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Trip
Basic Rock Climb - Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
Joshua Inman and Erika Feldman's SIG Climb
- Sat, Jul 27, 2024
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Rock Climb, Strenuous 1
- Moderate
- Mileage: 2.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Campgrounds Leavenworth 6am
Students are expected to arrive on Thursday and camping will be secured at the Lone Fir Campground just East of Cutthroat Lake Trail Head. Camp Sights will be listed under Loni Uchytil on the campground Bulletin Board. Students are expected to pay for camping or make other arrangements but all students are to meet on Friday morning at 6am at the Blue Lake Trailhead and must have all the necessary personal gear for the day including water, food, headlamps and all your personal climbing gear. ropes and climbing racks will be provided by the Rope leads. For the approach it is best to wear an Approach shoe or light weight hikers, whichever you choose it will need to fit on your harness or in a small daypack. Students will approach with a full size backpack and have a smaller daypack available for the climb.
Yellowjacket Tower/East Flank
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USGS Leavenworth
Green Trails Leavenworth No. 178 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- A back pack (35 to 40 liters)
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 3 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped locking carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Chock pick (nut tool)
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket
- Belay gloves
- Cordellete