Mountaineering courses & climbs
- 2008
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Call
the office to register: 801 550-3986(EXUM)
Basic
snow mountaineering: Cost $160/person
(7am-3pm)
Dates:
Saturday
April 12 or May 3, 2008
Instruction
includes: Instruction in alpine snow climbing,
proper use of ice axe and crampons and self-arrest techniques.
Excellent preparation for spring / summer climbs in the
Rockies, Cascades, Alaska, etc. Instructor will take you
through a progression from climbing in balance, using duck-foot,
crossover-step, sidestep, and plunge-step, to self-belay
with piolet cane, high and low dagger, and piolet traction,
and on to flat-footing and front-pointing with crampons.
Finally the rope will be incorporated, emphasizing proper
tension, stepping over the rope for turns, and limitations
/ dangers of being roped on steep, exposed terrain. Self-arrest
with the axe, a last resort, but an essential skill to know,
will also be taught. After building confidence arresting
falls on the seat, climbers will progress to upside-down
and backward. Knowing how to stop oneself enables a climber
to move without anxiety over hard snow.
Equipment
list: Click here
*No
mountaineering experience necessary
Call
office to find out meeting place and time
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Crevasse rescue
skills: Cost
$160/person (7am-3pm)
Dates:
Saturday
April 19 or May 10, 2008
Instruction
includes:
Instruction in glacial travel, belaying, snow anchors,
raising systems and ascending a rope.
The perfect prep course for ascents of Rainier, Denali,
or other crevassed routes.
The instructor will demonstrate belaying, and rope tension
between climbers as the group ascends to a simulated crevasse
location. The guide will explain “reading” glacial
terrain for the safest route. Use of snow pickets, dead man
anchors, bollards and snow flukes will be demonstrated by
the instructor and practiced by participants. The bulk of
the day will be spent learning the knots, hitches, and pulley
systems involved in crevasse rescue and other raising situations.
Participants will each build a 3:1 system and learn to escape
a belay, belay themselves to a crevasse lip, pad the lip,
and raise or lower an injured companion. At the end of the
day the group will fit prussiks and use them to ascend a
rope. Each participant should bring 30 feet of 5 or 6 mm
static line, or 3 short prussik loops and a foot prussik.
Equipment list:
Click here
*No
mountaineering experience necessary
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Mountaineering
seminar: Cost
$395/person
Dates:
Saturday(Starts at 8am) & Sunday(Ends
at 4:30m)
March 29-30, 2008
Instruction
includes: During a two-day overnight seminar,
learn advanced mountaineering skills and snow camping in
preparation for Denali or other expedition climbing.
The guide will check equipment, review efficient loading
of an overnight pack, and lead group on skis or snowshoes
to a camp at or near 10,000 feet. En route, participants
will learn route selection, travel protocols for avalanche
terrain, pace and how to climb on skis or snowshoes with
a load. A solid, weatherproof winter camp will be established
using deadman anchors and snow walls. The instructor will
review the use of ice axe, crampons, and ropes, and lead
a self-arrest practice session. In the evening, participants
will learn how to run stoves, melt snow for water, cook,
and stay warm and comfortable in the high altitude, winter
environment. The second day will likely include the ascent
of a spectacular 11,000-foot Wasatch peak using crampons,
ice axe and ropes. Participants will learn how to stay safe
in exposed, alpine terrain and climb efficiently on moderately
difficult snow and rock.
Equipment
list:
Click here
*No
mountaineering experience necessary
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Custom
mountaineering course:
See Rate
Sheet for cost
Dates:
Guides
available daily (one day and up)
Instruction
includes:
leading,
crevasse rescue, snow camping, teaching techniques or any
special interest. For individuals seeking specific skills
or summits.
Equipment list:
Click here
*No
mountaineering experience necessary
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Mountaineering
skills course: See Rate
Sheet for cost
Dates:
Guides available daily (one full day)
Instruction
includes: belaying,
ice axe and crampon technique, rock-climbing in mountain
boots, recognition and prevention of altitude sickness,
hazard evaluation and route finding.
Equipment
list: Click here
*No
mountaineering experience necessary
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Climbs
and summits: See Rate
Sheet for cost
Dates:
Guides available daily (one day and up)
Peaks
available: Mt.
Superior, rising dramatically over Snowbird and Alta,
is usually a one day climb via the exposed snowy east
ridge or the direct, mixed snow and rock south ridge.
The Pfeifferhorn,
a dramatic pyramid, is typically a two day climb on the
moderate snowy east ridge or the more vertical, multi-pitch,
mixed snow and rock north
ridge. For the more experienced climber, the north
face of Mt.
Olympus offers sustained mixed snow, ice and rock
climbing with spectacular views of Salt Lake City.
Equipment
list: Click here
*Experience
needed varies with peak. Check with office for details
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