Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Kautz Glacier
Ice climb of Kautz
- Info
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Contacts
Craig Taylor
Primary Leader
- Sun, Aug 13, 2017 — Tue, Aug 15, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Elevation Gain: 10,811 ft
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Allowing for 3 days if we find we need it, but planning for 2 days of climbing. Will be a carry over with a descent of the DC / Muir route
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
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