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Intermediate Alpine Ice - Field Trip 2

Field trip: Intermediate Alpine Ice Module

Intermediate Alpine Ice - Field Trip 2 - Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs

Technical steep ice/snow focused; the skills/concepts are applicable to almost all of your alpine climbing from here on. The field trip will cover the crevasse rescue 6:1 system with the addition of ascending out of the crevasse and swinging leads on multi-pitch snow\ice slopes

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Aleesha Wilson
Aleesha Wilson
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.5 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
  • 9 (9 capacity)
  • 2 (3 capacity)
  • Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
  • Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Alpine Ice 2 - SATURDAY/SUNDAY:

Technical steep ice/snow focused; the skills/concepts are applicable to almost all of your alpine climbing from here on. The field trip will cover the fundamentals of traveling on hard, steep snow slopes, placing anchors in hard snow, crampon technique and alpine ice climbing techniques.

Skills include:
- Swinging leads on multi-pitch snow/ice slopes
- 6:1 crevasse rescue technique test
- Descend and ascend out of crevasse 
- Traversing steep ice
- Building ice anchor systems

TBD

Route/Place

Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs


  • USGS Mt Baker
    Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
    Green Trails Mt Baker No. 13
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Gear List (non-exhaustive):
- Single/60m rope – (1) per 2 climbers
- Standard glacier gear and rescue kit
- (2-3) Pickets per climber – (4) per 2 climbers – Pair with double alpine draws, 1 per picket (1 non-locker/double runner)
- (3-4) Ice Screws – (6-8) per 2 climbers – Pair with single alpine draws, 1 per screw (2 non-lockers/single runner)
- (1) Ice axe and (1) second tool (hammer) or two tools
- Crampons and Mountaineering boots
- ATC/Large Pearabiner
- Cordelette/Quad
- V-Thread tool
- Extra slings and accessory cord (V-Thread material)
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