Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
Basic glacier climb with priority to those who were on my canceled climb in 2025.
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 — Sun, Jun 14, 2026
- Seattle Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Technical 2, Strenuous 4, Basic Experience Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- 2 (5 capacity)
- Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Priority registration for those who were on my canceled climb last year: https://www.mountaineers.org/activities/activities/basic-glacier-climb-snowfield-peak-neve-glacier-18
Click [MORE+] to read all notes before requesting permission.
Please do not contact until activity opens for registration.
- This trip may be rescheduled or canceled due to weather.
- 2 day/1 night trip to Snowfield Peak. Colonial Peak is not on the agenda.
- Be prepared for a long day 1 with ~6000 ft of elevation gain, bushwhacking, and navigating through unmaintained trail to our camp.
- On day 2, we will make a summit attempt, come back to camp, pack up, and hike out. You must be comfortable with exposed 3rd/4th class scrambling with no pro or handlines.
- Open to basic graduates or equivalent of all branches when registration opens.
- When requesting permission, please include conditioning over the previous 2-3 months as well as previous climbs.
- I will be going to the permit office the day before our climb to secure permits for our group. Participants will need to reimburse the leader for their portion of the permits.
Pyramid Lake TH @ time TBD.
Route/Place
Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
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USGS Diablo Dam
USGS Ross Dam
Green Trails North Cascades Ross Lake No. 16SX
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
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