Class meets on Tuesday nights from 7 to 9pm for the first 6 classes (March 23->April 27th) and then from 7:30 to 9:30 for the last 6 classes (May 4->June 8). Class is held in the basement of Prospect United Church of Christ on Capitol Hill (1919 E Prospect St, Seattle, WA -- map here). Don't be late, we start promptly.
To get the most out of the class, you will need to do some reading to prepare for each of the Tuesday night sessions. Most of the reading is from Freedom of the Hills (FOTH), 7th edition (our main text book).
For the anchors class, we use the Climbing Anchors text book, and for the Mountain Safety, we encourage you to read Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM).
Like the field trips, this is a very hands on class. In addition to the reading and the lectures, we will be using our climbing gear to practice knots, anchors, and other skills in the classroom before we venture outside.
On the class schedule below, you will find a list of the required readings, and the gear to bring to each class session.
| Class Topic | Reading Assignment | Gear For Class | Snacks | |
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Tuesday, March 23 7PM |
Gear Lecture | FOTH Chapters 2, 4 | Co-chairs | |
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Tuesday, March 30 7PM |
Leave No Trace Map and Compass Gear Sale |
FOTH Chapters 5, 6, 7 | compass |
Amy C. Andrew P. Tony C. |
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Tuesday, April 6 7PM |
Knots 1 Gear Sale |
FOTH Chapters 9, 11 | harness, all carabineers, personal anchor, perlon, prussiks, webbing, belay device |
Liz V. Jocelyn K. Marah C. |
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Tuesday, April 13 7:30PM |
Knots 2 | FOTH Chapters 10, 12 | harness, all carabineers, personal anchor, perlon, prussiks, webbing, belay device |
Doug S. Ben S. Bruce A. |
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Tuesday, April 20 7PM |
Anchors | Climbing Anchors | harness, all carabineers, personal anchor, perlon, prussiks, webbing, belay device |
Tom A. Christy H. Lucas C. |
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Tuesday, April 27 7PM |
Winter Camping Self Arrest |
FOTH Chapters 3, 16 | none |
Will VC. Liz B. Chris E. |
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Tuesday, May 4 7:30PM |
Avalanche and Weather | FOTH Chapters 26, 27 | none |
Jenn B. Adam B. Chelan M. |
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Tuesday, May 11 7:30PM |
Altitude Knots Exam |
FOTH Chapter 20 (Altitude section) | harness, all carabineers, personal anchor, perlon, prussiks, webbing, belay device, rescue pulley |
Derek D-B. Michelle D. Larissa M. |
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Tuesday, May 18 7:30PM |
First Aid Z-pulley |
FOTH Chapters 17, 23 | harness, all carabineers, personal anchor, perlon, prussiks, webbing, belay device, rescue pully, snow picket |
Emily P. Eileen B. Peter S. |
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Tuesday, May 25 7:30PM |
Glacier Travel Ice Climbing Crevasse Rescue |
FOTH Chapter 18 | none |
Dave B. Peter H. Pradeep N. |
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Tuesday, June 1 7:30PM |
Trip Planning | Complete assigned homework | none |
Sarah B. Kristy F. Eddie O. |
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Tuesday, June 8 7:30PM |
Mountain Safety Final Exam |
ANAM, FOTH Chapters 21, 24 |
none |
Ethan W. Noah F. |
Here are the links to documents used by the Tuesday night organizers: the Knots classses and the z-pulley instructions.
Looking to find Smith's or The Hopvine for post-class libations, here is a map with some pushpins (Thanks Laurel).