Tag: Mountaineering School

8/24 9-Day Course Summits All Climbers!

The 8/24 9-Day Course summited the entire group today on Mt Baker in an 11 hour round trip. The entire group is back in camp, View the location or send a reply to Paul Koubek: https://inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=5ea7c54f-9706-46b2-aca8-f713cee8bfdc&adr=joxo740yojo%40post.wordpress.com Paul Koubek sent this message from: Lat 48.744632 Lon -121.841619 Do not reply directly to this message. This message […]

8/24 9-Day Starts with Ropes

The 8/24 9-Day course spent the day in the clouds and rain “learning the ropes” – knots, hitches and bends were practiced. View the location or send a reply to Paul Koubek: https://inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=35a0ba98-2131-4f41-92f7-a66b60467b40&adr=joxo740yojo%40post.wordpress.com Paul Koubek sent this message from: Lat 48.7446 Lon -121.841598 Do not reply directly to this message. This message was sent to […]

8/18 13-Day Course

Hi Folks, This is Victor and Devin checking in with the 13 Day Course. We started on the 18th with some rope work, knots, rappelling and climbing at Mt Erie. Mt Erie provides great views of the Pudget Sound and islands. Yesterday we hiked to our base camp on Mt Shuksan at 6,200’ at the […]

August 5 6-Day Summit Success!

What a day. It began at sunrise as we left camp at 6am hoping to beat the heat. The team was strong and motivated and made good time up the Easton Glacier. At 9,000 feet things got interesting – exposed ice and gaping cracks to be jumped. But the haughty crew rose to the occasion […]

August 5 6-Day Course: Day Four

Another beautiful day packed full of skills. Highlights were an extended walk on the lower Easton Glacier, jumping over crevasses and punching crampons into glacial ice. We even practiced some Leave No Trace: We finished off the skills portion of the course this afternoon with a run through crevasse rescue techniques. Now we’re preparing for […]

August 5 6-Day Course: Day Two

Just wrapped up a busy day of training and skills on the south side of Mount Baker. Weather is superb and the stoke is high. We’re having a good time. Everyone got a healthy dose of snow walking and self arrest practice. We also practiced knots and learned some glaciology. Looking for another day packed […]

July 25th 10-Day Course Route Troubles

Hi folks our team is currently at 9,200’ on Mt Rainier. Due to poor route conditions we weren’t able to make a summit attempt today. As an alternative we descended from our high camp at 10,800’ this morning to an a rock outcropping known as The Castle. We reviewed rappelling, lowering, advanced belaying techniques and […]

July 29th 6-Day Course Summits Baker!

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July 29th 6-Day Course Enjoys Perfect Weather

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7/29 6 Day Course Ice Climbing

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ALPINE ASCENTS BLOG

  • The Art of Choosing What Goes into a Pack for Fast and Light Alpine Style Objectives

    by Bobby Cosker Things to consider when packing for bigger objectives. Martha Stewart once said, “life is too complicated not to be orderly.” The same couldn’t be truer when discussing the topic of what to consider when packing your backpack for alpine climbing in the bigger mountains. Being thoughtful and orderly in how and what […]

  • 2023 Denali Season Review

    by Jessica Flandro When I, a member of the logistics team, first arrived at the Alpine Ascents office in Talkeetna, Alaska to begin preparing for the upcoming climbing season there was an unseasonable amount of snow still on the ground and more winter storms forecasted over the coming weeks. Ever the optimists, we assumed the […]

  • How To: Prepare for a Glaciated Climb

    By David Shuer  After seeing Tahoma (Rainier) from your flight into SeaTac, or reading Into Thin Air, or living in the Pacific Northwest looking up at the volcanoes that dot the skyline, you’ve got the bug and want to climb some glaciers. The options are endless in the PNW; ranging from small pocket glaciers and […]

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