Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Glacier Peak/Disappointment Peak Cleaver
Strenuous 3 day climb
Contacts
John Leo
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jul 23, 2016 — Mon, Jul 25, 2016
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 33.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 8,200 ft
- 1 (8 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Leader permission required. First preference to Taylor/Eades and Nims SIGs. After that open to anyone with sufficient conditioning. This will be a long, strenuous 3 day glacier climb and you must be in excellent shape. Tell me your SIG, background and conditioning when you request permission.
Route/Place
Glacier Peak/Disappointment Peak Cleaver
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USGS Glacier Peak West
USGS Glacier Peak East
USGS Sloan Peak
Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX
Green Trails Glacier Peak No. 112
Trails Illustrated Glacier Peak Wilderness - 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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