NWTC courses teach the ropes of military mountaineering

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Northern Warfare Training Center Courses Teach the Ropes of Military Mountaineering

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Basic Military Mountaineering Course student Spc. Kevin Vang crosses a rope bridge over a mountain gorge at the Northern Warfare Training Center’s Black Rapids Site during training. NWTC cadre followed Coronavirus restrictions while guiding students through both the basic and advanced mountaineering courses in August. With the advent of Alaska’s long, cold winter, NWTC’s focus is now shifting to cold weather training for the 2020-21 season.

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