Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Hood/South Side
Englund SIG Climb w/one spot open for 2nd years needing a glacier climb
- Fri, May 22, 2020 — Sat, May 23, 2020
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 1, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,235 ft
- Maximum Wind: 45 kts
- Maximum Currents: 25 kts
- $4,000.00
- 6 (6 capacity)
- 3 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD, somewhere special I'm sure
Englund SG climb with one spot held open for a 2 year needing a glacier climb.
Picking the best two of three days
Please do not contact until May 1st; all emails and messages before this date will be ignored.
Rope leads, you are welcome to contact mentored lead at any time. This should not be your first rock rope lead, though.
You will need to pass your crevasse rescue F/T to go on this climb.
Leader permission required- you will need to put the max current listed for this climb in the subject line of your email and list the climb. Other info to follow.
EXPECTATIONS
So that we’re all on the same page, your participation on this trip implies acceptance of the following – That you will be an engaged and contributing teammate to the discussion, decisions, and actions going forward. You all will have go-do actions and assignments.
All participants should be very familiar with the route. Look for information on the Mountaineers site, PeakBagger, Summit Post, Mountain Project, and Super Topo, WTA, and guide books.
Mount Hood/South Side
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Green Trails Mount Hood Climbing No. 462S
USGS Mt Hood South, OR - See full route/place details.
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