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Mt. Shuksan: Itinerary

Day 1
Flights from home to Seattle, Washington (SeaTac Airport - SEA). Overnight at airport hotel or drive north to Burlington, Washington, and stay at a hotel there.

Day 2
Group meets at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast in Burlington. Equipment check and last minute food and gear purchases in Burlington. Drive to trailhead for Mt. Shuksan. Hike to camp at the toe of the Sulphide Glacier. Overnight in tents.

Day 3
Summit day on Mt. Shuksan! Glacier travel right out of camp traversing the Sulphide Glacier to the base of the summit pyramid. Interesting rock climbing and scrambling to the summit of Mt. Shuksan. Rappel of the summit (instruction provided) and traverse back to our camp at the toe of the Sulphide Glacier. Overnight at camp in tents.

Day 4
Descend to trailhead and drive to Burlington for a celebration lunch! Overnight at SeaTac airport hotel.

Day 5
Flights home.

Mt. Shuksan programs can be run in a seminar format by adding a day/night at the high camp. The extra day can be used to learn additional mountaineering techniques like: anchors, crevasse rescue and ice climbing. All Mt. Shuksan programs incorporate a summit attempt.

A detailed final itinerary will be e-mailed to enrolled participants 30 days prior to departure on international trips and 14 days prior to departure on domestic trips.

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