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The rugged, glacier-carved Wind River Range is famous for its sheer granite headwalls, spires, and towering 13,000-foot summits covered with rock and surrounded by glaciers. This remote range is also famous for mountaineering expeditions that have a perfect blend of glacier travel, snow ascents and rock climbing.
You’ll learn real mountaineering skills such as belaying, rappelling, climbing techniques and anchor placement—all while traveling over, around and through the rocky, steep terrain of the Wind Rivers. Your route will allow you to learn rock, snow and ice climbing techniques which will lead to longer, more technical climbs like 13,804-foot Gannett Peak, Wyoming’s highest mountain. At the same time, you’ll master the camping, hiking and leadership skills necessary to thrive in the mountain environment and beyond.
Wind River Mountaineering
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| Duration: |
30 days |
| Age: |
16 and over (average age 20) |
| Tuition: |
$ 3,800 |
| Dates: |
June 9-July 8, 2008
June 23-July 22, 2008
June 16-July 15, 2008
July 3-Aug. 1, 2008
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College Credit:
(Optional) |
6
Semester Credit Hours
2 Hours Environmental Ethics
2 Hours Skills Practicum
2 Hours Risk Assessment |
| Course start/end: |
Lander, Wyoming |
| Equipment Deposit: |
$350 |
| Fly in/out: |
Riverton, Wyoming |
| Downloads: |
Course Description
(pdf)
Equipment List
(pdf) |
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