Intermediate Climbing School 2020-21

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Intermediate Climbing School (ICS) is an intensive, challenging, fun, and rewarding experience. At no other point in your climbing career are you likely to see your climbing skills advance more dramatically within a single, relatively short span of time. You will learn a lot! We pick up where BCEP left off and take you to the next level where you will learn the skills necessary to be a strong assistant on advanced Mazama climbs, organize private climbs of your own, and for those who choose, take the next step into Climb Leader Development. You will also acquire the skills you’ll need to go out and gain the climbing experience necessary for entry into the advanced Mazama programs. The curriculum will include additional knots, additional belay and rappel techniques, glacier travel, rock and snow anchor building, map and compass navigation, avalanche danger assessment, avalanche transceiver training, accident management training, crevasse rescue, snow camping, high angle snow climbing, 5th class rock climbing, and seconding/cleaning 5th class Trad.

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*DUE TO THE RISE IN CONFIRMED COVID CASES, WE ARE PUSHING REGISTRATION OUT ONE WEEK IN ORDER TO ADJUST IF NEEDED TO ANY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JULY 21ST.*

Please go to the ICS 2020-21 Application Climb Resume and follow the directions on the first tab of this Google Sheet. This spreadsheet is an essential part of your application for ICS. It is likely to be time-consuming and needs to be complete before you click on the 'Complete Form' button below. Please contact help@mazamas.org if you have any question.

The activity dates listed below are the confirmed dates for ICS 2020-21. The rest of the dates for this course will be confirmed before the class starts.

In addition to the ICS dates that you can see on this page, you also need to note the following:

You need to be able to attend one of three test nights:

Thursday, August 6
Monday, August 10
Wednesday, August 12

If accepted into the class, there will also be a Lead Belay class at Planet Granite from 6-10 p.m. on one of these dates: dates TBD

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