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Plummer Peak is usually done in conjunction with Pinnacle. It is a rounded summit just SW of Pinnacle. Plummer involves a 2nd class .25-mi heather scramble from trail's end at the saddle. It's about the technically easiest "climb" the Mazamas ever do!
Activity Notes
Originally a Unicorn climb, this became a climb of Plummer Peak.
This is a great first climb for BCEP grads. It really puts it all together.
We'll hike in from the Snow Lake Trailhead past the lakes and then up through some steep bowls/chutes where we may need crampons depending on the conditions. Then we need to cross over or through a moat and up onto a traverse to the summit block. A variety of 4th to mid-5th class routes to the summit await us. We rap off the top and retrace our route back down. There are usually two or three long glissades down the chutes.
I will look into camp sites at Cougar Rock the night before.
Once skills and experience are accounted for, I make every effort to balance my climbs with team members of different genders and backgrounds. I'm committed to creating safe and fulfilling experiences for everyone in the mountains.
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 160 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 3 hours |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in one day |
| Relevant Books | Cascade Alpine Guide: Columbia River to Stevens Pass by Fred Beckey 75 Scrambles in Washington by Peggy Goldman |
| Relevant Maps | USGS 7 minute series, Tatoosh Lakes and Mt. Rainier East; Green Trails: Mt Rainier East / Packwood <href="http: "="" adventure="" c463="" starts-here="" title="On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page " www.mazamas.org="" your="">On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=plummer+Peak+WA&sll=48.98385,-120.856519&sspn=0.016532,0.04549&ie=UTF8&ll=46.754093,-121.737099&spn=0.017259,0.04549&t=p&z=15"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:></href="http:> |
| Useful Links | GPS Track GPS Coordinates Map |