Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Kautz Glacier
Early seaon ascent of the Kautz Ice Fall & Upper Kautz Glacier - carry over from Camp Hazard likely C2C weather dependent. Priority given to current and subjectively exceptional prospective Tacoma Intermediate students (class of 2023). Please submit climbing resume and metric-based personal fitness levels prior to requesting leadership approval.
Contacts
Jonathan Foster
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jul 1, 2023 — Sun, Jul 2, 2023
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 9,000 ft
- 2 (2 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Dates highly volitile. 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/Kautz Glacier
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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