Mt. Deception, Royal Basin

Activity Notes

**Alternate climb for cancelled Baker attempt. Climbers accepted to Baker are top priority, but Waitlist is very short.**

OVERVIEW

https://caltopo.com/m/Q1K74SS

Mt. Deception (7,786 ft-e, 4,129 ft-p, WA #17 Top 100 Prominence)

https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=941

LOGISTICS

Each car must have a NW Forest Pass to park at the trailhead. Must be purchased ahead of time - easiest online but could get from local vendor if necessary.<br> https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev2_027010

GEAR LIST AND PROSPECTUS

Will be sent by email.

SCHEDULE

• May 24 Sat
  • 12:00 (11:45am team meeting) - TH to Camp (Royal Lake or Upper Basin), 8-9 mi / 3000-3600 ft, 4-5 hr
• May 25 Sun
  • 05:00 - Camp to Deception, 4-6 mi, / 2200-2800 ft, 3-5 hr
  • ~09:00 - Summit to Camp, 2-3 hr
  • Decide to camp or hike out
• May 26 Mon DEPART
  • ~07:00 - Camp to TH (by 12pm), 8-9 mi / -3000-3600 ft, 3-4 hr

**Flexible to extend up to May 28 Wed as weather option.**

**Note to potential applicants**: 

The first priority is ensuring fitness and well-balanced experience for the team. You can make this easier for leaders to evaluate by having a thorough climb resume linked externally, e.g. Google Sheets (see mine as an example, albeit extreme https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HO1FJPx3ro3HRTbe82DN8OhZqFwt7d4a2IVai5kKngY/edit?usp=sharing) with Peak, Route, Date as minimum. The more detailed the better, including attempts without summit! 

Also, describe SPECIFIC details of your CURRENT fitness - excessively slow climbers will be left in camp. (Fitness Assessment Rule of Thumb: on a treadmill, be able to maintain a minimum speed of 2.0mph @ 15% for at least 1 hour with 25+lb pack.)

After experience and fitness, I then give priority to selecting team members who: 

1. actively volunteer with the Mazamas, especially LD/those interested in becoming climb leaders!!
2. have not been accepted on other climbs/been accepted on few climbs for the season. 

These are preferences, NOT requirements, and I always try to include several qualified newbies and people I haven't climbed with yet, amongst other equity-minded choices. Feel free to contact me any time about climbs with questions or additional information!