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WASHINGTON WEEKEND CLIMBING SERIES
Course length
12 days total. 6 total weekends on an every other weekend schedule.
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Locations we offer this course
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Washington - We will be mostly utilizing Exit 38 and Index with a possibility of climbs in Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington or Vesper Peak as final multi-pitch objectives. If weather is a problem we may need to relocate to Vantage.
2022 Course Dates
Fully Booked for 2022, check back for 2023!
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*Note: Depending on flexibility in peoples' schedules we may try and push the weekend of July 2-3 forward or back to fall on a week day or the neighboring "off" weekend. This would better allow us to work around crowds on a holiday weekend.
Course Itinerary
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This is a rough outline, we may choose to move things around based on individual course flow
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Week 1 (Exit 38) May 21-22
Knots and hitches relevant to sport climbing (figure eight, overhand on a bite, friction hitches, clove and munter hitches, double fisherman's)
Building bolted anchors
Cleaning bolted anchors
Rope management for leaders
Leading techniques for sport climbing
Falling techniques
Face climbing/ sport climbing movement
Mental techniques for leading
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Week 2 (Exit 38) June 4-5
Efficient anchor building and evaluation for multi pitch climbing with traditional gear or terrain features
Methods to belaying a follower
Efficient bolted multi-pitch transitions
Efficient multi-pitch rope management
Considerations for belaying a leader on a multi-pitch climb, including fall factors
Rappelling
Student leadership on short multi-pitch sport routes
Basic multi-pitch self rescue (ascending, munter mule overhand, hauling, lowers)
Route finding and topos
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Week 3 (Index) June 18-19
Appropriate gear selection
Traditional gear placement
Anchor building and evaluation using traditional gear
Anchor building and evaluation using natural anchors or terrain features
Leading techniques for trad climbing
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Week 4 (Index) July 2-3
Efficient anchor building and evaluation for multi pitch climbing with traditional gear or terrain features
Methods to belaying a follower
Efficient trad multi pitch transitions
Efficient rope management
Efficient multi pitch rappel transitions
Route finding and topos
Student leadership on short multi-pitch trad routes
Crack climbing technique
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Week 5 (Likely Exit 38/ Snoqualmie pass) July 16-17
Advanced multi-pitch self rescue (load transfers, passing knots, rappelling with an injured person)
How to manage scrambling and low fifth class terrain
Multi-pitch objective (Likely on The Tooth, Snoqualmie Pass)
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Week 6 (location variable) July 30-31
Climb longer multi-pitch objectives which could include:
Tooth Fairy, The Tooth, Snoqualmie Pass
Ragged Edge, Vesper Peak, Mountain Loop Highway
Mile High Club, Mountain Loop Highway
Blueberry Buttress, Exfoliation Dome, Darrington
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Prerequisite
Must have experience lead climbing and belaying in a gym. No outdoor climbing experience necessary, but great if you have it. If you don’t meet this prerequisite, talk to us about taking a sport climbing course through us or a lead climbing course at your local gym. Contact us if you have any questions about whether or not this is the right course for you.
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Course Ratio
Max 3 students per guide
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Cost
$2400 per person
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Please note we will need to have at least 3 participants confirmed by April 15th for the course to run.​