[pct-l] mountaineering skills

[thebeave7 at hotmail.com (eric lee)]

To truly learn winter Mountaineering skills I would recommend heading North 
a bit. Best instructional groups I know of are Sierra Mountain Center out of 
Bishop, American Alpine Institue, and Sierra Wilderness Seminars out of 
Shasta. All of them have websites you can peruze, with info on their 
classes. They are no longer run snow travel classes, since it is June and 
USUALLY there isn't a this much snow.  I definately recommend getting up to 
the big mountains(Sierras) for this training, because the amount you will 
learn and beable to see will be much greater than anything a class room or 
socal mts can offer. Also picking up a copy of "Freedom of the Hills" is a 
great way to help yourself become familiar with Mountaineering practices, 
though doesn't replace the class. Happy hiking.
Eric J Lee, San Diego

>From: DjgPct@aol.com
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] mountaineering skills
>Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:35:20 EDT
>
>
>
>In a message dated 6/9/2005 1:08:53 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>gregray8@yahoo.com writes:
>
>Now,  finally the question... are there places in sunny So Cal where one 
>can
>get  professional mountaineering field instruction?   I know quite enough
>about desert survival, but snow, ice, and high altitude???
>It might as  well be the moon to me.
>
>
>==================================================
>
>Hi Greg-
>
>It would seem to me that to get instruction that truly offers you  hands-on
>learning, you'd need to travel north to get this  experience.  Unless 
>someone
>has an indoor facility with a mountain covered  in man-made snow & ice!  
>=;-)
>Would probably be worth the  trip...
>
>Betsy
>
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