Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Eldorado Peak/Inspiration Glacier
Late season single day journey to a classic
Contacts
Craig Taylor
Primary Leader
- Sun, Sep 26, 2021
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 6,768 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 3 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD over e-mail
If you are requesting permission -- You MUST send me your recent conditioning, including trips you have done (Recent trips!) and some of the timings it took you to ascend. This is a strenuous trip and you must be fit!
Lets hope for good weather and no fires!!!!
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
Trip Reports