Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
A unique climb in Icicle Canyon
- Info
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Contacts
Sean Mathias
Primary Leader
- Tue, Jul 5, 2016
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 1
- Moderate
- Mileage: 2.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- FULL (2 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at the Snow Lakes TH at 6:00am.
NW Forest Pass required to park at TH. We will consolidate cars here and drive to the climb.
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
- 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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