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Mount Baring/Northwest Ridge

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Basic Alpine Climb - Mount Baring/Northwest Ridge

For Basic Climb Course - priority to Tacoma Branch

Contacts

Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Apr 22, 2017
  • Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • Adults
  • Strenuous 4, Technical 5
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft
  • 1 (5 capacity)
  • FULL (3 capacity)
  • Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 8:52 PM
  • Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Fast pace, early season climb of Mount Baring.  Approach is on steep, muddy, intermittent climbers trail / bushwhack to the ridge.  Left along ridge until cliff.  Then right bypassing cliffs often on icy steep forested slope to saddle from which we access the upper basin.  The basin and gully to final saddle between Baring peaks can have deep snow.  We will bring a 30m rope and pickets to protect steep accent to final summit approach. Be extremely careful for cornices.

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Route/Place

Mount Baring/Northwest Ridge

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
  • Crampons
  • An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
  • Helmet
  • micro spikes
  • snow shoes - carry decision at TH
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