Snow Shelter Clinic

Come join us for a fun and enlightening outing at beautiful Mt. Rainier. We will forego the tents in favor of building snow shelters. We will practice the fine art of building a cozy shelter for one or two. Then for the ultimate test, we get to spend the night in a shelter of our own creating - now how often do you get a chance like this?

This is an important skill to know if you are venturing into the back country in the winter, and the venerable Brad Washburn considers it a crucial skill for Alaska Range mountaineering.

More Information

Get more information about the outing, including destination, required gear, and other expectations by emailing us at bwcc_information@bushwhackerclimbingclub.org.

Registration

There is no cost to club members. You must be a member to participate. Anyone that is at least 18 years old is welcome to join at any time at Join the Club!

UPDATE:This outing is complete for the year 2007 - it was great! Look for it again in winter of 2008. I will leave the schedule for 2007 so people can see when it happened.

2007 Snow Shelters Outing Schedule

Snow Shelter Outing

March 3, 4

About the Leaders

Doug Yates has been teaching snow shelter skills for 6 years as a volunteer instructor for the Everett Parks Department's annual Winter Camping Seminar, guiding those with minimal winter experience in constructing shelters for overnight stays at Paradise. He also practices what he preaches, logging many nights out sans tent.

Steve House has 8 years experience with the Everett Parks program (he got Doug involved). Chris Kaufman is training to climb Denali (with Doug) and has spent a few nights out himself. Jim Merrill is a rookie shelter builder, but provides WFR first aid credentials for the trip.