If you like the mountains and adventure, you should check out the Everett Mountaineers alpine scrambling course, which begins on Feb. 19.
Scrambling is somewhere between hiking and rock climbing. It’s like hiking without a trail, with a bit of rock climbing mixed in.
Scramblers use minimal tools, such as an ice ax, to reach summits. You can reach many summits in the Cascades by scrambling.
The course is 12 weeks and includes five lectures and three field trips. You’ll learn about clothing and equipment, off-trail travel (on snow, rock, and mixed terrain), up-climbing, down-climbing, ice-ax arrest, self-belay, glissading, avalanche awareness, mountain weather, trip planning and emergency preparedness.
After successfully completing the course, you’re eligible to go on Mountaineers scramble and snowshoe trips.
Lectures are in Everett. To get more information and to register, go here.
I’ve taken the course, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to travel-off trails or reach summits. You’ll learn a lot, and meet a lot of people who like to explore, also.
I wrote about my experiences at the time:
- Rock scrambling training
- Ice ax training
- Guye Peak
- Mount Persis
- Mount Angeles
- Hidden Lake Peaks scramble
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