Trip
Alpine Scramble - Mount Wow
Strenuous & beautiful scramble of ~9 miles and ~4400' gain with glorious views of the SW aspect of Mount Rainier and the Sunset Amphitheatre. Calls for a variety of skills, so a great 2nd or 3rd scramble.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 2, 2018
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 4
- Challenging
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,400 ft
- High Point Elevation: 6,040 ft
- 2 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Various P&Rs to accommodate attendees, then 7am just outside the Nisqually entrance.
Strenuous & beautiful scramble of ~9 miles and ~4400' with glorious views of the SW aspect of Mount Rainier and the Sunset Amphitheatre. Calls for a variety of skills, so a great 2nd or 3rd scramble. The approach follows the old boundary trail, ascends the ridge that is W of point 5614, traverses N at ~4500' for a quick crossing of the basin, then ascends a steep forested slope to reach the plateau leading to the summit. Photos from prior trips can be seen here.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Ice Axe