Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
Basic Glacier climb of Snowfield Peak. Open to Olympia Basic Climbing students.
- Info
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Contacts
Jeff Foster
Primary Leader
- Sun, Aug 3, 2014 — Mon, Aug 4, 2014
- Olympia Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Technical 2, Strenuous 4
- Moderate
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- 1 (3 capacity)
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
8:00 am, I-5/Martin Way park-n-ride.
Steep approach, 4,000 ft plus of elevation gain. Will camp on last meadows, or 1 hour, 400 ft higher at edge of glacier. Cross two glaciers, scramble to summit. Be prepared for bugs and, on Sunday, 30% chance of thunderstorms. Monday will be nice weather.
Route/Place
Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
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USGS Diablo Dam
USGS Ross Dam
Green Trails Diablo Dam No. 48 - 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)
- Helmet
- Glacier travel/crevasse rescue gear
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