DELAYED/POSSIBLY CANCELLED - Mount Rainier via EW Route

Jun 28, 2019 - 8:00 AM
Jul 2, 2019 - 10:00 PM
Trip Cancelled

Organizer Info

Esteban Guisado

Meeting Point

TBD

Trip Details

Grade:
D3
Category:
Mountaineering
Requirements:
  • Screening
  • Members Only
Max Participants:9

Trip Description

Drive down Friday evening (June 28th), staying overnight at one of the camps, resting on Saturday (June 29th), making a summit attempt on Sunday (June 30). While we should be back to the trailhead on the night of the 30th, I'd advise against making any big plans for Monday. We will most likely stay overnight on June 30th and return July 1st in order to recover before the drive home.

We may bump this schedule one day in order to improve chances of summiting (must be flexible on dates).

This trip is contingent on good weather and acceptable avalanche risk. We'll evaluate weather in the days prior to departure and adjust plans as necessary.

The following is required of all participants:

  • Previous mountaineering experience in an unguided trip
  • Training in glacier travel, crevasse rescue, and avalanche skills
  • Experience at higher altitudes, ideally above around 10K feet/3K meters elevation
  • Appropriate equipment and familiarity with its use, including - but not limited to - a four-season tent (used in winter conditions), as well as a harness, crevasse rescue, and potentially avalanche rescue gear (TBD)
  • Valid passport and ability to enter America
  • A previous trip with the organizer, or with a BCMC member well-known to the organizer

Gear required:
- Crampons and ice axe
- Rope (1 per 3 people)
- Harness, helmet
- Crevasse rescue equipment
- Overnight camping gear and tent
- Headlamp/torch
- 10 essentials, other gear

Insurance:
STRONGLY CONSIDER trip insurance for the trip. Do you want to get bankrupt because you slipped and hurt your ankle?

Border:
You MUST have a valid passport or other travel document enabling you to cross the US border. Arrange your ESTA visa in advance to save time at the border if you need one.
Do NOT use the nexus lane unless everyone has a nexus card. Don't take fruit/vegetables across the border, it's not worth the hassle/risk - you can buy vegetables in the US easily, and no doubt you will enjoy the additional selection of food not available in Canada anyway.

Emergency Info: 
Make sure your Emergency contact is up to date. You will need this to attend the trip.

Participant List

8 / 9
Organizer
Esteban Guisado
53
Attended
11
Joined & Left
5
No-Shows
Co-Organizer
Jonathan Colyer
64
Attended
7
Joined & Left
0
No-Shows
Confirmed
Alan Novotny
54
Attended
3
Joined & Left
1
No-Shows
Confirmed
David Egan
82
Attended
6
Joined & Left
0
No-Shows
Confirmed
Michelle Campbell
88
Attended
3
Joined & Left
0
No-Shows
Confirmed
Amanda Thalmann
11
Attended
0
Joined & Left
1
No-Shows
Confirmed
Beata Kosciolek
32
Attended
2
Joined & Left
0
No-Shows
Confirmed
34
Attended
9
Joined & Left
0
No-Shows

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