Women+ Mountaineering Leadership 5-Day

5.0 (8)

Group Size

4 people per guide

Duration

5 days

Course Description:

At Upward Transitions, we believe in empowering women and other marginalized gender groups to be in community with one another, learning, growing, and broadening skillsets together. The space we create allows us to be present and engaged without having to spend energy trying to fit a mold. Here, we don’t need to prove anything. We are welcome to show up as we are, no matter what stage of life, body type, or life journey. We create an environment that fosters growth from the inside out.

Curriculum:

• Introduction to glaciology, native lands, and mountaineering

• Crevasse Rescue

• Self Ascending

• Crampon and ice axe techniques

• Self arrest

• Snow camping

• Navigation and route selection

• Glacier rope travel

• Expedition style trip logistics: Cookware selection, tent setups, shelter options

• Gear selection and packing

• Snow rescue drill

• Safety and hazard assessment/management

• Leave no trace principles

• Mindset setting, breath work

Itinerary:

Day 1:

• Meet at a designated location, check all gear, and have introductions
• Land acknowledgment
• Discussions: Leave no trace, safety protocols, mindset setting for our time together
• Hike in and set up our base camp for the course, and enjoy our first alpine meal together
• Navigation and route selection

Day 2:

• Snow school: Extensively cover footwork in crampons, use of an ice axe, self arrest, and moving together on rope teams
• gear selection
• Knot school: Learn the most helpful alpine knots
• Running protection and fixed protection
• Group stretching and a warm meal

Day 3

• Apply the skills we learned in the previous days, and go for our summit climb
• Return to base camp
• Group debrief and sharing over dinner
• Time set aside for journaling, relaxing, and decompressing after a long day

Day 4

• Crevasse rescue - We will practice rappelling down into crevasses, ascending out, and rescuing one another
• Ropes and anchor systems
• Return to camp, and celebrate our final night together on the mountain over a fresh meal

Day 5

• Pack up base camp
• Hike out
• Debrief at designated location 

Included:

·      Wilderness permits and guides

·      Tents

·      Ropes, pickets, and group climbing gear 

·      Stoves and cookware

·      Breakfast and dinner

What to Expect after Signing Up:

Within one week of signing up, you will receive an informational packet of how best to train, a packing list, and other course information that will be helpful for you to review.