Mountaineering 101: California Sierra Club Training

Santa Monica beach, surfing, UCLA Chemistry Dept., Prof. Willard F. Libby, San Vicente Blvd, Sierra Club, Basic Mountaineering Training Course (BMTC), Stoney Point, Chatsworth, bowline, belaying, Last Chance Canyon, Susan’s death, scorpions, Onion Valley, ice axe practice, fault block, Owen’s Valley, snow camping, snow cooking, sitting glissade, self-arrest, Strawberry Peak, Baby Karen, Split Peak climb, Arkel Erb, Ken McNutt, rest step, Bernard Hallet, “Congo Kitabu” by Jean-Pierre Hallet, Mr. Ritter, Sigma Alpha, view from Mammoth Mtn, Lake Ediza, Minarets, Mt. Banner, Steve Fossett 2007 crash site, John Muir 1872, John Muir Trail, Yosemite Valley fly through, Leaning Tower, Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Fall, Half Dome [15 min].