Trip
Basic Alpine Climb - Silver Star Mountain/Silver Star Glacier
Basic Alpine Climb. See leader notes.
Contacts
Carolyn Graham
Primary Leader
- Sat, Jun 24, 2017 — Sun, Jun 25, 2017
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Alpine Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,200 ft
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
By email
Moderate pace. All participants must be confident they have the necessary fitness for this climb. The Seattle 2016 Seattle Basic Climbing course fitness standard is to be able to hike Mt Si trail to the base of the haystack carrying 15% of bodyweight in less than 2 hours. (3150' gain and ~4 miles). All participants are expected to actively contribute to pre-climb planning, logistics, navigation and route-finding. Please be available by email Thursday evening and Friday.
Route/Place
Silver Star Mountain/Silver Star Glacier
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USGS Silver Star Mtn
Green Trails Washington Pass No. 50
Trails Illustrated North Cascades National Park - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters) big enough to carry all your gear plus some group gear
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rescue pulley, glacier prusssiks
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
- sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent or bivy shelter
- shared group gear: rope, pickets, water filter, stove, fuel, shovel
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