Trip
Day Hike - Alpental Ski Area
Snow Skills Practice Day for McCarthy-Johnson-Mathiesen SIG
Contacts
Steve McCarthy
Primary Leader
Stephen Johnson
Co-Leader
- Sun, Apr 2, 2023
- Seattle Climbing
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 3.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Alpental uppermost parking lot, off I-90 Exit 52, 7 am. The location is subject to change due to avalanche conditions, weather. Northwest Forest Pass or equivalent.
This is a snow skills practice day, and is a prerequisite for our winter overnight trip at Mount St. Helens on April 15-16.
We will be practicing essential snow travel skills, including:
- walking in crampons
- walking in balance
- traveling as a rope team
- self belay
- ice axe arrest
- crevasse rescue demonstration
Route/Place
Alpental Ski Area
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Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
USGS Snoqualmie Pass - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters)
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Chock pick (nut tool)
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
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