WCR - Two-person Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue

Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue

WCR - Two-person Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue - Paradise

Best weather day. Rappel-to-ascend on a real slope, with real snow anchors.

  • Easy, Easy/Moderate
  • Easy
  • Elevation Gain: 500 ft
  • FULL (6 capacity)
  • 1 (4 capacity)
  • Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
  • Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Piecing everything together: rappel to ascend with snow anchors.

Longmire at 0800, depending on the gate opening time.

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Paradise



  • USGS Mt Rainier East

    Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270

    Green Trails Paradise No. 270S

    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Bring your glacier travel gear, including your harness (a well-padded one, not a glacier harness unless you like to suffer) and rack, and a helmet.

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