Climbing Technical Advisory Committee Interest Form

If you are interested in volunteering as a member of the organization-wide Climbing Technical Advisory Committee, fill out this form and we will forward it to the volunteer committee chair so they can review it and respond. This committee invites a total of 7 new members to join annually for a 2-year term.

The Technical Advisory committee will make annual recommendations to climbing committees for implementation of new skills, techniques and devices. The committee will coordinate annual skills and techniques symposiums similar to Seattle’s Forefront event in 2016 to ensure all branches’ committees have a clear understanding of the techniques we teach. The committee will have a representative who works as a liaison to the AAC standards committee. The committee will also work directly with Mountaineers Books to ensure publications are relevant and teaching the most up-to-date techniques. Additionally, the committee will develop a system whereby leaders and course chairs can make technique recommendations.

Thank you for your interest!

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Your Name

Your Email

What phone number can we use to reach you?

What address should we use to correspond with you? This will also help us make sure we work with the Mountaineers branch that is closest to you.

Are you a current Mountaineers member? Ultimately, you will have to set up a profile in our system so that you can sign our waiver and participate in activities with us.

Yes No I'm a Guest Member

Are you at least 18 years old?

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Which branch would you represent if you were on this committee? Part of your role will be to serve as a liaison to your branch, sharing ideas the committee is working on, soliciting input, and representing that input to the Technical Advisory Committee.

Which Mountaineers climbing courses have you taken? Please include the branch and year you graduated or received equivalency.

What interests you in serving on the Technical Advisory Committee?

Are you willing and able to travel to visit or meet with partner organizations to learn more about cutting edge climbing technology?

Yes No

Are you willing to be an active liaison between your branch's Climbing Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee?

Yes No

Climbing Resume Please include a copy of your current climbing/teaching resume. Please include the climb route, type (i.e. basic rock, glacier or alpine; intermediate rock, ice or mountaineering; crag or private), the leader, your role (i.e. student, rope leader, assistant leader, or client), and the course/training, dates and organizations. Please note on your climbing resume climbs/field trips where you acted as an assistant leader or mentored leader. Highlight at least two climbs where there was a successful summit offered through The Mountaineers where you acted in a leadership role (assistant leader, or mentored leader- two mentored leads is a requirement). Important: We understand that your resume may not adhere to the above requirements – but to facilitate this process, please modify it so that it does. Our volunteers really appreciate it.

References Please list at least 2 members of your climbing committee who can speak to why you'd be a good fit for the Technical Advisory Committee and why they'd like you to represent their climbing committee on the TAC. Please include e-mail addresses.

Other Experience or Training Please list other outdoor leadership or climbing activities you have participated in (i.e. scramble trip leader, navigation instructor, hike leader, etc.). Please include (approximate) dates of these activities.

Thank you for your interest in the Technical Advisory Committee! We will forward your application on to the committee chair and staff representative, who will review it and get in touch with you. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at info@mountaineers.org.

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