Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
Basic Glacier climb, priority for Tacoma students until May 1.
Contacts
Sarah Holt
Primary Leader
- Thu, Jun 4, 2026 — Fri, Jun 5, 2026
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, Basic Experience Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,500 ft
- FULL, 5 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
- Fri, May 1, 2026
- Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Tacoma Basic students may register after they have successfully passed the winter overnight field trip, on the morning of March 30. Basic grads and students from other branches may register on May 1.
TBD, but we will probably be leaving Tacoma early with the goal of being at the trailhead around 8am
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.
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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