PE 1659

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PE 1659

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

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. 

When Offered Spring.

Fees Course fee: $1450 for instruction/food.

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
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 0 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17888 PE 1659   LEC 001

    • M
    • Apr 16 - Apr 23, 2024
    • Holton, M

  • Course fee: $1450. This is a multi-semester course. The first two classes take place on campus in Bartels Hall, room B01. You must attend the first two classes to take part in the course trip June 1st through June 9th. Students are responsible for flights costs to and from Fresno airport.
    Drop Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop 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.