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Snoqualmie Mt Overnight Trip
This is the first overnight trip on the snow for me. It was great to learn all the tricks and tips around: Other fun activities & learnings: Highlights for me were around working as a team and forget about yourself and your ego and be there for the team! It’s a great feeling that invalidates you as a person in a way, but it individualizes the team bringing it to a different level! I love that feeling! Also, I realized that I totally suck at navigation with a compass. I need to learn how to use it without relying on my phone map. Another learning is around being more scared…
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Meet & Greet BACC
I wanted to write a few words about the beginning of my journey. Yesterday it was the Meet & Greet for The Basic Alpine Climbing Course. We were 120 students split in groups of 10, with one instructor each. We were a good mix of women and men. However, I wish we were also a good mix of levels of experience. I was a bit intimidated that I was the only one without any rock climbing skills. It seamed that they’ve all done tons of rock climbing and they wanted to go to the next level. In addition, some have also climbed Rainier or other serious mountains. Hence, I had…
