Experience Field Trip

Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course

Experience Field Trip - Esmeralda Peaks/West Peak

Day-long field trip to practice all scrambling skills.

  • Strenuous 2, Technical 3
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft

On this day-long field trip, you will practice and apply the skills taught at the earlier field trips as part of a real live scramble trip up to a non-technical alpine summit. 

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Route/Place

DeRoux Creek



  • Green Trails Alpine Lakes East (Stuart Range) No. 208SX

    Green Trails Mt Stuart No. 209

    USGS Mount Stuart
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • Ten Essentials
  • Mountaineering boots
  • Crampons
  • Ice axe
  • Climbing Helmet
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