
Field trip: Alpine Ice
Alpine Ice FT2 - Mount Baker Lower Coleman Seracs and Glacier
Students will swap leads on alpine low angle glacier ice
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
- Sun, Oct 27, 2019
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 5.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
- 5 (9 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
8:00AM at Heliotrope Ridge TH, ready to hike in.
Students learn to swap leads on low angle glacier ice.
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
Climbing Gear
- Everything needed for an alpine rock climb (minus the rock protection; anchor material, alpine draws and/or quick draws, belay device, prusik(s))
- *Sharp* 12 point steel crampons (no aluminum)
- Two ice tools; worst case one alpine axe and one tool.
- v-thread tool
- 4-5 feet of 7 mm nylon cord (for v-threads)
- 4-6 ice screws, including one 21-22 cm
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