This demanding expedition travels into British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, including the Waddington Range, Whitemantle Range, and Homathko Icefield, for a monthlong experience in rock, snow, and ice mountaineering skills.
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Mountains serve as the walls of your backcountry classroom as you learn skills that will let you explore them.
Photo: Alexis Alloway |
Here you’ll get to experience some of the biggest and most remote glaciers NOLS travels on and you will have more time to practice actual mountaineering since these courses travel either in or out of the field via plane.
In this area of huge glacial plateaus, long granite spires, deep fjords, and snow-capped peaks along the rugged coast of British Columbia, you’ll learn what it takes to get a team ready to summit. Whether or not you’re the first one to the top, you’ll get to practice your newfound skills on at least one peak attempt.
With tons of technical glacier mountaineering and a chance to visit a place few people have ever been, this expedition is a true alpine adventure.
Waddington
Range Mountaineering
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| Duration: |
31 days |
| Age: |
17 and Older (Average age: 21) |
| Tuition: |
$5,250 |
| Dates: |
June 13-July 13, 2012
June 27-July 27, 2012
July 11-August 10, 2012 |
College Credit:
(Optional) |
6
Semester Credit Hours
2 Hours Environmental Studies
2 Hours Skills Practicum
2 Hours Risk Assessment |
| Course start/end: |
Conway, Washington |
| Equipment Deposit: |
$350 |
| Fly in/out: |
Seattle, Washington |
| Additional Information: |
Course Description (pdf)
Equipment List (pdf) |
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