Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Duke of Kent
Seldom climbed I-90 corridor peak
Contacts
Richard Shaw
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 19, 2018
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft
- 2 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at the McClellan Butte TH (exit 42, I-90) at 7:00 AM
Priority to Tacoma basic Students. Depending upon conditions, the gully on this route can range in difficulty from a high-end Scramble to a very challenging Basic Alpine requiring solid crampon and ice axe skills.
Route/Place
Duke of Kent
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Green Trails Bandera No. 206
USGS Bandera
Green Trails Mount Si NRCA No. 206S - 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)
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- prusik
- slings
- picket
- snowshoes
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