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Basic Glacier Travel - SIG Snow Field Trip

Field trip: Basic Glacier Travel Course

Basic Glacier Travel - SIG Snow Field Trip - Crystal Mountain Ski Area

SIG overnight snow field trip

Contacts

Mark Hurst
Mark Hurst
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Apr 27, 2019 — Sun, Apr 28, 2019
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • Adults
  • M2 Advanced Ski
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft

We will meet at Charlies Cafe in Enumclaw at 8am on Saturday for group breakfast.  Then we will caravan up to Crystal parking lot and depart for snow skills and camping in the Henskin Lake.  Sunday we will make an alpine start (~4am) for our simulated climb, then back to camp for Breakfast, then decent to camp, pack up, and head for the cars.

Students of the Seattle Glacier Travel course will practice steep snow skills, crevasse rescue, roped travel, overnight snow/glacier camping, simulated climb of a glaciated peak/volcano, and general mountain funitude.

Route/Place

Crystal Mountain Ski Area


  • USGS White River Park
    Green Trails Bumping Lake No. 271
    USGS Norse Peak
    Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Everything needed to climb Mt Rainier in summer, for instance.

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