Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Backpacking Trip - Boiling Lake Area
Cancelled due to smoke/fires. Backpacking trip (4 days, 3 nights): Explore stunning high alpine meadows in early wildflower bloom in area around Boiling Lake in the Chelan Sawtooths. This trip has prerequisites. See leaders notes for details.
- Fri, Jul 16, 2021 — Mon, Jul 19, 2021
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Youth
- Strenuous 5
- Moderate
- Mileage: 35.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 7,550 ft
- Pace: 2 mph
- 7 (7 capacity)
- 1 (1 capacity)
- 1 (1 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Part of the summer trip. group carpooling sheet
We will start from Pearrygin Lake State Park on Friday morning (7/16) and carpool to Crater Creek Trailhead https://goo.gl/maps/vHDtpxGPSWBog1zh9 about an hour away. Final details to be discussed at group meeting evening prior.
Prerequisites: Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course/badge. Attendance at at least 1 MAC hike throughout the year prior to backpack trip.
Students must have demonstrated fitness throughout other MAC activities and may be asked to answer certain questions to give the leader an idea of their fitness/ability/experience level. Participants will be chosen at the trip leaders discretion and the above are minimum requirements which do not guarantee a space on the trip.
- We will be camping and hiking at the 7000 foot elevation level and nights may be cold (mid-30s) so appropriate sleeping bag and warm clothing will be necessary.
- Brief sections of the trail may be snow covered but if significant snow remains, I'll reroute this trip to another area in the Chelan Sawtooths.
- Early season can include bugs so DEET or picaridin bug repellent as well as bug head nets will be strongly recommended.
- Note that I will be asking for your base pack weight (weight before added food and shared gear) before the trip and I will be doing a pack weight check night prior to trip. Ideally backpack weight should be no more than 20% of your body weight so if it's looking heavy, I'll work with you on strategies.
Boiling Lake Area
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Green Trails Prince Creek No. 115
Green Trails Buttermilk Butte No. 83
USGS Martin Peak
USGS Prince Creek
USGS Oval Peak
Green Trails North Cascades Lake Chelan No. 114SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
See trip sheet for packing list and additional details. See Group Organizing Page for shared gear, tent plan and cooking plan (all of which will be determined in the 2 weeks prior to start of the summer trip). Will send out a survey to assess interest for shared gear, tent sharing and shared meals.
Plan for The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear which includes:
- Tent with footprint/ground tarp
- Warm sleeping bag and sleeping pad
- Rain gear (rain pants + jacket)
- Bear canister or Ursack (high alpine area and no reliable bear hang trees)
- Water filter
- Stove/fuel
- Mess kit
- Mosquito repellant (DEET or picaridin) + bug head net
- Toilet paper and shovel and bag to carry out toilet paper/wipes
- Personal first aid kit