Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC Alpine Climb - Phyllis' Engine
An Alpine Climb lead by volunteers and/or staff for MAC! This trip has prerequisites. See leaders notes for details.
Contacts
- Thu, Jul 11, 2024 — Fri, Jul 12, 2024
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- 5.8
- Challenging
- Mileage: 30.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,900 ft
- 3 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This climbing trip is apart of the Summer Squamish Trip. More details to come soon.
Prerequisites:
For alpine rock climbs:
Skills/workshops: Multi-pitch systems, belay escape, rappelling, lead climbing / lead belaying
Other courses/trips: Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course/badge, Leavenworth Multi-Pitch trip / successful multi-pitch climb, Summer Trip / successful muti-pitch climb there
If glacier climb: In addition to all of the above: Crevasse rescue workshop, glacier climbing fundamentals (at least 2), Snow 1, Snow 2
In addition the technical skills described above, participants joining this trip may be asked to describe the physical preparations they have undertaken - this may include conditioning hikes, other easier climbs, weekly training routines, etc.
Required Equipment
- 10 essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering boots
- crampons
- trail runners/hiking boots
- ice ax
- picket
- crevasse rescue kit