Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Sloan Peak/Corkscrew Route
This is a one-day climb of the Matterhorn of the Cascades!
- Info
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Contacts
Jeffrey Wirtz
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jul 22, 2017
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Alpine Climb, Strenuous 2, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Mileage: 12.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,900 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Drive up Friday night to Glacier Peak TH (~1 mile past Sloan Peak TH). Overnight there to be able to get an early start on Saturday morning.
Priority will be given to Tacoma basic climbing students. Participants need to have solid glacier travel skills.
Route/Place
Sloan Peak/Corkscrew Route
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USGS Sloan Peak
Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX - 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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