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Alpine Travel Course

Not currently scheduled

This year's ATC is going to introduce YOU to mountain climbing! No experience necessary. 

It consists of two or three field trips:

- Snowskills day (mandatory) June 12th

- A final climb of Mt. Adams (the second-highest peak in WA) (June 17th-19th) 

- Another climb in the Cascades after school gets out (June 24-27th)

and four in-town days:

- A pre-course meeting, where we'll go over gear etc. and reassure your parents (TBD)

- An afternnon devoted to navigation (using a compass, map, and other tools) (June 1st)

-An afternoon devoted to route selection and trip planning. (June 8th)

-A quick planning and logistics meeting before the final climb(s) (afterschool TBD)

If people are interested, we're thinking of getting some people from the Mountaineers to teach crevasse rescue to whoever's interested over the summer, as a follow-up to ATC. With ATC and crevasse rescue skills, you'll be a capable rope team member for Mt. Rainier!!!

PREREQUISITES

-you should be in shape (we're not talking Ben Corwin-style "in shape" we're talking you work out a couple times a week in the months leading up to the final climb)

-Camping experience (snow camping experince is nice, but we can work with you if you havent snow camped before)

-you have to be a Post member, which costs $8 a year

-you have to be able to come to all of the training parts of the course. There will be two final climbs. You can come on one or both of these climbs.

Call Alex Thompson at at (206) 327-8141 with any questions.