🧗‍♂️ Training Series 2A – Mountain Terrain & Hazard Awareness

### 🧭 What This Module Covers:

If you’re preparing for serious mountaineering — where rope, wedges, crampons, and fall risk are part of the equation — this is your foundational class.
This session focuses on understanding the mountain itself before attempting technical climbs or placing any gear.

📍This Is A Private Club Training Anchor – Not an RSVP Event 🛑 Not a public event — all requests go through the Universal Request Form 👉 https://forms.gle/quqELunKvDgaCUWg7 ➡️Training is conducted flexibly and arranged privately — not during the posted time.

We shape events around the members who show up and been identified and verified 🛡️— not a fixed calendar or RSVP's.

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#### 🌄 Core Topics:

✔️ Rock & Terrain Identification

• Granite, limestone, slate, sandstone, firn snow, talus, scree
• Hazards like slippage, breakaway zones, and brittle layers

✔️ Route Ratings & Risk Classifications

• YDS Classes 1–5
• Aid Ratings (A0–A6)
• Ice Routes (WI, AI)
• Commitment Grades I–VII
• Risk tags like “R” and “X” explained

✔️ Hazard Awareness

• Subjective vs. Objective risks
• Avalanche forecasting basics
• Movement hazards in storms or on exposed slopes

✔️ Mountain Types & Movement

• Dome, fold, fault-block, complex mountains
• Cross-country movement above timberline
• Storm protocol, shelter timing, route choice under pressure

✔️ Strategic Terrain Decisions

• Rock stability vs. gear placement
• When not to trust a slope
• How mountain structure affects rope safety, belays, and rappels

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### 🧰 Who This Is For:

Advanced hikers or climbers preparing for:

• Class 3+ terrain
• Vertical features or multi-pitch routes
• Gear-assisted movement
• Rope systems and anchor placements
• Long-range expeditions or private technical climbs

This is not a casual hiking class. You must be in excellent physical condition and mentally steady under pressure.

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### 📘 Required Reading:

1. Mountaineering Terrain ID Guide
2. Acclimatization & Conditioning Protocol
3. Wilderness Survival Training Course
4. Full Mountain Training Curriculum – Topic Index
5. Training Purpose & Club Strategy Overview
6. Club Strategy
   Strategic Operations Brief – How & Why This Club Operates
   Learn how this structure works, why we don’t do public RSVPs, and how trust, steady leadership, and trail protection shape this club.

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### 🗨️ Want to Join?

This module is part of a private, progressive training path.
No open RSVP. If you’re a certified member (or aligned with our values), DM the Scheduling Admin for inclusion.
Next in the series:
📌 Training 2B – Rope Systems, Gear Logic & Anchor Placement (Biweekly rotation)
Let us know if you’ve completed the reading or past modules.
We’ll guide you through the right next steps.