Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
A small-party late-season glacier climb.
Contacts
Rob Busack
Primary Leader
- Sat, Sep 22, 2018 — Sun, Sep 23, 2018
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M2G Advanced Glacier Ski
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Cancelled due to rain :(
Route/Place
Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
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Green Trails Mt Shuksan No. 14
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
Green Trails North Cascades Ross Lake No. 16SX
USGS Mt Sefrit
USGS Mt Shuksan - 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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