Two- day rock -  $280

This is the same concept as for the Pika Rock with a pace set for adolescence.

Five day Rock – $560

We spend the first few days becoming comfortable with foundational skills of rock craft.  From here we start building upon this by challenging and helping students to develop their technical and movement skills.  All participants show up with different natural instincts.  By the end of the week students will be able to understand and practice rope rescue and in some cases we will climb multi-pitch routes (meaning a rock climbing consisting of more than one rope length.).

Mountain Goat skills include:

• Traditional rock climbing gear
• Traditional rock anchors
• Multi-pitch climbing systems
• Following a traditional climbing pitch
• Climbing movement skills, such as Center Of Mass; Power vs. Strength; Static vs. dynamic movement. We will also learn basic skills of mind control on the rock and techniques used to dissipate debilitating effects of stress, which will allow you to get back in the game
• Partner rescue

5 day Mountain skills – $670

As kids become young adults and the scope of the world evolves the complexity and commitment of a climbing project increases.

Using the local rock cliffs of Mt. Erie and the glacier peaks of the North Cascades, kids learn to trust themselves and work towards a common goal on a bigger scale. The skills in this course translate into skills and confidence that will be used throughout the students life.

• Back-country camping skills
• Basic Rock systems and movement skills
• Multi-pitch climbing
• Mountain Navigation, route planning and time management
• Mountain Fitness, nutrition, and training
• Movement on steep snow and Ice
• Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
• Technical snow systems
• How to put it all together!

Our home mountain range is the North Cascades of Washington State.  No other range in the contiguous US matches the North Cascades for the sheer abundance and diversity of Alpine Climbing.  These mountains are Jagged and heavily glaciated with a variety of climbing mediums including alpine ice, water ice, granite, gneiss, and basalt. There are moderate alpine rambles along with difficult ice and rock climbs.
Prices (per day) 1:1 $395, 1:2 $260, 1:3 $210, 1:4 $180

-Featured Climb for 2009 –

Forbidden Peak – North Buttress / Direct 5.9 grade IV three days
A bold, remote, and inspiring objective for those that have a good foundation in climbing skills and mountain endurance.

2009 Dates
May 4-6
July 10-13
Aug 25-27

Trip Deposit (required to reserve space)

1 person $335.00 2 people $670.00 3 people $1,005.00 4 people $1,340.00

Moderate

Becky route – Liberty Bell    5.7  Grade II  one day
SW Rib – South Early winter Spire  5.8  Grade III one day
Sulphide Glacier – Mt. Shuksan two days
Shark’s Fin Tower – Boston Basin  5.0 Grade II  two days

Moderate Strenuous

SW Face Kangaroo Temple  5.9 Grade III  one day
N. Face Mt. Shuksan  50 degree snow and Ice grade III + three days
Forbidden Peak – West Ridge  5.6  Grade III     three days
Mt. Buckner – N Face 55 degree snow and ice grade III three days
Mt. Triumph – NE Ridge 5.6 grade III two days
North Early Winter Spire NW corner 5.9  grade III one day
Lexington Tower – East Face 5.9 grade III one day
Dorado Needle – SW Buttress 40 degree snow 5.7 grade IV three days

Advanced

S. Early Winter spire – Direct East Buttress  5.11 grade IV one day
Juno Tower – Clean Break 5.10 grade IV two days

Advanced Strenuous

Early Morning Spire – Southwest face 5.9 grade IV three days
Mt. Baker – N Ridge  AI 4 -  grade IV three days
Chianti Spire – East Face 5.10 grade III two days
Inspiration Peak – East Ridge 5.9 grade IV three days
Forbidden Peak – North Buttress Direct 5.9 grade IV three days