Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Whitman Crest/Fryingpan Glacier
basic glacier climb in the MRNP.
Contacts
Mark Scheffer
Primary Leader
- Wed, Aug 23, 2023
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Strenuous 3, Technical 3, Basic Glacier Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 11.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,700 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
6:30am at the Frying Pan Creek trailhead.
Seattle Glacier Travel students will have first priority and will be added prior to general sign up. Rope leaders contact the leader for sign up starting March 1st.
Once Sign up opens Aug 1, non basic students contact leader for permission to fill any remaining openings (leaders permission for conditioning).
Route/Place
Meany Crest
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Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Trails Illustrated Mount Rainier National Park
USGS Mt Rainier East - 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)
- 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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