A New Twist on Mountaineering - Mount Bachelor Climbing Schools and Seminars
Mount Bachelor is located in Central Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range. It is only half an hour from beautiful downtown Bend and about one hour from the Redmond Airport (RDM). Mount Bachelor is a first class ski resort with ten high speed chair lifts.
Mountain Link has recently partnered with Mount Bachelor to offer a series of instructional mountaineering programs. Whether you are new to mountaineering or just enjoy being outside in the spring and summer, this program will meet your needs. The one to four day mountaineering seminars, will range from overnight survival techniques to Denali preparation and be led by world class climbers and instructors. Upon completion, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to begin a safe and successful climbing career.
The various programs include:
- winter survival
- proper camp building for extreme conditions
- introduction to high altitude physiology
- response to high altitude illness
- principles of glacier travel
- sled techniques
- anchors
- belaying on snow and ice
- cramponing techniques
- crevasse rescue procedures
- ice axe use
- rappelling
- self-belay techniques
- kitchen set-up and cooking
The climbing school and seminar encompasses much more than mountaineering, the surrounding area offers a variety of outdoor activities. Spring skiing at the Mt. Bachelor is some of the best in the country and the nearby Cascade Lakes Region, with its pristine waters and miles of trails, is perfect for fishing, canoeing, swimming and hiking. In addition, world class golf resorts have been built over the past several years for those anxious to swing a club with the Cascade Mountain range as a backdrop. Also important to mention is the Deschutes River, which winds its way through downtown Bend -- half-day trips down the "Big Eddy" are extremely popular.
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