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Trip
Backpack - Dishpan Gap Loop
Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip will open to all Mountaineers to register on April 30.
- Fri, Aug 23, 2024 — Sun, Aug 25, 2024
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 23.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
- Pace: 1.75 -2 mph
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
There are 2 stream crossings. We chose late-summer dates so the flow rates will be reasonable (will verify with rangers beforehand).
"Follow a tumbling waterway to miles of alpine meadows along the Cascade crest. Cross three passes, amble by a sparkling lake in a rock cirque, and roam through boundless blossoming flowers – or in autumn transverse ground ablaze in crimson. The views from radiating emerald ridges to Glacier Peak, the snowy-white sentinel of the Central Cascades, are breathtaking."
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Photo credit to Merritt on WTA.
Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip will open to all Mountaineers to register on April 30.
Dishpan Gap Loop
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Green Trails Monte Cristo No. 143
Green Trails Benchmark Mtn No. 144 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
To be discussed at lecture for Introduction to Backpacking course students.
The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear which may include:
- Tent with footprint/ground tarp
- Stove and fuel
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Water filter
- Bear canister or Ursack
- Cooking pot/pan with plate and utensils
- Toilet paper and shovel or blue bag to deal with waste