The Colorado Mountain Club

710 10^th Street, Suite 200, Golden, CO 80401

 

              

WILDERNESS TREKKING SCHOOL: APPLICATION FOR WAIVER

 

Name			Member #	Waiver Committee Use Only
Address		Years/Months in CMC		Approved	Disapproved	Date
City, State, Zip		E-mail		By		Computer
Home phone	Work phone			Notification Date		Initials

The Wilderness Trekking School (WTS) is offered every spring and fall and consists of five mandatory class lectures and five field days.  Topics include (but are not limited to) clothing, nutrition, navigation by map and compass, snow travel (including ice axe use and self-arrest), avalanche, weather, first aid, and survival.   Training and experience in these skills are mandatory to waive WTS.  Completion or waiver of WTS, or completion of CMC’s Backpacking School, is required to obtain a “C” classification and for entry into the Basic Mountaineering School (BMS).  It is the intention of this waiver to allow those CMC members who already possess the required skills to qualify for BMS and become “C” hikers without being required to take WTS. We would, however, encourage those of you who qualify to consider volunteering to become an instructor with the WTS.

Please complete this form (legibly) and return to:

John Lindner, WTS Waiver Subcommittee                                 Questions? Call John at 303-431-7575

7135 Ingalls Court

Arvada, CO 80003-3726