Field trip: Intermediate Glacier/Alpine Module
Intermediate Alpine Ice - Field Trip 2 - Observation Rock/North Face
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
Contacts
Jonathan Foster
Primary Leader
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 — Sun, Aug 28, 2022
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Avalanche Safety
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,600 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
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
Route/Place
Observation Rock/North Face
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USGS Mowich Lake
USGS Mt Rainier West
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Roster
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)
Trip Reports