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23 Ιουλ 2018 · The standard route up Mount Olympus is a great mountaineering challenge that mixes several disciplines: glacier travel, scrambling, snow climbing, and rock climbing. From your base camp at Glacier Meadows, you'll also have a chance to view the Blue Glacier, which is a true river of ice.
Guarded by a 17.5 mile approach that begins at only 600’ above sea level, climbing Mount Olympus is a significant undertaking despite its modest 7980’ summit elevation. Summit day involves glacier travel, steep snow climbing, and finishes with a short pitch of rock on the summit block.
Third-Most Isolated Peak in Washington. The mountain requires over 5000' of elevation gain by its shortest route, one of only 12 Washington County Highpoints (CoHPs) to do so. The mountain is one of only seven "Ultra" peaks (i.e. mountains with over 5000' of prominence) in Washington.
Alpine Ascents’ five-day climb of Mount Olympus is an excellent choice for climbers who appreciate the journey as well as the destination. This instructional course/summit climb teaches the basics of glacier mountaineering, including proper ice axe use and self-arrest skills, glacier travel, and basic rope techniques while aiming to summit a ...
4 Ιουλ 2023 · Join us on an exhilarating journey to the top of Mount Olympus, the crown jewel of Olympic National Park. We traverse lush forests and glacier-carved valleys to ascend the pinnacle of this majestic peak.
3 Οκτ 2018 · Located deep in the heart of Washington’s Olympic National Park, Mount Olympus is only accessible by a 17.5 mile hike through the protected Hoh Rainforest—one of the largest and oldest temperate rainforests in America. Graced by the beautiful Blue Glacier, more precipitation falls on this region than any other in the lower 48.
Set entirely within Olympic National Park, this trip offers a uniquely beautiful wilderness mountaineering experience. An 18-mile approach leads through old-growth rainforest in the Hoh River Valley to the toe of the Blue Glacier, part of the third largest glacial system in the Lower 48.
