Trip
Alpine Scramble - Vesper Peak
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
- Sat, Sep 1, 2018
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (5 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Let's meet at the Verlot Ranger Station at 7:30AM Saturday morning.
https://goo.gl/maps/Ura4CjSm7X92
Contact Nate if you have any questions.
FR 4065 will be a bit rough and there will be one or two narrow sections due to washouts but it should be passable even without a high clearance vehicle.
Northwest Forest Passes are required to park at the trail head.
From recent trip reports it looks like we will be on snow once we near the lake.
Please pack your boots, crampons or spikes (just in case), ice axe, helmet, 10 essentials, and enough food and water to last a long day.
Keep an eye on the weather and pack accordingly:
https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Vesper-Peak/forecasts/1894
Here are the WTA & Mounties pages on Vesper (including driving directions):
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/vesper-peak
https://www.mountaineers.org/activities/routes-places/vesper-peak-6214
This GPS track is a reasonable approximation of the scramble route:
http://www.peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=588818
If you are interested I've created a carpool page:
https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/o2gyke
Vesper Peak
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USGS Silverton
USGS Bedal
Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Helmet & Ice Axe
- Spikes/Crampons
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots