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Winter Mountraineering-January 2006 (3 credits)

IN-DEPTH STUDY

We will cover winter mountaineering skills, ice climbing, nordic skiing with an emphasis on advanced backcountry skiing, first aid, leadership issues, route finding, winter camping, outdoor equipment, and much more. It will include peak climbs, snow camping, telemark skiing, day tours, a multi-long expedition, and lots of great skiing.

IN A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

We work, live, study and recreate in a remote snowbound setting, together becoming a Christian community and family. Tall Timber Ranch is a Presbyterian camp surrounded by towering peaks, bordering the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area, and at the end of the plowed road. There, the students and staff will live in rustic but comfortable cabins and lodge. What we do to make those cabins a home is all part of the education. All chores, including cooking, are shared by the students.

ABOUT CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

Tall Timber receives up to 7 feet of snow in January. Our primary mode of transportation will be on cross-country skis. We will hold weekly structured ski lessons starting with the basic diagonal stride, and progressing to winter camping and downhill telemarking. Students are required to get out and ski daily. There will be lots of skiing and ski expeditions into the wilderness.

COST INCLUDES:

QUESTIONS?

Stan Fishburn - course instructor and Director of Tall Timber Ranch; call (509) 763-3127 e-mail stan@talltimber.org Kim Dawson-Whitworth Off Campus Studies; call (509) 777-4499 e-mail kdawson@whitworth.edu

For More Information

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Student Information
Winter Mountaineering Flyer