Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier
Sahale via Quien Sabe for Foothills Climbing
Contacts
Peter Tran
Primary Leader
- Fri, Aug 26, 2022
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 13.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,780 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
330am cascade pass trailhead
Priority to Foothills Climbing. If you did not take Basic or Intermediate Climbing with the Foothills Branch, do not request leader permission until 8/15.
Hopefully the road will be open. 5500+ feet gain, 13 miles roundtrip. Expect 14-16 hrs car to car
When requesting permission, please tell me about a trip within the last two months where you did 4500+ feet elevation gain in 6 miles, one way.
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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