Trip
Basic Rock Climb - Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
Mentored rock lead for Ben Witten. Direct all leader permission requests and questions to Ben Witten. Priority given to Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing students. All others, please wait to September 29th to register.
Contacts
- Sun, Oct 8, 2023
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 1
- Challenging
- Mileage: 2.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Details will be emailed to participants two days before the trip date.
We will meet as a group at the trailhead and spend some time talking about:
Introductions/goals
Route conditions and hazards
Gear check
Food
How to manage the pace
Assign sweep/route finder (if applicable)
Assign MOFA (Mountaineering Oriented First Aid) leader
Bathroom and leave no trace etiquette
Encourage good communication
Radios
Cell phone numbers
Use names when climbing
Be loud with me because I have a problem with my left ear and I might not be paying attention
I am also loud
Parking pass reminder
Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
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USGS Leavenworth
Green Trails Leavenworth No. 178 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- A back pack
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large locking pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device - ATC
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket
- Belay gloves
- Stoke (optional but highly recommended)