Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Boston Peak/Southeast Face via Quien Sabe Glacier
This is a Sahale / Boston combination climb
- Info
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Contacts
Bill Ashby
Primary Leader
- Sat, Sep 13, 2014 — Sun, Sep 14, 2014
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 11.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,700 ft
- 2 (2 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Please obtain leader permission prior to registering for this climb. Providing a list of climbs / scrambles you have completed over the last six months (or so) and your current conditioning regime will accelerate the permission process.
Registration opens on 9/01 @ 10am and closes on 9/10 @ 5pm.
We will accomplish this climb in one long day; combination Glacier (Sahale) and Rock (Boston).
Route/Place
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
Trip Reports