Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Sloan Peak/Corkscrew Route
Priority for Foothills Basic students until 6/30. Please read leader notes before requesting permission.
Contacts
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 — Sun, Aug 13, 2023
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Alpine Climb, Strenuous 2, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Mileage: 12.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,900 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD, but early
The priority goes to Foothills climbing students until 06/30. Foothills students, you are welcome to request permission to join anytime after Snow 2 field trip. Everyone else, please wait until 6/30 to reach to leader - earlier requests will be ignored.
Rope leaders are welcome to reach to me anytime.
When requesting leader permission, please include the recent history of trips/conditioners with more than 3000ft of gain with an overnight pack. When describing those, include how did you feel at the end of it.
Expectations
This will be moderately paced climb, but expect long day especially on the second one.
The leaders may ask you to stay in camp if your conditioning is not up to the expectations. Excellent expedition behavior is a must!
The trip will happen only in favorable weather forecast.
Sloan Peak/Corkscrew Route
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USGS Sloan Peak
Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX - See full route/place details.
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