Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Rainier/Disappointment Cleaver
Priority climb for manisha and vineeth SIG students and SIG helper rope leads
Contacts
Jennifer Carter
Primary Leader
Bill Borom
Mentored Leader
- Fri, Jul 5, 2019 — Sun, Jul 7, 2019
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 5
- Challenging
- Mileage: 15.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 8,790 ft
- FULL (4 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This will be a priority climb for the SIG, and will open to other students and rope leads at the posted registration opening date. Please do not reach out to the leaders for permission before the registration opening date.
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Disappointment Cleaver
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USGS Mt Rainier East
USGS Mt Rainier West
Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - 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 +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
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