Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - The Castle/East Ridge
Basic alpine climb for Foothills WCR 2026 and instructors only. If you are not part of this group, your registration will be cancelled.
Contacts
Rodrigo Toso
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 16, 2026
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults, All Who Qualify
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
- FULL (3 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
- Thu, May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Weather permitting, this is a really fun outing, where we put together all the skills we've been practicing: snow travel, rock climbing, scrambling, and rappelling.
MRNP/Narada Falls lot, early start. Details to come in email.
Route/Place
Pinnacle Peak & The Castle (Winter)
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USGS Mt Rainier East
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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