Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
One day rock climb of Yellowjacket Tower
- Info
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Contacts
Takeo Kuraishi
Primary Leader
- Sun, Oct 11, 2015
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 1
- Moderate
- Mileage: 2.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting Time: 8:00 am at pullout 6.1 miles from Hwy2 & Icicle Creek Road junction. Arrange gear and leave cars at 8:30am.
Since the weather forecasts for Yellowjacket Tower on Sunday is looking much better than the Tooth, we are changing our destination for the climb. Tooth is a classic but weather in Snoqualmie Pass area is just not looking good for several days leading up to Sunday.
Route/Place
Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
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USGS Leavenworth
Green Trails Leavenworth No. 178 - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- 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)
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
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