 2025 - Thu, Dec 31, 2026
- Committee: Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
- Members: $240.00 Guests: $360.00
- Availability: 3 (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Learn more skills to travel over steep snow and glaciers efficiently and with confidence. Running belay, snow anchors, additional crevasse rescue methods will all be covered. We will cover winter trip planning using CALTOPO features. We will introduce and practice winter snow shelters. The course includes two classroom sessions and two field trips. The first field trip will focus on winter camping and emergency shelters. The second will cover advanced glacier travel methods and crevasse rescue techniques.
Prerequisites: AIARE Level I course or equivalent and completion of the Basic Climbing Course or
Applicable Climbing Standards:
● Winter mountaineering, including:
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▪Winter camping and survival
▪ Application of climbing skills in winter conditions
▪ Emergency winter shelters
Course makes one eligible for the Glacier Travel Rope Leader badge when a Leadership component is also completed.
Badges you will earn:
Snow Camping
Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
| Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Glacier Trip Planning | |||
| Mountaineers Kitsap Program Center |
Tue, Jan 21, 2025
Registration closes Jan 19
|
3
participants
0 instructors
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| Mountaineers Kitsap Program Center |
Tue, Jan 28, 2025
Registration closes Jan 19
|
8
participants
0 instructors
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| Intermediate Glacier Travel Field Trip | |||
| Mount Ellinor & Mount Washington |
Sat, Feb 1, 2025 -
Sun, Feb 2, 2025 Registration closes Jan 30
|
5
participants
1 instructor
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| Mount Hood/South Side |
Sat, Mar 29, 2025 -
Sun, Mar 30, 2025 Registration closes Mar 13
|
6
participants
1 instructor
|
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10 Essentials for the field trips.
Winter-rated climbing and camping gear - sleeping bag, multiple pairs of gloves, especially. Three season tent acceptable, but 4-season preferred.
Beacon, probe, shovel.
2 pickets with lanyard/draw/cable attached.
Ice screw - I have sufficient to provide for some students.
You must register for this course to see course materials.