Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Ellinor (winter)
Get your glissade on. Snow scramble for Tacoma branch students. Others welcome to register after 5/22.
Contacts
David Judish
Primary Leader
- Fri, May 26, 2023
- Tacoma Alpine Scrambling Program
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Alpine Climb, Basic Rock Climb, Intermediate Ice Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft
- Pace: 1000 ft/hr
- FULL (7 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
512 and I-5 park and ride 7 a.m.
PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS TRIP BEFORE 5/23 UNLESS YOU ARE A TACOMA SCRAMBLE STUDENT OR INSTRUCTOR
We will practice snow skills, following the winter route. We will glissade down if the conditions allow that to be done safely.
If you are terrified of glissading, this is not the trip for you. The pace will be on the low end of moderate. If you get impatient, this is also not the trip for you.
Route/Place
Mount Ellinor & Mount Washington
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USGS Mt Skokomish
USGS Mt Washington
Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
Custom Correct Mount Skokomish - Lake Cushman - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials; emphasizing sun protection
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Ice Axe
- Microspikes for packed trail in woods.
- Crampons recommended. Microspikes at a minimum.
- Scramble harness.
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