Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Tacoma Basic FT 5 - Glacier III: In the Field - Mount Rainier Lower Nisqually Glacier
Tacoma Basic FT 6 & 7 - Critical Skills Exam: Ice Axe Arrest, Ice Axe Techniques, Snow & Roped Glacier Travel
- Sat, Jun 6, 2020 — Sun, Jun 7, 2020
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Intermediate Ice Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 3.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft
- 45 (45 capacity)
- 15 (15 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
We will be camping at Longmire Campground, Mount Rainier National Park.
Tacoma Basic Climbing Field Trip 6: Crevasse Rescue Testing
and Tacoma Basic Climbing Field Trip 7: Ice Axe Arrest Test - Hard Snow
Practice roped glacier travel techniques, ascending and descending snow slopes, snow anchor construction
Test: Hard snow ice axe arrest and carabiner ice axe belay
Mount Rainier Lower Nisqually Glacier
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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.
Required Equipment
See course manual