
Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Shuksan/Sulphide Glacier
- Sat, Jun 3, 2023 — Sun, Jun 4, 2023
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
- FULL, 6 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Shannon Ridge Trailhead - details to be sent via email.
This climb is weather-dependent. If the weather is poor, we will try to change to another location, but may cancel if one cannot be found. Overnight camping permits for the Shuksan zone have been purchased.
Requests for permission should include your conditioning. If your request doesn't include the relevant info, or it is obvious that you did not read this entirely, it will be ignored.
Mount Shuksan/Sulphide Glacier
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Green Trails Lake Shannon No. 46
Green Trails Mt Shuksan No. 14
USGS Shuksan Arm
USGS Mt Shuksan
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX - 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)
- Tent or other appropriate shelter
- 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