printer friendly pageOUTDOOR 5: Winter Camping and Travel
Learn basic skills for winter camping and travel including thermoregulation, avalanche awareness, proper winter weather clothing and equipment, common cold weather medical issues, and LNT for camping and travel. Field experience includes practicing travel techniques, snow shelter construction, snow slope evaluation, use of avalanche beacons, and winter route finding
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Lowley, S. (PI)
;
Chun, A. (SI)
OUTDOOR 10: Rock Climbing I: Beginning
This course is an introductory course. Students will learn skills necessary to get started exploring the world of indoor climbing. These skills include technical safety skills for bouldering and top-roped climbing, essential physical and mental skills, and strategies for training. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices in regards to safety, and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness. No experience necessary.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
OUTDOOR 11: Rock Climbing II: Intermediate
In this course students will have the opportunity to build upon basic principles associated with rock climbing. Student will further explore variations in climbing efficiency techniques, crack climbing techniques, and training methodologies to enhance their climbing experience and help prevent injuries. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices in regards to safety, and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness.Prerequisites: Rock Climbing 1 or at least 3 months previous climbing experience, current top-rope belay certification at the Stanford Climbing Wall
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Chun, A. (PI)
;
Earhart, D. (PI)
OUTDOOR 15: Introduction to Trad. Climbing
Explore climbing safety systems as they apply to anchor building, self-rescue, impact forces, and belaying. Emphasis will be placed on constructing and evaluating safe traditional anchor systems as well as learning techniques for self-rescue in the single pitch outdoor rock climbing environment.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Chun, A. (PI)
OUTDOOR 43: Strength & Conditioning for Climbing
This course is for the intermediate to advanced climber looking to increase their climbing fitness. Students will be exposed to both general and climbing specific training principles to help improve climbing fitness and prevent common overuse injuries. Students will be taught with industry standard best practices with regards to safety and provided with a multi-disciplinary approach to overall health and wellness.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
8 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Chun, A. (PI)
OUTDOOR 106: Outdoor Leadership Practicum
Students will gain experience with both the technical campcraft, leadership, and risk management, skills necessary for to lead adventure based outdoor experiences. These skills will then be put into practice during an intensive field-based experience at the end of the course. During this field-based experiences, students will engage with critical self-assessment process to better understand their own levels of competence.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Ackley, M. (PI)
;
Lowley, S. (PI)
OUTDOOR 199: Selected Topics: Outdoor
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular quarter. May be repeated with change of content. For more information regarding specific course titles and topics, please refer to the notes of each course section.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 6 units total)
Instructors:
Earhart, D. (PI)
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