Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier
Mentored lead for Chris Swarthout. Please review the updated Leader's Notes for more information.
Contacts
Tad Englund
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Fri, Aug 28, 2020 — Sat, Aug 29, 2020
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Basic Rock Climb, Technical 2, Strenuous 3, Strenuous 4
- Challenging
- Mileage: 9.99 nm
- Elevation Gain: 6,399 ft
- High Point Elevation: 8,680 ft
- Maximum Wind: 45 kts
- Maximum Waves: 325 ft
- Maximum Currents: 25 kts
- Pace: 3.21 Km/h
- $503.57
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
To be arranged by the climbing team.
Please contact Chris Swarthout for leader permission requests.
EXPECTATIONS
So that we’re all on the same page, your participation on this trip implies acceptance of the following – That you will be an engaged and contributing teammate to the discussion, decisions, and actions going forward. You all will have go-do actions and assignments.
All participants should be very familiar with the route. Look for information on the Mountaineers site, PeakBagger, Summit Post, Mountain Project, and Super Topo, WTA, and guide books.
Route/Place
Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier
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Green Trails Cascade Pass No. 80
USGS Cascade Pass - 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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