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2-Day Trad Lead Climbing Course Near Seattle

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Head to the outskirts of Seattle with a certified mountain guide and improve your trad climbing skills with a lead climbing course over two days that will take your rock climbing career to new heights.

Private

Cascade Range

2 Days

May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fit

Intermediate


Highlights

  • Learn skills from a knowledgeable local guide to improve your climbing.
  • Take in the unparalleled Pacific Northwest and its incomparable scenery.
  • Take two full days to learn and practice the essentials of trad climbing.

Description

Reach the next level in your climbing career on this fantastic two-day rock climbing course that focuses on trad lead climbing! You will hone your skills in the beauty of the surrounding Seattle wilderness under the guidance of a local certified guide and move closer to accomplishing your biggest climbing objectives!

The environment in the greater Seattle area is world renowned for its green landscape, endless forests, and fresh air. What better way to see it than from the tops of its most notable rocks! Your program immerses you in the Cascades and its immaculate countryside to perfect your trad climbing techniques and prepare you for lead climbing trips on more ambitious adventures.

With this two day program, we start early on both days to make the most of our time. You will have instruction in top-rope anchors, protection placement, rope management, and so much more. Movement skills are of the utmost priority for trad lead climbing, so a majority of our emphasis will be placed here.

Index Town Walls is a top tier destination for climbing, so we will aim for a course here or in a similar setting. By providing only the best locations, you can practice each skill you learn in the most productive way. We will primarily use single-pitch routes to review techniques and progress our abilities throughout the course.

The first day focuses on learning and practicing what we are learning, while the second day concentrates on applying those fundamentals and possibly even performing a lead climb without top-rope protection. There is plenty to discover and experience in this course. This is a great chance to move ahead in rock climbing and become comfortable lead climbing.

This area is our home and we love sharing its magic with fellow climbers. Our programs are safe, fun, and ensure you leave the rock with a sense of accomplishment. You will be climbing the mountains with a local knowledge by the time the program is over on the second day. You have the opportunity to use the skills you acquire here on future climbs all over the world.

You need previous rock climbing experience to participate in this program. You should be in good shape and be mentally prepared for the obstacles of a two-day rock climbing program as well.

Book this incredible trad lead climbing course NOW and take two days to admire the Cascade Mountains while setting yourself up for success!

There is also a wonderful single-day trad anchor course available for anyone who wants to transition into the exciting world of trad climbing!

Price includes

- Guiding fee

Price details

Please note the price does not include transportation, personal climbing equipment, or guide gratuities.


Details

Accommodation

We will spend a night camping in tents during this program.

More info

You must be 13 years old to participate in this program.

Meeting point

We will meet at the area of instruction at 9:00am on our first day. Contact me upon booking to establish our meeting location.

About the guide

At Miyar Adventures, we know that every trip is as much about discovering yourself as it is about discovering the world. Miyar was founded because of our passion for climbing - a passion we will strive to share with you whether you join us for a trip close to home or in a remote corner of the Himalayas.

We strive to be your trusted companion as you chase your life-long dreams. We believe it is our duty to ensure that you are safe and that you have fun every time you climb with us.

We want to make climbing accessible to all adventure-seekers, regardless of their age and climbing background. And when we go climbing with seasoned climbers, we make sure they have enough of a challenge.

Miyar's guides have relevant training through the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) for the terrain in which they guide. This includes training in rock climbing, ice climbing, glacier travel, and snow sports, as well as avalanche training and Wilderness First Responder or higher level medical certification.

Languages

Hindi | English

Certificates

AMGA


What people are saying about Miyar Adventures

Ben King

5.00

June, 2022

Hisham was a great guide!

Chloe Mikelsons

5.00

August, 2021

I had an amazing time climbing the tooth and the guides Jasmine and Sandeep were great! I really appreciated their flexibility and allowing me to choose a different route up the tooth. Amazing hike in. I’m glad we were able to beat the heat and the crowds.

Martha Salazar

5.00

August, 2021

We had an amazing experience, The Miyar team was outstanding. We all learned so much for our guides Anne and Deim. You all did wonderful in answering all my concerns and questions. Thank you so much!

Donia Salazar

5.00

August, 2021

After speaking with Sandeep at Miyar, we actually opted for a different trip, a 4-day backpacking trip to the High Divide Loop at Olympic National Park. Our guide was amazing and we had a phenomenal time. I'm very thankful for Sandeep's experience and suggestion as I think the Olympic trip was exactly the right trip for us! Communication leading up to the trip left a lot of room for improvement, but everything fell into place at the last minute. Our guide, Chloe, couldn't have been better for my family if I'd handpicked a guide myself. She was knowledgeable, encouraging, supportive, and just an all around genuine human being. I would recommend her anytime!

Katharina

5.00

July, 2021

Myself and my daughter climbed Mt. Baker with Miyar Adventures via Easton Glacier route, Simon was our guide. The whole experience was epic in many ways. Simon's knowledge is excellent, I would trust him 100% in any situations that may come up on the mountain. We learned a lot and it was fun. The overall organization from Miyar was great (including informational emails from Jake and communication with Sandeep). Great company that I would choose again in a heartbeat.

Gillian Hunt

5.00

July, 2021

Sandeep and his wife, Jasmine, are lovely guides! We did a 1 day intro to rock climbing excursion with them and we had a great time! They communicated well and provided us with a fun and safe day of climbing. They chose routes based on our experience and taught us a lot. I highly recommend hiring Miyar Adventures. We have already shared their info with friends and family.

Adam Behmer

4.00

June, 2021

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Mark Maszak

5.00

September, 2020

Whole group summited! Huge thanks to the guides for helping us all get there! It's certainly not an easy climb, but the entire experience was fantastic. Especially loved the snow skills training on the second day. Lots of fun was had practicing the self arrest & team arrest. The team arrest training was a huge confidence builder to see that I wasn’t going to take the entire team down if I fell The lead guide (Glen) was fabulous. You can tell he really enjoys sharing his passion for the outdoors with the guests on his trip. Folks in the store are super helpful as well. Sandeep (owner) is great, and have talked with him in the store & via email several times to get advice. Great pre-trip guidance (including a meeting the night before the climb to make sure you have all the gear you need & nothing you don’t), and you can tell how much Sandeep cares about making sure every guest has a great experience. Lots of reasonably priced gear rental options available here as well if you aren’t sure if mountaineering is for you. Considering a Kili trip while I’m still in good hiking shape, and they’ll be the first place I look at if I decide to book.

Etienne Margraff

5.00

September, 2020

I took the Mountaineering skills course (5 days) in Baker. I learned so much about Glacier travel, rope management, crevasse rescue, and much more! Glen, our guide was awesome and highly knowledgeable. We also got to summit Mt. Baker during the course which was the most magical part! I HIGHLY recommend them!

Jessica Wolford

5.00

September, 2020

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. I had the very best experience climbing Mount Baker with Miyar Adventures. Coordination was not the easiest with Covid but they were very communicative throughout the process. This was my first roped travel experience and I felt that Miyar prepared me very well with gear lists and videos before the trip and with hands on training the day before our summit. Everyone was very courteous when it came to masks and social distancing. When we lost our guide just a couple days before due to cold symptoms (he took precautions and got a Covid test right away but the results window may have impacted our trip - it ended up being negative thankfully) the owner, Sandeep, stepped in to guide us! Sandeep made sure we were all safe and had a great time. Our team all summited successfully! I would definitely recommend this guide company and will be booking with them again in the future!

Simone Caliumi

5.00

September, 2020

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Barry

5.00

August, 2020

Five days of awesome is all I can say. Glen our instructor and guide was extremely knowledgeable. I had previous glacier mountaineering experience and his techniques were so much more efficient than what I had been taught. To top it off we had a great summit day.

Dalton Densel

5.00

August, 2020

Everything was great. From the explore share professional that connected me to the guide service, and the guide on the mountain.

Adwait Vaidya

5.00

August, 2020

Overall, an absolutely incredible experience and memories that will last for a long time. For someone who had never done a glacier climb, this was an amazing experience. First time being roped up and getting to stare into the belly of the beast (a crevasse) was an unforgettable experience. Our guides Tyler and Chris were extremely knowledgeable. Throughout our trip they kept sharing interesting anecdotes and tips about climbing. Once we reached basecamp, they took us out in the snow to review cramponing, snow skills and how to wear a harness and attach yourselves to a rope. This was supposed to be a 3 day climb, but due to inclement weather it became a 2 day climb. We lucked out with the weather clearing from first day afternoon until second day evening. On the second day we set out with an alpine start at 2 am. At the summit, the views were absolutely breathtaking - by far the prettiest mountaintop I had seen. We were absolutely surrounded by mountain peaks on every side. We got to spend a nice 40 minutes at the top and hoofed it back to the trailhead by 5 pm. We thought we were done, but no - at the coffee break our guides told us we had paid for 3 days - so what did we want to do on the third day? They took us to a rock-climbing structure and taught us the basics of crevasse rescue and answered a whole bunch of mountaineering questions (we had a LOT). Absolutely unexpected and this third day was the cherry on the top.

Aparna Varma

5.00

July, 2020

This was an absolutely amazing experience for me. I had never climbed a glaciated mountain before, and was completely new to all the skills and equipment required for such a venture. Our guides Chris and Sandeep were super knowledgeable and consistently shared a lot of information with us. We learned how to wear a harness, tie ourselves to a rope, rope team safety, and basic snow skills. We started for the summit around 2:30am and reached the top in about 6 hours. We lucked out weather wise as it was sunny and not windy at all. The view at the top was breathtaking to say the least! Our guides made us feel safe and gave lots of tips on improving our techniques during the climb, so it was a great learning experience. Would definitely do another climb with them again!


 

 

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