Sample Course Itinerary:
Day 0
- Meet the day prior to climb and review gear/logistics
Day 1
- Meet in the morning at the trailhead
- Hike into area and set up bivy or camp
- Review glacier travel and other skills if req’d
- Scout conditions and dinner before bed
Day 2
- Wake early and start ascent, alpine start by headlamp likely depending on objective
- Climbing objective(s)
- Descend back to bivy, dinner and celebration
Day 3
- Break camp and hike back to upper trailhead
- This day can be used as a weather back-up from Day 2
Day 4
Optional 4-day sample itinerary addition:
- Day 0 and 1: remain the same.
- Day 2: becomes a full skills day and training
- Day 3: becomes Summit/Objective day
- Day 4: break camp and hike out












