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The Mazamas, founded in 1894, are a non profit mountaineering organization located in Portland Oregon. We offer about 500 hikes and 250 climbs annually. Activities, offered for every skill and fitness level, are open to both members and non-members. To join Mazamas, you need to have climbed to the summit of a glaciated mountain peak.
LEARN TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS WITH THE MAZAMAS
The Mazamas are a mountaineering and outdoors organization with a proud
tradition of leadership, safety, conservation, and climbing education for over a
century. We offer a Basic Climbing Education Program (BCEP) class starting March
29, 2004. Join the class and meet interesting people, learn to climb mountains
and have an adventure! The mountains await you!
The objective of BCEP is to prepare students physically and mentally to be safe
team members on Mazama climbs, and to provide a foundation for continuing
mountaineering education and experience.
The six-week program will expose you to the rigors of conditioning hikes in the
Columbia Gorge and elsewhere, which are designed to make you fit enough for the
physical challenges awaiting you in climbing mountains. You'll participate in
field sessions that will provide instruction in snow and rock climbing
techniques. Lectures will provide the foundation for participation in the field
sessions, and enable you to learn from some of the Mazamas most experienced
climbers.
Mazamas offer more than 300 climbs a year of varying difficulty. Anyone, members
and non-members, can apply for these climbs. Mazamas leaders select their climb
party from those who have the skills and training for that particular climb.
BCEP graduates will typically have acquired the skills required for many Mazamas
climbs, including peaks such as Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, South and
Middle Sister, Three Fingered Jack and Mt. Washington, among others.
Go to the Mazamas website for class information and application:
http://www.mazamas.org/education/bcep_info.php
Mazamas – Your adventure starts here!
909 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209
503-227-2345 info@mazamas.org
Read more . . .
The Mazamas, a traditional alpine
mountaineering club
About Alpine Mountaineering:
The Sport of Alpine Mountaineering
Climbing Together
Following the Leader
The Mountaineers' Rope
Basic Responsibilities
The Ten Essentials
Learning to rock climb
What is a dulphersitz rappel?
What is the best
harness?
What gear do you rack on your
harness?
