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Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows

Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course

Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows

Our winter mountaineering will teach emergency shelter construction and review avalanche saftey

Contacts

Marko Pavela
Marko Pavela
Primary Leader
  • Strenuous 5, Technical 4, Winter Scramble
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 5.5 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft

TBD - location to be determined by what weather and conditions allow

Map: https://caltopo.com/m/V91M

Route/Place

Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows


  • USGS Mt St Helens
    Green Trails Mount St Helens NVM No. 332S
    Green Trails Mt St Helens NW No. 364S
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • Avalanche Beacon
  • Avalanche Probe (minimum 240 cm)
  • Snow Shovel
  • Snow Flotation (Snowshoes or Skis) Please do not wear skis if you are not proficient with ski travel up and down hill with a heavy pack
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Sleeping Pad
  • Snow saw (Optional, but could be required depending on snow conditions)
  • Avalanche Blue Book (Optional)
  • Bivy Sack  (Optional)
  • Tarp Materials (Optional)

THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO SPEND A NIGHT OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW IN POSSIBLY ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAN THEIR OWN GROUP GEAR. IE. STOVE, FUEL, FOOD, ECT. 

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