Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Snow II Field Trip - Paradise (Mount Rainier)
Second Snow Field Trip. Additional practice on ice axe arrest, plus snow travel. Our objective will be to mimic a real snow scramble. Additional details to provided to course participants
Contacts
- Sat, May 4, 2024
- Olympia Alpine Scrambling Committee
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Easy, Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
- 12 (23 capacity)
- 3 (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
8:30am - Longmire -- Additional information to be provided to course participants
We will travel up to Narada Falls and from Narada Falls, ascend up the Narada wall, walk to reflection lake, then head up to the ridge east of the Castle.
We should be done by 4:00pm
We will start at Narada Falls then ascend the Narada Wall, walk along the road to Reflection Lakes, and then ascend to the saddle east of The Castle.
We will have time to practice snow travel, practice ice axe arrest, and glissading. This trip will mimic what a snow scramble should look like. Please make sure that conditioning standard is met.
Paradise
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
10 essentials, Ice Ax, Helmet, Day Pack with lunch, snowshoes, crampons (if you have them), microspikes