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WASHINGTON WEEKEND CLIMBING SERIES
Course length
12 days total. 6 total weekends on an every other weekend schedule.
Locations we offer this course
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!
*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
This is a rough outline, we may choose to move things around based on individual course flow
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
Course Ratio
Max 3 students per guide
Cost
$2400 per person
Please note we will need to have at least 3 participants confirmed by April 15th for the course to run.