Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
A 2-day glacier climbs for past graduates of Seattle's Intense-Basic course. Nathan Foster is in charge. Email him for leader-permission requests.
- Info
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Contacts
Rob Busack
Primary Leader
Nathan Foster
Mentored Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Sat, Jun 1, 2019 — Sun, Jun 2, 2019
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Technical 2, Strenuous 4
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD via email
Nathan Foster is in charge. Email him for leader-permission requests.
Route/Place
Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
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USGS Diablo Dam
USGS Ross Dam
Green Trails Diablo Dam No. 48 - 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
Trip Reports