After completing the Mountaineers Basic Climbing Course in 1997, I began taking the multi-year Intermediate Course in 1998. Of all the things we learned during the several field trips the first year, the nicest new skill was ice climbing. This two-day field trip provided our first exposure to ice climbing technique, both for moderate angle glacier ice and more vertical alpine ice (using glacial seracs for practice).
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| Starting Elevation: | 3200 ft (1000 m) | Weather Conditions: | Cloudy, some sun; moderate winds | |||
| Highest Elevation: | 6000 ft (1800 m) | Temperature: | 40-60 F (5-15 C) | |||
| Roundtrip Distance: | 10 miles (16 km) | Visibility: | Poor, cloudy and foggy |
This was the Ice 1 field trip for the Mountaineers Intermediate Climbing Course,
with a party of twenty led by Kurt Hanson.