Learn the basics of climbing a big mountain like Denali. The lecture session covers skills and techniques and clothing and equipment requirements. In the field sessions you will practice the techniques of roped travel, traveling with sleds on glaciers, establishing a protected camp, and thriving in a harsh snow environment. We’ll also cover basic survival techniques. To gain maximum benefit, you should have the experience or instruction equivalent to our Alpine Mountaineering and Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Courses.
We will drive to Mt. St. Helens , rig-up for glacier travel, and snowshoe or ski to above tree line at about the 5,000′ level. We will set-up a camp appropriate for an exposed high elevation site. If weather conditions are appropriate, we will climb to the rim via the Dyer Glacier or Swift Creek Route. (If weather and snow conditions are adverse on St. Helens, we may hold the field session at Mt. Hood instead.)
Price includes transportation from the Portland area, textbook and course materials, ice ax, crampons, snowshoes, tents, meals, and group gear.
We can conduct a session any time an instructor is available and snow conditions are suitable. Give us a call at (866) 936-0910, or send an e-mail.
