PE 1659

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PE 1659
Redwoods Tree Climbing

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 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 Course fee: $1450 for instruction/food.

When Offered Spring.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE.

Comments For more information about this course, please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website. 

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  2202 PE 1659   LEC 001

    • TWRFSSu
    • May 28 - Jun 5, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    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. After receiving CONFIRMATION that the course will run, students should book flights to arrive at the Fresno, California airport on the morning/afternoon of May 28 and depart the same on the afternoon/evening of June 5. For more information contact Mark Holton. Community participants can enroll by calling 607-255-6183.

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