Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier
Mentored climb for Jason Brady. Please direct inquiries to jason.brady0@gmail.com . Priority for Tacoma Basic Climbing students until May 20.
- Sat, Jun 20, 2026 — Sun, Jun 21, 2026
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,780 ft
- 3 (4 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
- Wed, May 20, 2026
- Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Registration
Please send your request using the Request Leader’s Permission link with a description of your last few months of conditioning/scrambling/climbing experience.
Participants should have scrambling experience and be comfortable with mixed terrain, exposure and a few big moves at the summit block.
Logistics
This is a two-day climb. We will descend the original climbing route or carry-over and descend via the Sahale glacier – tbd during the trip planning.
TBD
Sahale Peak/Quien Sabe Glacier
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Green Trails Cascade Pass No. 80
USGS Cascade Pass - See full route/place details.
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