Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Clark Mountain/Walrus Glacier
This is a mentored lead for Colin Pippin-Timco. Please direct all questions to him at cpippintimco@gmail.com priority to Olympia Branch until May 13, 2024. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME UNTIL THE OPEN DATE AND PLEASE READ THE LEADER NOTES.
Contacts
- Sat, May 25, 2024 — Mon, May 27, 2024
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 4, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 22.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,300 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
This is a mentored lead for Colin Pippin-Timco. Please direct all questions to him at cpippintimco@gmail.com priority to Olympia Branch Students until May 13, 2024. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME UNTIL THE OPEN DATE.
This climb is meant to help the 2023 Basic Course participants who need a glacier climb to graduate.
Note: This climb is before the 2024 Olympia Basic Climbing Course crevasses rescue field trips; if you are a student from 2024 Olympia Basic Climbing Course you will not have fulfilled your experience field trips to join this roster.
If you are from another branch please do not contact me before May 14, 2024, this includes being added to the waitlist; if you do your email may be ignored.
Clark Mountain & Luahna Peak
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Green Trails Holden No. 113
USGS Clark Mountain - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Approach Shoes (optional)
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A sleeping bag rated to +20 degrees or colder
- A sleeping pad
- 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
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Warm gloves or mittens
- Trekking Poles (optional, but could be nice for creek crossings)