Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Colchuck & Dragontail Peaks
This is a very strenuous day. Climbers must be fit and able to move a full day. Must not be your first climbing experience. We will first climb Colchuck Peak and then traverse over and climb Dragontail Peak. We will descend Asgard Pass.
- Info
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Contacts
Steve Biem
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jun 24, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Alpine Climb
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 5,440 ft
- 6 (6 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting time and place TBD
Very strenuous day climb. All climbers must be fit and able to move for most of the day. Please do not sign up if this is your first climbing experience.
Route/Place
Colchuck & Dragontail Peaks
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Green Trails Alpine Lakes East (Stuart Range) No. 208SX
USGS Enchantment Lakes
Green Trails The Enchantments No. 209S
USGS Mount Stuart - 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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