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"Outdoor Leadership Training"

Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership - Part 1
12 Days Beginner North Cascades, WA May - September
Acquire skills to be a rope team leader on moderate glacial terrain and a skilled second on multi-pitch rock. Climb Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, Liberty Bell, and South Early Winter Spire.

 
Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership - Part 2
12-days Intermediate Squamish, BC and the North Cascades, WA May - September
Advance technical, evaluative, and rescue skills on snow, ice, and rock; develop techniques for leading multi-pitch rock routes; acquire skills to be a rope team leader on technical alpine terrain including both rock and glacial routes.

 
Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership - Part 3
12 days Advanced Pickets or Bugaboos June - September
Co-lead an expedition to the remote Picket Range in Washington, to British Columbia's Bugaboo Spires, or to spectacular Mount Waddington in the Coast Range.

 
Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership Part 4
12 Days Advanced Little Switzerland, AK or Mt. Waddington, CA May - September
This advanced course takes students to Alaska or Canada for ascents in Little Switzerland or Mt Waddington. Where they act as co-leaders so their skills and judgment can be put to the test and refined.

 
Leaders of Tomorrow
Part 1: 14 days; Part 2: 14 days Beginner North Cascades, WA June - August
Leaders of Tomorrow, a program for high school students, develops a foundation of leadership skills, techniques, and judgment to be fully competent in wilderness travel and alpine mountaineering.

 
Learn to Lead - Introduction to Traditional Rock Leadership
4 days Intermediate & Advanced Leavenworth, Red Rock, Joshua Tree, Squamish Year Round
The objective of the Learn to Lead program is to introduce climbers to the techniques required for leading single and multi-pitch traditional rock routes, while advancing technical and movement skills.

 
Mountaineering Instructor Professional Training Program
Varies None Washington Varies

 
Rock Rescue - Intro and Advanced
2 days, 1-day practicum available upon request None BC, WA, CA, NV Year-round
Intro: Build fundamental rescue skills to manage the problems and accidents that frequently confront recreational climbers. Advanced: Develop a repertoire of techniques for safely reaching, packaging, and transporting victims over high angle terrain.

 
Sierra Leadership Seminar
12 Days Beginner Eastern Sierra, CA July - September
Acquire alpine mountaineering skills for rock and snow; become capable of leading alpine routes of moderate difficulty.

 
Single-Pitch Instructor (SPI) Course and Exam
3 days for course, 2 days for exam Beginner to Advanced Red Rock Canyon, Nevada; locations in Washington State Year-round
The SPI course is designed to help capable recreational climbers transition into capable and effective climbing instructors.

 

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