Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Ruth Mountain & Icy Peak Traverse
A basic glacier climb of Ruth Mountain for Kitsap and Olympia 2025 basic students still in need of a glacier climb to graduate.
Contacts
Meryl Lassen
Primary Leader
- Fri, May 15, 2026 — Sun, May 17, 2026
- Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M2G Advanced Glacier Ski, Basic Experience Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 6,787 ft
- Pace: 1,000ft/hr
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
- Fri, May 1, 2026
- Mon, May 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Tentative itinerary: Fri. May 15 or Sat. May 16: 10 a.m. meet at Hannegan Pass TH. Hike 5mi/2000ft up to Hannegan Pass and set up camp. If Hannegan Peak is snow-free, we can do that in the afternoon. Otherwise, afternoon at leisure.
Sat. May 16 or Sun. May 17: Start climbing around dawn. Summit around 10am. Back to camp around 1pm. Out around 4pm, but please don't make evening plans in case we're delayed.
9:45 a.m. on the best of 2 weather days. Either Friday May 15 or Saturday May 16. Carpooling encouraged.
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
- 5 locking carabiners, 4 non-lockers
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rescue pulley + prusik system or Tyblok and Progress Capture Pulley with appropriate prusiks.
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Warm gloves or mittens
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