Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Mount Pershing: North Peak
Climb to the summit of the North Peak of Mt. Pershing.
Contacts
Steve Townsend
Primary Leader
Bud Truitt
Assistant Leader
- Wed, Oct 17, 2018 — Fri, Oct 19, 2018
- Tacoma Alpine Scrambling Program
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Very Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 4.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,800 ft
- High Point Elevation: 5,600 ft
- Pace: Moderate
- 4 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This trip is long brushwhack of a scramble through dense brush and steep slopes. The summit approach is up loose scree and talus. The final summit bid is fifth class and requires full rock climbing gear.
6-Ave Park and Ride, Tacoma. On the corner of 6th Ave and MacArthur. 6:00 am. Alternatively, meet at TH about 8:15 am (at the end of the Hamma Hamma River road #25).
Route/Place
Mount Pershing
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Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
Custom Correct Mount Skokomish - Lake Cushman
USGS Mt Washington
USGS Mt Skokomish - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Rope and plenty of slings
Trip Reports