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Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Shuksan/Sulphide Glacier
A North Cascades Classic (and Smoot!) over Memorial Day weekend.
- Sat, May 25, 2024 — Mon, May 27, 2024
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Shannon Ridge TH @ time TBD. Northwest Forest or National Parks pass required.
Click [MORE+] to read all notes before requesting permission.
- This trip is full with a waitlist. I'm not accepting any additional permission requests at this time.
- The plan is to climb the central gulley. A potential alternative would be a climb of the Southeast Rib (5.4 rock). You must have experience with exposed rock scrambling and rappelling multiple pitches in the alpine. This should not be your first big mountain.
- The permit is already secured. Participants are expected to reimburse the leader their share of the permit prior to the climb ($10/person).
- The plan is to do this Sat-Sun or Sun-Mon, depending on which has the better weather. If the forecast is poor for the whole weekend, expect the trip to be canceled.
- If you are going to cancel, do so before May 17th.
Route/Place
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.
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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