Alpine Scramble - Mount Ellinor & Mount Washington

We will meet at the trailhead at 7:30 am due to limited parking and to beat the heat.  Carpooling information will be provided for participants to arrange. Cars can also be left at the Ranger Station in Hoodsport with carpools arranged from there. 

Forest Service, Olympic National Park or America The Beautiful Annual  National Park permit must be displayed in the trailhead vehicles. Not available for purchase at the trailhead and no usually  available in local stores. 

Our goal is to be safe, stay together and have fun. My expectations are that we do the approach and return hike together and that participants have completed conditioning hikes or completed my Granite Peak Scramble in June or Pinnacle Peak Scramble in July. 

Leader permission is required - see below. 

My style is to lead from the middle and we will rotate the front position to give people a chance at route finding.  I find that many new graduates  can benefit from learning climbing techniques (hand and foot position, body stance, managing exposed traverses,  etc.) and tips will be provided if asked for. 

We will carry a rope for safety if someone is uncomfortable,  but it has never been needed.

I expect that everyone will abide by Club Standards and stick together and stay in my line of site.