Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Sherman Peak/Squak Glacier (Mount Baker)
Basic Glacier climb primarily for Glacier Class students
- Info
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Contacts
Peter Clitherow
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Fri, Jun 23, 2017 — Sat, Jun 24, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M2G Advanced Glacier Ski
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 13.4 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,800 ft
- FULL (7 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Sedro Wooley Ranger Station at 810 WA-20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284. we'll meet at 0800. allow just over an hour from Seattle. Note, this is a Friday-Saturday climb... Non-glacier class students are welcome, but please don't sign up until June 16th to allow glacier students priority.
This summit is a sub-peak of Mt Baker, just across the crater from the main summit. Rarely visited...
Route/Place
Sherman Peak/Squak Glacier (Mount Baker)
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USGS Mt Baker
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
USGS Baker Pass - 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 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
- Chock pick (nut tool)
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
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