AE 325 - Mountaineering

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes of basic mountaineering, including snow, ice, and alpine climbing, avalanche awareness, use of technical equipment including crampons, ropes, and ice axes for snow travel, use of fixed lines, group management on technical terrain and mountaineering instructional strategies. Includes winter overnight camping.

Prerequisites: AE 141 AND (AE 201 OR AE 241) OR Instructor Permission

Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (1-4)