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Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership II
American Alpine Institute

Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership II

American Alpine Institute ETPL
This program is designed to establish sound judgment in the complex alpine environment as well as a high level of technical ability on rock, snow, and ice. The primary goal of this program is that upon completion, you will be able to function successfully as an alpine climbing leader at an intermediate or more advanced level. In this second 12-day program you will develop more sophisticated technical skills on snow and ice while making ascents of the rugged glaciers and high peaks of North Cascades National Park and on rock while climbing spectacular granite routes. This is one of the rare courses in the world that specifically teaches techniques for leading on rock, snow, and ice. You will increase your proficiency in free climbing, and you will also become capable of setting up sophisticated and effective protective systems. Your instructors will help you refine your skills of route selection, route finding, and natural hazards evaluation. Additionally, we emphasize the development of both the judgment and the specific climbing and protective systems skills required for leading more advanced climbs. It is our goal that you emerge from this program as a qualified rope team leader on both rock and glacier routes.
Visit the program website Erin-Leigh Hardy Vocational School Manager (360) 671-1505 erin-leigh@alpineinstitute.com

Financial information

Total tuition

$3,650.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Bellingham

Instructional methods

In-Person Variable Sites

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

12 Days

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

N/A

Credits

120

Clock Hours (Total)

Additional details

Award name

Certificate of Completion

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

  • Completion of AMTL 1 training, or a combination of Alpinism 1 and Alpinism 2, or Glacier Skills and Crevasse Rescue and Alpinism 2, or equivalent experience within the last two years.
  • Minimum Prerequisite experience includes:
    • Mountaineering knots and hitches (figure-8 family, bowline family, clove hitch, Münter hitch, Prusik hitch)
    • Basic top-rope and lead belay techniques
    • Setting up anchors for a top-roped rock climb at a crag
    • Basic rappelling techniques
    • Use of crampons and ice axe
    • Self-arrest maneuvers
    • Crevasse rescue procedures (both how to get yourself out if you fall in a crevasse, and also how to set up a hauling system to rescue a fallen partner)
    • Climbed a glaciated peak within the last two years
    • Climbed a multipitch alpine rock route within the last two years
    • Set up a crevasse rescue system in the last two years
  • In addition to the above skills, students need to have done the following:
    • Climbed a glaciated peak within the last two years
    • Climbed a multipitch alpine rock route within the last two years
    • Set up a crevasse rescue system in the last two years

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Top industries for graduates

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Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.