Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
Rainier via the Emmons with a small group.
Contacts
Nick Wilson
Primary Leader
- Mon, Jul 8, 2019 — Wed, Jul 10, 2019
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 5
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 10,000 ft
- FULL (3 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Leaders Permission Required. Do Not Contact Leader at this time.
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
USGS Sunrise - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountaineering 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 non-locking carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Hard shell jacket and pants (full-zip)
- Warm gloves or mittens
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