发信人: zd8848 (zd8848), 信区: Outdoors
标 题: Rainier Emmons Glacier
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Mar 9 01:47:28 2008)


Details about the Rainier Emmons glacier climb.

Route: Emmon Glacier. This is technically easiest and safest route up
Rainier but is slightly more physically demanding than the other popular
route which is DC route. This route starts from White River campground at
4400 ft, and goes through Glacier Basin, Inter Glacier, Camp Schurman, Upper
Emmons Glacier. You may google search Rainier Emmons (sorry MSN). There are
tons of route description and trip report.

Time: Tentatively the week of 7/14-7/20. Actual start time depends on the
weather condition. The climb itself takes 2.5 days. The week can change
depending on participants' schedule, but it should be around middle/late
July to maximize the change of perfect whether condition.

Itenerary:
Day 1: Start from Seattle (Redmond actually) after lunch. Register for the
climb and start hiking around 4-5pm. Camp at Glacier basin or some where on
Inter Glacier.
Day 2: Move to Camp Schurman or Emmon Flat.
Day 3: Summit day. Attempt summit and retreat all the way back to White
River. (We only get one summit shot.)

Individual gear:
1. helmet
2. ice axe
3. crampons
4. harness
5. Texas prussik (not needed if you don't know how to use it)
6. 3-4 carabiners
7. pulley
8. glacier glasses
9. sun screen
10. headlamp
11. emergency shelter (light bivy sack ideal)
12. sleeping bag/pad
13. clothing, everything you wear including mountaineering boots, hat,
gaiter, socks, gloves, etc.
14. food
15. personal items (tooth brush/paste, toilet paper, spoon, etc)
16. camara (optional)

Group gear: (I will figure out who bring what weeks before the climb)
1. tent
2. snow shovel
3. stove/pot/fuel/matches
4. rope
5. water filter
6. compass/map/GPS
7. first-aid kit

Training:
The best training is hiking with 40+ lbs pack once a week. If you don't have
easy access to mountain, do that on stairmaster machine or treadmill
machine (set incline to max). Running on flat is useless, even if you run a
marathon. Seriously.

Rope team:
We will have one or two rope teams. On each rope team, there must be at
least two experienced (relatively speaking) climbers at either end. They
must be able to perform crevasse rescue proficiently. Everyone should be
able to do self and team arrest. For this reason, the climb depends on
successful recruitment of the experienced climbers. For example, if it's
just me and two other people who have never taken a step on glacier
before, the climb is a no-go, for my safety and yours as well.

Let me know if you are interested or committed. I'd like to limit the
party size to 6.

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committed climbers (updated on 3/9): zd8848, alexwang, Kalliope









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