The Mountains are Inherently Unpredictable and Unforgiving

Warning: Mountain Climbing requires special training and gear and is inherently dangerous.  

We have Skilled and Experienced Youth and Adult Climbers in our Troop.  If a climb is considered, a good amount of training must be completed prior to a summit attempt and only a select few Scouts and Adults will be able to attend.

If you are considering a Climb, consider taking a climbing course and using a Guide Service for your big adventure.

Do NOT Attempt Mountain Climbing without Properly Training for it or without Experienced Guides!

Gear

Clothes:

• Fleece Hat

• Balaclava/Bandana (winter/summer)

• Sunglasses

  • Category 4 lenses (< 8-12% visible light) and side shields

• Goggles (winter)

• Dexterous Thinner Gloves

  • SHOWA 282-02 TEMRES PU Coated gloves

• Insulated Warmer Gloves/Mittens

• Hooded Base Layer

• Softshell/Fleece Mid Layer

• Waterproof Hooded Shell

• Insulated Jacket w/ Hood

• Softshell Pants

• Waterproof Pants

• Insulated Pants

• 2 x Socks (non-cotton)

• Mountaineering Boots

Climbing Harness:

• Harness

• Belay & Rappel Device

  • ATC Guide or similar

• Single Alpine Sling

• Double Alpine Sling

• Personal Anchor

  • Can also be a 2nd Double Alpine Sling

• Pulley

  • Ideally Micro Traxion Pulley

• Carabiners

  • 1 triple locker

  • 3x additional locking

  • 3x nonlocking

• 2x Prussiks

  • 5-6mm loops

  • one can be replaced with Petzl Tibloc

• Cordelette

Personal Gear:

• Backpack

• Ice Axe w/ Leash

• Crampons

• Helmet

• Headlamp (full charge)

  • Must fit on helmet

• Picket

• Ice Screw

• Water Bottles

  • 1 should be Nalgene style to allow for boiling water

• Food

  • 2x freeze dried dinner

  • 2x freeze dried breakfast or oatmeal

  • 3x bags of daily lunch/snacks

• Cookware

  • Long handled spoon

  • Mug - multipurpose tool

    • Hot brew 

    • Snow scooper

    • Can be used for oatmeal if you don't have a bowl

• Multi-tool

• GPS w/ Topo Map Loaded

• Sleeping Pad

• Sleeping Bag

• Personal First Aid Kit

• Prescriptions/Medications

• Sunscreen

  • Sunscreen (SPF 50)

    • Badger Adventure Sport Mineral Sunscreen (SPF 50)

      • REI

      • Fred Myers

    • All Good Sunscreen Butter (SPF 50+)

      • Fred Myers

    • Thinksport Clear Zinc Sunscreen (SPF 50)

      • REI

      • Costco

    • Sun Bum Mineral Face Stick (SPF 50)

      • REI

      • Costco

  • Lip Balm (SPF 30+)

    • Badger SPF 15 Mineral Sunscreen Lip Balm

      • REI

    • Aquaphor Lip Repair + Protect SPF 30

    • Sun Bum SPF 30 Lip Balm

• Hygiene kit

  • Toothbrush

  • Toothpaste

  • Foss is nice

• Bluebag Kit

  • Blue Bag

  • Paper Towels

  • Hand Sanitizer 

Group Gear:

• Shovel

• Stove, Lighter, Fuel

  • 1 set for 2-3 people

• Tent

  • 1 per 3 people

• Med Kit

Food & Hydration:

• Group meals and cooking plan

  • Each member packs

    • 2x freeze dried dinner

    • 2x freeze dried breakfast or oatmeal

    • 3x bags of daily lunch/snacks

  • Group Food

    • Cocoa

    • Coffee 

    • Summit Treat?

• Water treatment and water sources

  • Discuss Filter option

    • Ideal for filtering out nasties

    • Damaged if frozen

      • HIGH RISK where we are going

  • Chemical Tabs

    • Some benefit - bacteria and viruses

    • NO benefit for Giardia 

  • Boiling everything

    • Will need extra fuel

    • Extra time to boil and cool

      • Boiling hot water will damage water bottles

  • Steripen

    • Require batteries and can be damaged

    • Most people don't have these

Resources

• Emmons Winthrop Routebrief 2017

• mountaineers.org - mount-rainier-emmons-glacier 

• Disappointment Cleaver Routebrief 2017

• mountaineers.org - mount-rainier-disappointment-cleaver