Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
WCR - Two-person Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue - Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
These sessions are to develop the necessary skills to travel as a 2 person rope team and perform a solo rescue of a fallen climber
Contacts
Peter Tran
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 31, 2025 — Sun, Jun 1, 2025
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 5.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- 3 (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This trip will focus on glacier travel. Day 2 will comprise of a crevasse rescue evaluation. Students will be expected to do two rescues - one as a team and one as a solo rescuer. Note: this trip will not include a summit attempt UNLESS all students agree to take a third day (either Friday or Monday) for the trip. If that happens, students will plan and execute the summit attempt.
TBD
Badges
students will earn:
Glacier Climb Rope Leader
Route/Place
Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
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USGS Mt Baker
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
Green Trails Mt Baker No. 13 - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
TBD
Trip Reports