Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
Alternate destination to a previously planned Olympus bid. Roster comprises of a partial carry over of those team members interested in this back up trip. Open spots on the roster available to any basic students seeking glacier credit for graduation. Any and all intermediate rope leads welcome.
Contacts
Jared Pearce
Primary Leader
- Fri, Aug 3, 2018 — Sun, Aug 5, 2018
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Technical 2, Strenuous 4
- Moderate
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- 1 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBC via e-mail
Ideally we'll camp at Colonial / Neve col. Bonus objectives include Neve, Horseman's Pack, and/or Pyramid contingent upon party ambition.
Route/Place
Snowfield Peak/Neve Glacier
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USGS Diablo Dam
USGS Ross Dam
Green Trails North Cascades Ross Lake No. 16SX
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)
- 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
Trip Reports