Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Gibraltar Ledges
Mid season ascent of Gib Ledges - priority will be given exclusively to current and prosepective Tacoma Intermediate Students. Please submit climbing resume and metric-based personal fitness levels prior to requesting leadership approval.
Contacts
Jonathan Foster
Primary Leader
- Fri, May 5, 2023 — Sun, May 7, 2023
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Mountaineering Climb
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 9,010 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Dates highly volitle. Trip plan to be discussed via team emails. High level of discirmination to be exercised based upon leadership discretion and students' level of experience and fitness.
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Gibraltar Ledges
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Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269
USGS Mt Rainier West
USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270 - 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
Trip Reports