Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Disappointment Cleaver
This climb is going to be awesome.
Contacts
Troy Mason
Primary Leader
- Thu, Jul 25, 2019 — Fri, Jul 26, 2019
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 5
- Challenging
- Mileage: 15.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 8,790 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Disappointment Cleaver
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USGS Mt Rainier East
USGS Mt Rainier West
Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - 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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