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Seattle MAC - Multipitch Weekend

Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club

Seattle MAC - Multipitch Weekend - Vesper Peak

Another multi-pitch climbing off of the mountain loop highway for students who have met prerequisites. This is a MULTI-PITCH ONLY trip with no option to single pitch crag. We have another trip planned for this area in August for students looking to crag out here this year.

Contacts

Alvaro Juarez
Alvaro Juarez
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Strenuous 3, Technical 3, Intermediate Rock Climb, Strenuous
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,800 ft

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This Mountain Loop Hwy multi-pitch trip will be an opportunity for students to use all the skills they've been building throughout the year. There will be multi-pitch climbing, leading trad, leading bolted routes. Senior students will have the opportunity to lead pitches and younger students will follow.

This trip has prerequisites:

For multi-pitch: Attendance at all the rock climbing skills workshops so far including climbing 101, anchors/cleaning routes, rappelling, & at least 1 of the multi-pitch workshops (both preferred if possible). The trad climbing workshop is encouraged but not required. Lead belaying badge, clean/lower badge, rappelling badge, multi-pitch systems badge.

For single-pitch: Attendance at the climbing 101 workshops and anchors + clean/lower, at minimum. Lead belaying badge and clean/lower badge (which signifies competency with lead belaying AND lead climbing on bolts, and how to retrieve top rope anchor gear from routes when done).

Badges

Route/Place

Vesper, Sperry & Wolf Peaks

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Clothes 

  • Pack for hot conditions in the day and cold temps at night. Leavenworth can get up into the 80’s – 90’s this time of year during the day, but still drop down to the 40’s or even colder at night so be prepared! 
    • One outfit for climbing (sun protection required)
    • extra warm layers for night or a separate set of clothes (long johns/baselayers)
    • fleece/lightweight down mid-layer
    • hard wind/rain shell for outer layer
    • warm big puffy for night/wind in the day
    • Lightweight gloves
    • Beanie/scarf/buff
    • Extra socks
    • sunglasses 
  • Backpack – A day pack for carrying your personal items with you during climbing. Large enough to bring fit group gear like anchor kits, quickdraws, and ropes!
  • Shoes – heavy duty sneakers/running shoes or hiking shoes/boots. Optional camp shoe

Camping items

    • Personal mess kit including: plate/bowl, utensils, cup
    • Camp chair
    • **Tent 
    • **Sleeping bag/pad 
  • Toiletries (including sunscreen!)
  • Headlamp with extra batteries
  • Food – lunches/snacks for yourself for Saturday and Sunday
  • Water – 1.5 liters capacity minimum 
  • medium duffel to carry camp items

Climbing gear:

    • Personal gear: harness**, belay device**, helmet**, shoes**, prusik**, ATC**, PA**
  • 10 Essentials 

** can be borrowed with advance notice to MAC manager

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