Trip
Alpine Scramble - Success Cleaver
A remote and very strenuous scramble (~5,400' gain and ~16 miles) on the southwest slope of Mount Rainier with intimate views of the South Tahoma and Kautz Glaciers. With no well defined geographic feature, our goal will be 8,000 ft on the cleaver.
- Info
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Contacts
Dave Morgan
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 7, 2016
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Strenuous 5, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,400 ft
- FULL (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Various P&Rs to accommodate attendees, then 7am at the end of the drivable portion of the West Side Road at Dry Falls.
Investigatory winter scramble to ascertain conditions relating to an ascent of Glacier Island Peak (e.g. condition of Tahoma Creek Trail, cornice conditions on Glacier Island Peak). A photo of Glacier Island Peak taken from 8,000 ft. on Success Cleaver can be seen here.
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Success Cleaver
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USGS Mt Wow
USGS Mt Rainier West
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Crampons
- Ice Axe
- Mountaineering Boots
Check with leader for any additional group gear or required equipment specific to trip location
Trip Reports