Trip
Day Hike - Mount Rose
Priority to 2025 climbing and scramble students. After February 2nd, it will open to non-students. Please read ALL leader notes. Use the 'Request Leader's Permission' link to express your desire to register for the trip. This is a mentored lead for Jeremy Burke. Please reach out to him with questions and admittance to the trip (jburke31292@gmail.com).
Contacts
- Sun, Feb 9, 2025
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Very Strenuous, Winter Scramble
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.4 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
- 3 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Climb conditioner for 2025 Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing (BAC) Course. Priority for 2025 Olympia BAC and scrambling students until February 2nd. Request leader's permission before registering.
This is a mentored lead for Jeremy Burke. Please reach out to him with questions and admittance to the trip (jburke31292@gmail.com).
All Olympia BAC students must successfully complete a climb conditioner prior to March 23, 2025 (Field Trip 3). Successful completion of this trip counts toward the climb conditioner requirement. You must carry a pack that's 20 percent of your body weight or 35 pound (whichever is heavier) and reach the summit in 2.5 hours to successfully complete this climb conditioner.
PLEASE check your pack weight at home before leaving, do not estimate. Bring a few extra water bottles or heavy objects to supplement the weight if necessary, we will check our packs in the parking lot before leaving.
We will meet at the Olympia Haggen at 6:15 AM on February 9th and either carpool or caravan to the Mount Rose Trailhead from there.
Mount Rose
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Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
Green Trails Mt Steel No. 167
USGS Mt Skokomish - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes