Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Success Cleaver
3-day climb of this long ridge route to Point Success, and then traverse to Columbia Crest
- Fri, Jun 28, 2019 — Sun, Jun 30, 2019
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Strenuous 5, Technical 2, Intermediate Mountaineering Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 25.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 11,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,410 ft
- 6 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Plan to carry over and descend the DC route.
Priority for Tacoma climbing community until 6/14/19. MRNP entrance fees and 2019 climbing permit required.
Route/Place
Mount Rainier/Success Cleaver
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USGS Mt Rainier West
USGS Mount Wow
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - 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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