Useful Links

• WAC Home - Home website for the Washington Alpine Club.

• WAC Risk Management - Helps us maintain program and operational safety.

  • • Incident / Near Miss Online Form (This goes straight to the Risk Management Team and they will share it with Cochairs)

    • Basic Climbing Class General Feedback Form (you can fill this out anonymously. It goes straight to the Basic Class Cochairs.)

Instructional

• Animated Knots - Learn knots the fun and easy way!

• Blister Prevention - For Mt Si

  • Making Snow Stakes for Your Tent - For Snow 1 & Baker

  • Making Snow Wands - For Snow 2 & Baker

Weather and Conditions

• National Weather Service - Some of the best weather forecasts, be sure to read the forecast discussions.

• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center - Analysis of forecast, snow pack, as well as avalanche specifics and ratings.

• Washington Climber Weather Forecast - Matrix of popular climbing areas and their weather forecasts.

• Weather Underground - Just another good resource for checking weather.

Trip Reports and Beta

• Summit Post - Great place to go for route information (and pretty pictures).

• Mountain Project - Beta for primarily rock climbing.

• CascadeClimbers.com - News and gossip from the greater Northwest climbing community, good place for condition and trip reports.

• NWHikers.net - Another place to get trip reports and conditions.

• Turns All Year - Although for backcountry skiing, still a useful site to get conditions for climbing.

Maps

• Hillmap - Create and print your own topo maps.

  • Caltopo - Another great site for printing topos.

Outdoors Advocacy

• Washington Climbers Coalition - Advocates for Washington's climbing areas.

• Washington Trails Association - Supports trail advocacy, maintenance, and education.

• Access Fund - Organization advocating for climbers and protecting climbing areas.