Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #4 - Rock Evaluations - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Due to public health concerns and following directions from the Governor and the Mountaineers, all FT #3 events will be postponed. Since the situation is evolving quickly, more information on how we will move forward with this field trip and the course as a whole will be distributed on March 31st. For further information, please check the Mountaineers webpage or contact the Basic chair (Alina Badus) and the Field trip co-chair (Jan Abendroth). https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/mountaineers-programming-and-the-corona-virus
- Sat, Mar 21, 2020
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Moderate
- 26 (26 capacity)
- 16 (16 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Afternoon session of this field trip:
Sign in by noon in Goodman C at the Seattle Program Center. This session runs until 4pm.
There is a separate morning session.
Students, please only sign up for one session.
Instructors can sign up for both session for the day.
Climbing, Belaying, & Rappelling, ... on the climbing walls.
Activities:
- Rappelling, safe rappel rigging, and connecting into an anchor.
- Able to identify safe anchor rigging.
- Belaying a second, belaying a leader, and belay tie-off.
- Climb 3 or more top-rope routes on the south plaza climbing wall,
- Friction climbing.
- Advanced rappelling; including difficult starts (sit-n-spin), no extension options, & alternate rappel method (3 locking carabiners).
Badges
students will earn:
Required Equipment
Equipment: Be sure to bring all the gear listed below. Mark your equipment so that you will be able to identify it when it gets mixed in with other gear.
- Helmet
- Harness
- Belay device
- Belay gloves
- 1 large, locking pear-shaped carabiner ("HMS" or "Pearabiner")
- 2 locking and 6 non-locking carabiners
- 3 60cm (single), and 2 120cm (double) sewn or tied runners; 2 sewn runners (120 cm and 60 cm)
- (2) 2' Prussik Loop (aka Hero Loop). A 4' length of round accessory cord tied into a loop = a bit less than 2' length.
- Backpack
- Mountaineering Boots (rock shoes are NOT allowed for this fieldtrip)
- Rain jacket and pants, insulating layers and warm non-cotton base layer clothing for climbing outside in cold, and possibly wet weather