Field trip: Intermediate Glacier Climbing
Intermediate Glacier Climbing Field Trip - Mount Baker Recreation Area
Intermediate Glacier Climbing - Everett
- Info
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Contacts
Mark Baldwin
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jun 27, 2015 — Sun, Jun 28, 2015
- Everett Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 3.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,640 ft
- 1 (10 capacity)
- 1 (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Schreiber's Meadow Trailhead. 7:30am. Saturday June 27, 2015
Students will practice skills on snow slopes and 2-person crevasse rescue.
This is an overnight trip on a glacier or snowfield.
Bring all of the gear you would need for an actual overnight glacier climb.
Route/Place
Mount Baker Recreation Area
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USGS Baker Pass
USGS Mt Baker
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Standard glacier travel gear
- Mountaineering boots
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
If you have the optional equipment bring it to the field trip, but its not required to purchase.
- Technical Ice Axe (not an ice climbing ice tool) a 2nd ice axe such as a Black Diamond Venom or a lightweight Camp for use when climbing steeper snow with 2 axes.
- 1 or 2 Ice screws (at least one 22 cm for making v-threads).
Trip Reports