Field trip: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
TAC MAC Alpine Climb - Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
Alpine climb for Tacoma MAC Students
- Wed, Jun 28, 2023 — Fri, Jun 30, 2023
- Tacoma Youth Programs
- Climbing, Youth
- Basic Alpine
- Youth
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 5
- Challenging
- Elevation Gain: 10,000 ft
- 2 (9 capacity)
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Participants in this climb will need to have demonstrated beforehand:
Ability to execute a crevasse rescue
Ability to use an ice ax and crampons competently
Physical fitness/ability to carry a heavy pack over steep terrain for multiple thousands of feet of elevation
Ability to prusik up a rope
Ability to tie in to a glacier rope team and travel in a rope team efficiently
Ability to wake up very early in the morning and function as a member of a team
Mount Rainier/Emmons Glacier
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
USGS Sunrise - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
TBD