2023 Courses

Classroom sessions are held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Other outing times are dependent on weather and conditions.

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BMC
8 Week Basic Mountaineering Course
$550.00
Description
This 8-week course provides an introduction to outdoor rock climbing, navigation, ice axe arrest, rope team travel, lead belay, and crevasse rescue. The course utilizes Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills as foundational reading prior to experiential coursework. Each week includes readings, classroom practice, and an outing that will provide recurring practice with skills a mountaineer will need to travel safely in the alpine. Participants must show basic skills competence during weekday session prior to weekend outing.
Fitness Level
Each outing will be physically demanding and requires strong hiking fitness and endurance. We recommend that all students engage in several weeks of regular hiking experience with more than 1,000ft of elevation gain each hike prior to starting the course. Strength training experience is also recommended. Prior to the course there will be a mandatory fitness hike. All participants in the 8 week course will need to show that they are able to carry 30lbs up the Pine & Cedar Trail in the Chuckanuts in under 1 hour and 5 minutes.
BMC 2023
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Required Fitness Hike: Sat Mar 18 2023

First Class Session, Burlington: Wed Mar 29 2023

Navigation Outing: Sat Apr 01 2023

Navigation Outing (Rain Backup): Sun Apr 02 2023

Trail work party day placeholder: Sat Apr 08 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed Apr 12 2023

Ice Axe Arrest Outing: Sat Apr 15 2023 - April 16, 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed Apr 19 2023

Rock Climbing Intro Outing: Sat Apr 22 2023

Rock Climbing Intro Outing (Rain Backup): Sun Apr 23 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed Apr 26 2023

Rope Team Travel Outing: Sat Apr 29 2023 - April 30, 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed May 03 2023

Lead Belay Outing in Leavenworth. Option to camp Friday night and join other activities on Sunday.: Sat May 06 2023

Trail work party day placeholder: Sat May 13 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed May 17 2023

Crevasse Rescue outing: Sat May 20 2023 - May 21, 2023

Class Session in Burlington: Wed May 31 2023

Crevasse Rescue 2 Outing: Sat Jun 03 2023 - June 4, 2023