Clinic
Seattle Basic Climbing Refresher Clinic - Snow & Glacier Travel Skills - Alpental Ski Area
A Free Clinic. Review Snow and Glacier Travel skills
Contacts
David Shema
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 20, 2017
- Seattle Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- 4 (12 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Tue, May 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- Fri, May 19, 2017 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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The Seattle Basic Refresher Clinics offer Basic Alpine Climbing graduates and Glacier Travel graduates, and non-Mountaineer members with equivalent training and experience, the opportunity to review the skills and techniques they learned in the course. Cost per clinic: $0
More information on the Seattle Basic Refresher Clinics series
This Seattle Basic Refresher Clinic - Snow and Glacier Travel - covers snow and glacier travel skills.
Skills to be practiced:
- Ice axe arrest
- Glissading
- Snow and Glacier travel techniques (rest step, crossing crevasses)
- Snow Anchors
- Crevasse Rescue
Meet at the upper Alpental parking lot at 9:30Am
Route/Place
Alpental Ski Area
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Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
USGS Snoqualmie Pass - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Glacier & Snow travel gear
Material to try as a snow anchor
Crampons if you want to check the fit.
Helmets for ice axe arrest practice.
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