Trip
Basic Rock Climb - Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
Rock climb for KC SIG. Others please wait to request permission until 1 month before trip.
Contacts
Claire Jaja
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Sat, Aug 30, 2025
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 1
- Moderate
- Mileage: 2.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Reserved for KC SIG members. Others may request permission starting one month before (7/30).
When requesting permission, please specify:
- Recent (last 1 - 2 month) outings that show your fitness for carrying your rock climbing gear up an approach with loose rock (heavy pack conditioners including time and pack weight, scrambles, other climbs, etc)?
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If you are not a Basic student this year, what rock climbs have you already been on and what have you done recently to review your skills?
TBD
Route/Place
Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
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USGS Leavenworth
Green Trails Leavenworth No. 178 - 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 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
- Chock pick (nut tool)
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
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