Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Anderson/Eel Glacier

To be discussed with participants via email.

Join us on a journey into the heart of the Olympic Mountains. 

This climb is unique. The glacier travel portion is short, so this would be fine as a first glacier climb. However, the approach is very long and strenuous (10,000 ft of gain in the first two days—similar to Rainier—with 38 total miles of hiking),  so your fitness, footwear and camping gear need to be dialed in. As such, leader's permission is required for all participants. When requesting it, please list your backcountry camping experience and current-season conditioning regimen. If you have not climbed with any of the leaders before, we will probably ask you to join us on a conditioning hike to assess fitness. This is definitely a trip you need to be training for!

Day 1: Hike to Honeymoon Meadows, set up camp

Day 2: Get an early start, summit, and return to camp

Day 3: Break camp and hike out

There will be a $17 fee for two nights of backcountry camping in ONP. The leaders will make the reservations for the group.