Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Intermediate Alpine Ice 1/Ice 2 Field Trip - Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Intermediate Alpine Ice 1/Ice 2 Field Trip
- Info
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Contacts
Stephen Sugiyama
Primary Leader
- Sun, Sep 17, 2017 — Mon, Sep 18, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 5.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
- 1 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Heliotrope Ridge trailhead at 9:00 a.m. Carpooling TBD.
Combined Intermediate Alpine Ice 1/Ice 2 field trip. Open sign-up. Prerequisites include successful completion of the Intermediate Evaluation, Ropes and Anchors, Rescue Methods, Rock 1, and Rock 2 field trips (or their current equivalents).
Important note: The actual dates for this field trip are 9/16-9/17.
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
- Helmet
- Harness
- Mountaineering boots
- Ice axe
- Second ice tool
- Steel crampons with front points
- Two pickets
- Two ice screws (19 cm or longer)
- Four alpine draws
- Two single and two double runners
- Three locking carabiners
- Belay device
- Two 36-inch lengths of 7 mm nylon cord
- V-thread tool (homemade is fine)
- Overnight gear
Trip Reports