Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Ruth Mountain
Glacier Climb – Ruth Mountain. Women’s Climb | Car-to-Car. Mentored lead for Zuzana Regan
Contacts
Magda Bojarska
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 23, 2026
- Seattle Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M2G Advanced Glacier Ski, Basic Experience Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
- Thu, May 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Glacier Climb – Ruth Mountain (Women’s Climb | Car-to-Car)
Mentored lead for Zuzana Regan
A women’s-only ascent of Ruth Mountain for Seattle BASIC Alpine Course students.
We will camp at the trailhead the night before.
More details will be emailed to selected participants one week pre-climb.
Roster
Route/Place
Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
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Green Trails Mt Shuksan No. 14
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
Green Trails North Cascades Ross Lake No. 16SX
USGS Mt Sefrit
USGS Mt Shuksan - See full route/place details.
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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