Basic Mountaineering
CLMRG Summer Class Agenda – 2008
6:30 PM Tuesdays – Kerr McGee Center
5:00 PM Wednesdays – meet at NickolettiÕs East Parking lot
Topic Chapter & Pages*
June 10 Introduction / Check-in
First Steps 1, 14-17
Conditioning 4, 78-81
Wilderness Travel 6 & A, 111-120 & 549-552
Knots: Figure 8 9
Packs & Equipment 2, 31-42
Clothing 2, 18-31
June 11 Conditioning hike, 5 Fingers Thumb (IWV canyon)
June 17 Mountain Maladies 23, 484-494
Camping & Bivies 3, 43-62
Knots: bowline on a coil 9
Rock Climbing Technique 12, 208-235
Sierra Climbs – slide show
June 18 Bouldering, Wagon Wheel
June 24 Navigation 5, 82-110
Knots: belayers 9
Belaying 10, 155-187
Rock Climbing Presentation – slide show
June 25 Belaying/Navigation, Wagon Wheel
July 1 Basic Safety System 9, 136-140 & 148-154
Snow Travel & Climbing 16, 306-359
Knots: grapevine 9
Food & Stoves 3, 62-77
Summer Class Party Prep.
Expeditions – slide show
July 2 Climbing, Robbers Roost
July 8 Leave no Trace & Access 7 & 8, 121-133
Mountain Weather 27, 537-547
Knots: review 9
Rappelling 11, 188-205
Summer Class Party Prep.
Day trip planning
July 9 Rappelling, Fossil Falls
July 12/13 Day Trips
Topic Chapter & Pages
July 15 Safety & Leadership 21-22, 460-476
Alpine Rescue 24,495-513
Knots: review 9
Ritter-Banner Pres
Summer Class Party Prep. and Overnight trip planning
July 16 Climbing, Robbers Roost
July 19-20 Overnight Trips
July 22 The CLMRG
Final Exam & Critique
Complete Check-Off Sheets
Conclusion
Finalize Class Party plan
July 23 Climbing & Party, Robbers Roost
****NO ALCOHOL UNTIL CLIMBING IS FINISHED
*Mountaineering,Freedom of the Hills, seventh edition