Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Gibraltar Ledges
Two Day climb of Rainier: up Gibraltar Ledges / down ID.
Contacts
Ian Lauder
Primary Leader
- Fri, May 1, 2020 — Sat, May 2, 2020
- Everett Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Mountaineering Climb
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 9,010 ft
- 2 (2 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Sign up priority to be given to Everett ICC students (who took Ice climbing course and have prior alpine ice leading experience) or grads. All participants must be in exceptional fitness condition, have winter camping and climbing experience and have climbed at high altitude (14000 ft + ) before .
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
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