PE 1659

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PE 1659
Redwoods Tree Climbing

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Join Cornell Tree Climbing Institute staff for the experience of a lifetime - climbing some of the largest trees on the planet! Each spring we will travel to the western slope of the High Sierra mountains of California. We'll spend a week assisting the UC Berkeley Department of Forest Ecology with Giant Sequoia restoration and ecology research. Students will learn the basics of roped tree climbing, including ascending, moving around in the canopy, and rappelling. Students will also have the opportunity, weather permitting, to sleep overnight in the top of the trees. We will stay in a rustic mountain house with limited facilities. All gear, instruction, food and lodging, and on-ground transportation is included in the course fee.


Fees 1450. for instruction/food.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2025SP, 2024SU, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 0-1 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10597 PE 1659   LEC 001

    • M
    • Mar 11 - May 5, 2026

    • Holton, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $1450. This is a multi-semester course. The first two classes (0 credits) take place on campus in Bartels Hall, room B01. You must attend the first two classes to take part in "part two" (1 credit) - the course trip May 27th through June 4th during the summer semester. Students are responsible for flights costs to and from Fresno, CA airport.
    Drop Deadline: Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 administrative fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.

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