Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Glacier Peak/Disappointment Peak Cleaver
Priority for Olympia Branch Basic Alpine Climbing Course students in Kerri, Aaron, Andrew, and Tony's student-instructor group until June 25, 2026. This is a mentored lead for Tony Richardson, please reach out to him with questions about the trip (tonyscout@comcast.net).
Contacts
Kerri Wheeler
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 — Sat, Jul 18, 2026
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 33.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 8,200 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 1 (4 capacity)
- Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
- Thu, Jun 25, 2026
- Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Priority for Olympia Branch Basic Alpine Climbing Course students in Kerri, Aaron, Andrew, and Tony's student-instructor group until June 25, 2026. This is a mentored lead for Tony Richardson, please reach out to him with questions about the trip (tonyscout@comcast.net).
TBD.
Route/Place
Glacier Peak/Disappointment Peak Cleaver
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USGS Glacier Peak West
USGS Glacier Peak East
USGS Sloan Peak
Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX
Green Trails Glacier Peak No. 112
Trails Illustrated Glacier Peak Wilderness - 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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