Mt. Olympus, Blue Glacier

Activity Notes

This is a moderate glacier climb with a long approach and several 4th to low-5th class options for the 30 meter summit block. You'll need to be well prepared with you gear, good endurance, glacier travel experience and ability to climb low-5th class rock in boots. Here is the general plan:

Day 1: Meet at Hoh Rainforest Visitors Center at 8AM Friday morning. Hike 15+ mostly flat miles to Elk Lake Camp. 

Day 2: Pack up and hike to 2+ steeper miles to Glacier Meadows Camp. Scout the Blue Glacier. Practice skills. Make sacrifices to the weather gods. 

Day 3: Apine start at 3AM. Navigate the Blue Glacier and steep snow slopes to the base of the summit block. Choose our best route to the summit. Descend back to Glacier camp.

Day 4: Descend to Elk Lake for another night or hike all the way out. The extra camp gives us options in case we have to way out weather for the summit push.

I have the camping permits for this itinerary. The cost for permits is $33 per climber payable to me via Venmo or cash two weeks *before* the climb. Cancellation of the climb due to weather or route conditions within that time will *not* result in a refund. 

More details about itinerary, gear and route will be made available in a separate prospectus approximately one month before the climb. Carpooling and shared gear will be facilitated through a spreadsheet. I plan to stay in Aberdeen the night before.