Day 1 - Arrive at your designated meeting location by 8am to go over equipment, distribute group gear, and finish loading your packs before driving to the trailhead. The approach to basecamp is 3-5 miles and up to 4,000 feet of elevation gain. After setting up basecamp, you'll spend the afternoon working on proper footwork and crampon techniques and getting comfortable with an ice axe. Celebrate all your hard work so far and rest up for what's to come with a hot meal and a good night's sleep.
Day 2 - This is a full day of skills practice: more crampon use, self-arrest, glacier rigging, rope team travel, belay & rappel skills, anchor-building and more. After a long day of new information, you will be happy to go to bed early to get some rest for the final day and summit attempt!
Day 3 - Leave camp around 2am to start the summit attempt. Depending on the route/conditions/weather and a myriad of other factors, it can take anywhere from 4 to 12 hours to reach the summit. Enjoy the views and sense of accomplishment - you earned it! After a short celebration, be prepared to plunge step several thousand feet back to camp. We'll have a bit of a rest, then break down camp, and head back to the cars. You can expect to be back to the trailhead around 6pm.
