Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Adams/Adams Glacier
- Sat, Jul 8, 2017 — Sun, Jul 9, 2017
- Olympia Intermediate Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 7,700 ft
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Leave Olympia Saturday morning.
Preference given to Olympia Intermediate Climbing students or grads. Open registration begins 6/26/17.
A long and strenuous two-day trip. Very good physical conditioning is mandatory.
Route/Place
Mount Adams Ice Climbing Routes
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USGS Mt Adams West
Green Trails Mt Adams West No. 366
Green Trails Blue Lake No. 334
USGS Mt Adams East - 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 locking 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
- Cordellete
- Picket or other relevant protection
- Extra webbing or cord
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