Instructional Alpine Courses

Intro to Lead Climbing

Alpine Rock Skills

Alpine Snow & Ice Skills
This 2-day course encompasses skills for climbers that have experience climbing outdoors and are ready for adventurous routes. This includes:
  • Lead Climbing Systems
  • Sport Anchors
  • Rappelling
  • Single-pitch Environments .​
This single-day course will cover the basics of moving swiftly over 3rd, 4th, and easy 5th-class terrain in the Alpine environment. This includes:
  • Alpine Rock Anchors
  • Security in Exposed Terrain
  • Navigation and Route Finding
  • Efficient Movement
This 2-day course will cover the basics of moving over snow slopes, and on Alpine-or-Water Ice. This includes:
  • Fundamental Snow Movement 
  • Fundamental Ice Movement
  • Crevasse Rescue Skills
  • Mountain Environments

Single-Pitch Rescue

Multi-Pitch Rescue
This is a single-day course that is recommended for just about any climber, novice or experienced. It is helpful to have the knowledge of advanced skills, but not necessary. This course includes:
  • Escaping the Belay
  • Retrieving an Injured Climber
  • Rope Ascension
  • Risk Management​
The Multi-pitch Rescue course is designed for individuals that are consistently several hours away from help on multi-pitch routes. It is preferable that you take the Single-pitch Rescue course before this one. This course includes:​
  • Counter-balance & Tandem Rappels
  • Raising & Lowering Systems
  • Knot Passes
  • Load-releasable Systems

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