Climbing page; for 2009

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The Chemeketan climbing program provides a variety of activities, training, and climbs ranging from those suitable for first year climbers to more technical climbs for experienced mountaineers. All climbs on the schedule, including the climb school, are qualifying trips for Chemeketan membership. Completion of the Chemeketan climb school, or an equivalent climb school experience as approved by the leader of each individual climb, is required for participation in Chemeketan climbs.

Chemeketan climbs are limited in party size. All wilderness area activities are limited to no more than 12 by the Forest Service. Climbers interested in a particular climb should contact the leader as soon as possible to sign up in advance of the climb. Details of Chemeketan climbs are provided in the monthly bulletin prior to a scheduled climb. Contact the individual climb leaders for more information.

The current Climbing Committee Co-Chairs are John Petrie and Scott Phillips.

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Chemeketan Climb School Details.
Climb School Student Handbook in .pdf format

2009 Climbing Schedule
Watch this page as this year's climb schedule develops and changes. Send an email directly to the Climb Leader to secure your participation on these climbs.

Key:

Climbs

Training Opportunities (more info)

Social Events (more info)

* denotes activities available to first year climbers

Month	Date	Day	Activity/Rating	Climb Leader
Jan	17-18	Sat-Sun	Chemeketan Cabin Weekend (click for info & sign-up)	S Dougherty
Jan	10-11	Sun-Mon	Snow Cave & Snow Camping Weekend, S1* (Prospectus)	V Dunn
Jan	31	Sat	Mt Hood, South Side Variation, S2 (Prospectus)	J Palacios
Feb	TBA	TBA	Mt St Helens, Swift Creek/Worm Flows, S1*	K Hill
Feb	18	Wed	Route Finding School, Class (click for info & sign-up)	S Dougherty
Feb	21-22	Sat-Sun	Route Finding School, Classroom & Field Sessions	S Dougherty
Mar	TBA	TBA	Mt St Helens, Swift Creek/Worm Flows, S1*	K Hill
Mar	TBA	TBA	Mt Hood, South Side/ Hogsback, S2	K Hill
Apr	1	Wed	Brokeback Mountain, South Gully/Pink Pinnacle, F1* ;-)	V Dunn
Apr	8	Wed	Climb School Classroom Session #1 at the Den*	B Saur
Apr	15	Wed	Climb School Classroom Session #2 at the Den*	B Saur
Apr	17	Fri	Rock Pro & Anchor Building Class, R1 (Pictures from the 2008 class) (Prospectus)	J Palacios
Apr	18	Sat	Climb School Rock Skills - Horsethief Butte WA*	B Saur
Apr	19	Sun	Climb School Snow Skills - Mt Hood OR*	B Saur
Apr	24-26	Fri-Sun	Steens Mountain Ski Descent (More Info)	K Garlinghouse
May	TBA	TBA	Mt Hood, South Side, Ski Decent, S1 (Leader Asst TBA)	S Kelley
May	TBA	TBA	Mt Hood, South Side/Old Chute, S1* CANCELLED	K Hill
May	TBA	TBA	Crack climbing clinic at Trout Creek, R3	H Kutuk
May	2-3	Sat-Sun	Intro to Rock Climbing at Smith Rock State Park, R1* (S Phillips Leader Assist)	M Rudy
May	15-17	Fri-Sun	Mt Shasta, Green Butte Ridge, S1* (More Info) NEW DATES	J Petrie
May	9	Sat	Mt St Helens, Worm Flows, S1*	K Kraschel
May	9	Sat	Mt Hood, South Side S1*	S Dougherty
May	12	Tues	Sport Climbing Seminar, Classroom Session at the DEN, R1* (Seminar Notes)	S Phillips
May	16-17	Sat-Sun	Sport Climbing Seminar, Smith Rock Field Sessions, R1*	S Phillips
May	16-17	Sat-Sun	Mt Hood, South Side, S1* (Leader Asst TBA)	S Kelley
May	23-24	Sat-Sun	Mt Hood, South Side S1*	S Phillips
May	28-31	Thu-Sun	Mt Shasta, Hotlum-Wintun Ridge, S2 (Prospectus)	J Palacios
May	30-31	Sat-Sun	Mt St Helens, Worm Flows, S1* (S Phillips Leader Asst) Prospectus	M Niemeyer
June	TBA	TBA	Aid climbing clinic at Smith Rock (Monkey Face/Pioneer Route if group is ready), R3	H Kutuk
June	6	Sat	Mt Hood, Leuthold Couloir, S2 CANCELLED	S Phillips
June	6-7	Sat-Sun	Mt Ellinor, SE Chute, M1 (Leader Asst TBA)	S Kelley
June	6	Sat	Mt Hood, Ski Descent (More Info)	K Garlinghouse
June	13-14	Sat-Sun	Ruth Mountain / Icy Peak, Via Ruth Glacier, S1*	B Saur
June	13-14	Sat-Sun	South Sister, South Side, S1 (K. Kraschel Leader Asst)	R Smith
June	13-21	Sat-Sun	Colorado 14'ers - Early Season Classic Couloirs (More Info)	K Garlinghouse
June	19-21	Fri-Sun	Broken Top, 9 O’Clock Coulier, S2 CANCELLED	S Phillips
June	20-21	Sat-Sun	South Sister, Prouty Glacier, S1	K Hill
June	27-28	Sat-Sun	Middle Sister, S1* (K Hill Leader Asst) NEW DATES	M Rudy
June	27-28	Sat-Sun	Smith Rock Outing R1* CANCELLED	M Rudy
July	10-12	Fri-Sun	Mt Shuksan, Fisher Chimneys, M2	B Saur
July	10-12	Fri-Sun	Mt Adams, North Cleaver via RTM, M1	K Hill
July	11	Sat	Mt Washington, N Ridge, R1* (R Barry Leader Asst)	S Kelley
July	11	Sat	Three Finger Jack, S Ridge, R1* (Leader Asst TBA)	M Rudy
July	12	Sun	Three Finger Jack, S Ridge, R1* (V Dunn Leader Asst)	S Kelley
July	12	Sun	Mt Washington, N Ridge, R1* (Leader Asst TBA)	M Rudy
July	12-14	Sun-Tues	Mt Shuksan, Fisher Chimneys, M2 (Prospectus) NEW	J Palacios
July	18	Sat	Mt Washington, N Ridge, R1* (V Dunn Leader Asst) Prospectus NEW	M Niemeyer
July	19	Sun	Three Finger Jack, S Ridge R1* (V Dunn Leader Asst) Prospectus CANCELLED	M Niemeyer
July	24-26	Fri-Sun	Broken Top R1* & South Sister S1* (Leader Asst TBA)	M Rudy
July	25	Sat	Three Finger Jack, S Ridge, R1*	S Dougherty
July	25-01	Sat-Sat	Mt Olympus/Bailey Traverse, M1*	B Saur
July	25-29	Sat-Wed	Mt Olympus, Blue Glacier, M1/M2* (Prospectus)	J Palacios
July	28-5	Sat-Sun	Colorado 14'ers - Summer Climbs (More Info)	K Garlinghouse
Aug	TBA	Sat-Sun	Smith Rock Climbing, Top Rope Weekend, R1*	S Phillips
Aug	9	Sun	Mt. Thielsen R1 (Leader Asst TBA)	M Rudy
Aug	8-9	Sat-Sun	Mt Adams, south spur, S1*	S Dougherty
Aug	15-16	Sat-Sun	Mt Stuart, Cascadian Couloir, R1* (J Palacios Leader Asst) Prospectus	M Niemeyer
Aug	15-16	Sat-Sun	North Sister, Southeast Ridge, M1	K Hill
Aug	19-23	Wed-Sun	Washington Pass, WA, Rock Fest, R2-3	S Phillips
Aug	28-30	Fri-Sun	West McMillan Spire, west ridge, M2	B Saur
Aug	29	Sat	Mt Washington, N Ridge, R1* (J Petrie Leader Asst) Prospectus	M Niemeyer
Sept	6-8	Sat-Mon	Mt. Jefferson, south ridge, R1*	S Dougherty
Sept	18-21	Fri-Mon	Lemah Mt, S. ridge & Chikamin Peak, Glacier Lake, R1*	B Saur
Oct	TBA	Sat-Sun	Eliot Glacier Ice School, S1* (at Mt Hood)	J Palacios
Oct	3-4	Sat-Sun	Middle Sister, SE Ridge, R1	E Gradison
Oct	17-18	Sat-Sun	Mt. Thielsen R1 (drive in and camp saturday; climb sunday)	E Gradison
Nov	21	Sat at 6pm	Climbers Potluck/Slideshow (details and directions)	K Garlinghouse

Past Climb Schedules
2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Climb History
An archive of past climb reports submitted by Chemeketan climb leaders.

Training Opportunities
More information about climber training opportunities.

Social Activities
More information about climber social activities.

Chemeketan Climbing Classification System
The Chemeketan Climbing Classification System (CCCS) description in detail.

Climb Leader Resources
A listing of current Climb Leaders.
Provisional Leader Feedback Form
Assistant Leader Feedback Form
Liability Release form
Climb Leader Guide 2006.pdf in Adobe Acrobat format

Climbing Awards
Details on the Chemeketan Awards.

Selected Peak and Route Lists
Details on Selected Peak and Route Lists and Emblems.

Climbers E-Mail Group
Join the Chemeketan climbers eGroup below to send and recieve email regarding climbing activities, opportunities, and other climbing related information.

revised 2009 June 29