Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Dark Peak/Dark Glacier
Choose your own adventure. Bring your gardening gloves.
- Info
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Contacts
Carolyn Graham
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jul 1, 2017 — Tue, Jul 4, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 28.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,800 ft
- 2 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
by email
Sorry, no students on this trip. We might summit on day 2, depending on weather forecast. Please contact leader for permission to register.
Day 1: Drive to Field's Point Landing; Lady of the Lake ferry to Stehekin; Bus or local transportation to High Bridge TH; Hike to Swamp Creek.
Day 2: Swamp Creek to Upper Basin
Day 3: Summit Day, pack up and return to Swamp Creek camp
Day 4: Bus or local transportation from High Bridge TH to Stehekin; Lady of the Lake to Field's Point Landing. Drive home.
Route/Place
Dark Peak/Dark Glacier
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Trails Illustrated North Cascades National Park
USGS Agnes Mountain
USGS Mt Lyall - 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 sleeping bag rated to +30 degrees or colder
- A sleeping pad
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters)
- Webbing and accessory cords
- Teas Prussiks, Hero Loop
- 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 rain pants
- Warm gloves
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