Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse

Trip

Basic Glacier Climb - Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse

Mentored climb for Crissy Remmers.

  • Sun, Jun 14, 2026 — Mon, Jun 15, 2026
  • Seattle Climbing Committee
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • All Who Qualify, Adults
  • Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, Basic Experience Climb
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 16.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
  • Pace: 800 ft/hr
  • 6 (6 capacity)
  • 1 (3 capacity)
  • Sun, May 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
  • Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This will be a 2-day mentored climb of Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak.

Participants should be self-sufficient, quick to take breaks, and strong enough to maintain a consistent pace throughout the climb. Participants should also be confident in their rock scrambling skills, as there is some 3rd class rock scrambling required to reach the summit of Icy.

Email Crissy directly to request permission (crissyr@gmail.com). Please include relevant experience and a summary of recent conditioning when requesting permission. Participants, please do not request permission until registration opens on 5/3/26. Rope leads, reach out anytime.

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We’ll send out details the week prior. But plan to meet at the TH early on Sunday.

Route/Place

Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse



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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)
  • Other overnight gear
  • Webbing and accessory cords
  • 6 straight gate carabiners
  • 2 locking carabiners
  • Large pear-shaped carabiner
  • Belay/rappel 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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