Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier

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Basic Glacier Climb - Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier

Basic Glacier Climb for Foothills Climbing

  • Basic Glacier Climb, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
  • Challenging
  • Elevation Gain: 5,780 ft
  • Pace: 1.5 mph, 700 feet gain per hour ascent

0330 Cascade Pass Trailhead

Date or destination may change based on road opening date and weather/smoke conditions

This is a single day attempt of Sahale. Participants must be in good fitness for 5500+ feet gain, 12 mi round trip, min 14 hrs car to car. The Mt Si conditioner is NOT a good indicator of fitness for this climb.

All spots are reserved for 2nd year basic students of Foothills Climbing until July 1. For all others, please do not request permission until July 1; requests sent prior to this date will be ignored. Priority as follows

  • 2023 Foothills Basic Climbing
  • Seattle Intensive Basic
  • Everett Basic Climbing
  • Everyone else

When requesting permission, please include the following:

Tell me your favorite anti-joke. Here's mine

A teenage boy is getting ready to take his girlfriend to the prom. First he goes to rent a tux, but there’s a long tux line at the shop and it takes forever.

Next, he has to get some flowers, so he heads over to the florist and there’s a huge flower line there. He waits forever but eventually gets the flowers.

Then he heads out to rent a limo. Unfortunately, there’s a large limo line at the rental office, but he’s patient and gets the job done.

Finally, the day of the prom comes. The two are dancing happily and his girlfriend is having a great time. When the song is over, she asks him to get her some punch, so he heads over to the punch table and there’s no punchline.

Route/Place

Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier


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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)
  • 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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