ODS S222 - Mountaineering I

Institution:

UAS Ketchikan Campus

Subject:

Outdoor Studies

Description:

2 credits (0.5+3) Cross-listed as PE S222 (P/F grades). Builds on skills taught in ice and rock climbing and glacier travel courses. Topics include risk assessment, backcountry travel, gear selection and use, belays, anchors in rock, snow, ice, and vegetation; route selection, and descending techniques. Includes technical and/or semi-technical ascents of peaks in the Juneau area. Students must be in excellent physical condition and willing to endure cold, wet, and generally uncomfortable conditions for a few days at a time. Students will be required to sign a risk release form and provide their medical history. Prerequisite: Admission to the ODS program, and PE/ODS S116, S117 and S221.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ODS S116 US D- Concurrent AND ODS S117 US D- Concurrent AND ODS S221 US D- Concurrent

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.ketch.alaska.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 228-4511

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