Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Eldorado Peak/Inspiration Glacier
Basic Overnight Climb of Eldorado Peak. Basic Grads/Intermediate's only
- Sat, Jul 25, 2020 — Sun, Jul 26, 2020
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Elevation Gain: 6,768 ft
- FULL (7 capacity)
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Priority goes to students from the IGT 2020 course. Otherwise, must be a basic graduate or intermediate student to join. We will be observing all Phase X guidance from the state and the Mountaineers.
When requesting permission to add, please answer the following:
Would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses?
Route/Place
Eldorado Peak/Inspiration Glacier
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USGS Eldorado Peak
USGS Forbidden Peak
Trails Illustrated North Cascades National Park - 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 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
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