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Student Skills Field Day (Snow/Rock) – St Mary's Glacier

Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course

Student Skills Field Day (Snow/Rock) – St Mary's Glacier

This is the only skills related Field Days for students enrolled in Alpine Scrambling Course Denver. All student must successfully complete Student Skills Field Day to participate in Level 1 and Level 2 progressive Scramble Field Days. As we cannot control the weather, we have set up one Back Up/Weather Date in case of the need to cancel due to weather. All students must be available for all course scheduled field days including the Back-Up/Weather Day. In the case of the need to cancel, this Student Skills Field Day will beheld the following scheduled field day.

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Jeff Roberts
Primary Leader
  • Sat, May 18, 2024
  • Denver
  • Scrambling
  • Basic Alpine Climb
  • Adults
  • Challenging
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 2.0

  • Meet Up Time: Alpine Start: 6:00am (BE EARLY and Ready to Drive Away at 6am)

    Meet Up Place: Wooly Mammoth Park-N-Ride: 18560 US-40, Golden, CO 80401 (Section BB)

    • Carpool/Parking Contribution: 
      • $33 (83 miles RT/divided equally among students: BRING CASH/EXACT CHANGE)
      • NOTE: DEN ASC honors our all volunteer leaders by not including them in the carpool/Parking Fee contribution
      • NOTE: There is a $20/vehicle PARKING FEE for St. Mary’s Glacier

    Alternate Date: 6/15/24

    • As we cannot control the weather, we are setting up an alternate date for all field days in case of need of cancelation.  All students must be available for ALL days, including the Back-Up Weather Day. 

Full Day Agenda HERE .  All students are expected to be prepared by reviewing the agenda, including reviewing links to skills and have all gear (to include a shelter and a BIVVY) in their packs.

Student Skills Field Day will focus on: 

1. Snow Travel/Self-Arrest with Ice Axe

2. Navigation

3. Scrambling Techniques: Hand/Foot Placements, Mantle, Layback, Stemming

4. Rock Travel: Talus/Scree

5. Protection/Gear: Chest Harness, Personal Anchor, Prussic Hitch, Belay (DEMO)

6. Spend the Night: BIVVY/Shelter 

Route/Place

St Mary's Glacier

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  1. 10 Essentials to include BIVVY/Shelter
  2. Helmet, Ice Axe, Harness, Scrambling Gloves
  3. Printed Map
  4. Glissade Pants, Wind Protection, Extra Gloves (prep for a wet/windy day)
  5. Your winning attitude (prep for a wet/windy day)

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