Basic Alpine Climbing 2026

Tacoma

Introduction

This course page will serve as a one-stop-shop for materials and instructional resources for the Tacoma Basic Climbing Course. Please e-mail the web site coordinator, Corey Sinser, with questions, comments, or requests for additional functionality.

Navigation

Course modules are available in the upper right-hand corner on the desktop version, and in the dropdown menu in the mobile version. Prep material for a Field Trip is on the page for that Field Trip.

Message Board/Chat

Here is a discord setup that you can use to chat with other members of the course and ask questions of the instructors or leaders. If you have any questions that you want to share with everyone or just to chat feel free to post it on there!

Equipment Matrix

LIVE 2021 EQUIPMENT MATRIX

Course Purpose

Learning Objectives & What You Can Do After Completing This Course

LIVE 1 HP Course Purpose 2021

Curriculum Overview

What You Will Learn In This Course

LIVE 1 HP Course Curriculum 2021

Forms

FAQs

LIVE 1 HP FAQs 2021

Student Expectations

LIVE Student Expectations

Leader Expectations

LIVE Leader Expectations

Start of Course Checklist

LIVE Start of Course Checklist

Mid-Course Checklist

LIVE Mid-Course Checklist

End of Course Checklist (Pre-October Graduation)

LIVE End of Course Checklist

Contact Us

If you have a question that is not addressed in the FAQs or the course site, contact us. If you have a question specific to a field trip, please contact the field trip leader directly (listed on the field trip page roster).

Friendly reminder that your committee members are all unpaid volunteers and we need to mitigate the number of emails we receive, please be mindful and respectful of our time and only ask questions that are not addressed in the material we have prepared for you. Thank you.

Please try to use the discord (message board/chat) whenever possible - this is a huge help to us!

Chairs: Erik Tuvey and RyAnn Peverley

Contact us for anything regarding general course feedback, course registration and cancellations, and other inquiries not covered in below scenarios.

Social Chairs: Tessa Brennan and Rene Saenz

Contact us if you have any ideas for social get-togethers. We are the party robots. Beep bop boop.

Equivalency Chair: Joe Ernst

I decide requirements for skipping basic and being promoted to intermediate. I am omnipotent and all-powerful.

Climbs Chairs: Tadashi Kibe and Christina Reyer

Contact us for anything related to signing up for climbing or getting climbs posted.

Mentors Chairs: AJ Colosimo and Corey Sinser

Contact us for anything related to your mentor(s).

Classroom Sessions Chairs: AJ Hudlicky and Justin Fallstrom

Contact us for anything regarding classroom sessions.

Field Trips Chairs: Sara Tilley and Francis Moore

Contact us for anything related to Field Trips. Reminder if you have a question about a specific Field Trip, please try to contact the Field Trip leader listed on the roster first.

Critical Skills Chairs: Gene Kondratyuk and Kristi Van Doorn

Contact us if you are struggling with learning skills taught in this course or if you need to repeat a skills assessment.

Records Chair: Andrea Turner

Contact me for anything regarding forms you need to complete as part of this course (graduation, stewardship, etc.).

Website Chair: Corey Sinser

Contact me for anything regarding the Google Site.

Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing Facebook page (request to join)