Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
Three day Mt Rainier summit attempt via Emmons Glacier route.
Contacts
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025 — Sat, Jul 12, 2025
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 5, Basic Experience Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 15.2 mi
- Elevation Gain: 10,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,406 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
- Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Priority for Tacoma Climbing community until 6/11/25. This should not be your first basic climb. Students should include completed/planned trips with participation request, as well as conditioning plan for this climb.
Plan is to climb to Camp Schurman on Thursday. Spend Friday resting and hydrating, remaining at Camp Schurman. Summit attempt Saturday, with departure from camp around midnight. Return all the way to trailhead Saturday.
Vehicle entrance fee or annual pass required for park entrance. Rainier climbing permit required for all participants @ $70. Must be purchased and provided to trip leader at least 7 days before departure. Camping fees of $22/person payable to trip leader.
Meet at the White River Ranger Station at 8am, July 10.
Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
USGS Sunrise - 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