Tacoma Basic FT 5 - Glacier III: In the Field

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

  • Basic Glacier Climb, Intermediate Ice Climb
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 3.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft

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 

Route/Place

Mount Rainier Lower Nisqually Glacier



  • 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

See course manual

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