We, the Foothills Climbing Committee, are glad you're applying for the Intermediate Alpine Climbing Modules and look forward to instructing and climbing with you this season.
This application is for Alpine Ice, Self Rescue, and Mixed Climbing. The Leading on Rock and Intermediate Glacier applications will come out in early October.
The Foothills Climbing Committee is committed to building and fostering a representative climbing community that reflects the spaces in which we live and recreate. We recognize that outdoor recreation has historically excluded communities of color, women, and LGBTQ+ people. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other underrepresented communities.
***Please do not sign up for the course unless you can attend ALL field trips and ALL lectures. Some field trips may be postponed due to weather.
Selection Criteria
All applications will be rated out of 100. As the Mountaineers is a volunteer organization, applications are heavily weighted to those with recent volunteer experience, especially those already volunteering with the Mountaineers. At minimum, applicants should have volunteered at least 1 day per course taken (LOT = 2 days, IGT = 1 Day, SPR = 1 Day). Preference will be given to those who have volunteered with instructing Foothills Basic or Foothills Intermediate Climbing Courses.
- Volunteer Experience - 40 points
- Technical experience - 30 points
- Personal Statements - 30 points
Please note: as the Foothills Climbing Program is in it's first year, we are looking for those who will volunteer with the Intermediate and Basic Programs to help us grow our programs.
Course Schedule
Alpine Ice
Prerequisites: Leading on Rock/Trad (Sport climbing ok) & Intermediate Glacier Travel
- Kick off - 07/28/2021
- Skills: Foam Wall - 08/04/2021
- Skills: Dry Tooling - 08/11/2021
- Alpine Ice 1 - 08/14-08/15/2021
- Alpine Ice 2 - 08/28-08/29/2021
Self Rescue
Prerequisites: Leading on Rock/Trad
- Kick off - 09/08/2021
- Skills: Follower Rescue - 09/15/2021
- Follower Rescue Scenarios - 09/18/2021
- Skills: Leader Rescue - 09/29/2021
- Scenarios - 10/3/2021
Mixed Climbing
Prerequisites: Leading on Rock/Trad, Alpine Ice or Water Ice. Self Rescue Preferred
- Kick off - 10/14/2021
- Intro to Dry Tooling - 10/28/2021
- Outdoor Dry Tooling - 11/13/2021
- Advanced Dry Tooling - 12/11/2021
- Mixed climbing overnight - 01/22-01/23/2022