OPEN - Alpine Climbing Skills Clinic
Location
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Group Size
5 people per guide
Duration
6 hours
Difficulty
Easy, Intermediate
Location
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Group Size
5 people per guide
Duration
6 hours
Difficulty
Easy, Intermediate
Learn different methods and skills for moving up and down in technical winter terrain. This course is a great precursor to a winter ascent of the gullies in Huntington’s Ravine or bigger objectives like Mt. Baker or Rainier. We will cover crampon technique, mountaineering ax use, moving on steep terrain, moving on a rope team, lead belaying techniques and use of different snow and ice anchors.
This is an OPEN ENROLLMENT course. You will be paried with others in a fun learning environment. There is a minimum of 3 climbers required to run the course. If the minimim is not met, yu have the option of upgrading to a private day or we can resecedule you to antoher weekend day.
Where will I meet the group? Our defalt meeting location is the Burgeon Outdoor clothing company in Lincoln, NH; however, please note thet that you will receive specific driving directions from your guide(s) prior to the climbing day if the meeting locaiton is different for your specific venue.