Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - North Bessemer Mountain
Climb to the true summit of Bessemer
Contacts
Tom Girard
Primary Leader
- Sat, Oct 13, 2018
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Alpine Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,500 ft
- FULL (2 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
early TBD
Bessemer Mountain, aka North Bessemer
If you like long road walks, followed by a challenging scramble and short class 5, this is the climb for you. This is not a climb to fulfill requirements.
Bessemer is the prominent highpoint along the long ridge in the Middle Fork valley
We will hike the Bessemer road to below South Bessemer, then spend a few hours trying to negotiate the 1 mile traverse over to the true summit. As I have not been there before, I would expect it to take all day.
Route/Place
Bessemer & Moolock Mountains
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Green Trails Mount Si NRCA No. 206S
USGS Mt Si
USGS Lake Phillipa - 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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