Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Mount Olympus/Blue Glacier
Depart Seattle Thu afternoon, return Sunday evening; leader permission required.
- Info
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Contacts
Karl Themer
Primary Leader
- Thu, Jun 19, 2014 — Sun, Jun 22, 2014
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 4, Basic Glacier Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 44.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,400 ft
- FULL (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Very long and strenuous approach. Dates are early-season. Permit already acquired for group of six. Leader permission required.
Route/Place
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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