WMCR - Experience Trip 1 - Rescue + Emergency Preparedness

Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue (aka Intermediate Glacier Travel) - Mixed Cohort

WMCR - Experience Trip 1 - Rescue + Emergency Preparedness - Mazama Ridge (Mount Rainier)

This is an overnight field trip for the 2019 Intermediate Glacier Travel course.

  • Sat, Mar 30, 2019 — Sun, Mar 31, 2019
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Adults
  • Moderate, M1 Intremediate Ski
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft

We will meet in at 6AM on Saturday, Mar 30 at the 65th Street park and ride in Seattle and carpool down to Mount Rainier National Park.  The national park has a per-vehicle fee.

We will arrange group gear at the park and ride, so plan on bringing your tent, stove, etc., to the meeting place, and we'll split everything up there.  All the extra gear that we end up leaving behind can stay in the cars.

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Mazama Ridge (Mount Rainier)



  • 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.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • Picket
  • Harness
  • Avalanche Gear (beacon, shovel, probe)
  • Crampons
  • Helmet
  • Headlamp
  • Technical rescue rack
  • Appropriate clothing
  • Hard shell tops and bottoms
  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Stove
  • Food for two days
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