North Cascades - Private Choose Your Boston Basin Summit (3-1/2 day)
North Cascades CLIMBING
Boston Basin from Cascade Pass. Mount Torment (left), Forbidden Peak (center) and Sahale Peak (Right).
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3-1/2 DAY PRIVATE NORTH CASCADES SUMMIT ADVENTURE
BOSTON BASIN BASE CAMP
Itinerary
Prep Day - Travel to the Skagit Valley, WA, where you will meet your guide. The team will start with a welcome meeting, run through a group gear-check and program orientation. We will get your pack to a comfortable weight and have time to answer any questions you may have.
Day 1 - The team will travel to the 3,200’ trailhead up the North Fork of the Cascade River, deep in the subalpine old growth of North Cascades National Park. The team then will hike a rugged climbers path through the old growth to majestic alpine meadows. We will base camp and prepare for the the summit push the next day (2.5 Miles, 3,100’ Elevation Gain, 4 Hours Travel Time, 35-45 lb. Pack Weight)
Day 2 - With a 4AM start, your team will leave by headlamp. Depending on the chosen objective, the team will climb a mix of rock and glacial snow to gain the summit of one of the surrounding peaks. After spending some time on the summit, the group will reverse the route back to camp. (2.5-4 Mile, +2,600’ Elevation Gain -2600’ Loss, 12 Hours Travel TIme, 12-18 lb. Pack Weight)
Day 3 - A lazy morning awoken by the sun with grand views of the North and Central Cascades. After breakfast the team slowly packs up and makes the steep trek back to the trailhead (2.5 Miles, -3,100’ Elevation Loss, 4 Hours Travel Time, 35-45 lb. Pack Weight)
Interested in a longer adventure? Try our 4-1/2 Day Private North Cascades Summit Adventure. Choose from a longer Boston Basin objective, 2 smaller objectives, or just take a bit more time to take in the amazing scenery.
DeSCRIPTION
Boston Basin is one of the most popular climbing areas in the North Cascades National Park. Featuring two designated camps known as the low camp (around 5,300 feet) and the high camp (around 6,400 feet). From these two camps, climbers have access to some of the best mountaineering routes in the country.
For this adventure, your Mountain Bureau Guide will help you choose 1 objective from one of the famed peaks accessed from Boston Basin. Choose from various routes on Forbidden Peak, Boston Peak, Sharkfin Tower, or Sahale Mountain on your 3 day climb.
Details
Location: Boston Basin, North Cascades
Ratio: 2:1 climber to guide (max. 4 climbers)
Length: 3 days + 1/2 day travel and prep
Cost: $2247.00 per person - 1 Climber/1 Guide
$1347.00 per person - 2 Climbers/1 Guide
$1647.00 per person - 3 Climbers/2 Guides
$1347.00 per person - 4 Climbers/2 Guides
Dates: June 13-16, 2024
Custom dates are available for this program by Submitting a Private Booking Request
or calling our office at (619)432-5462.
Includes
Reserved Permit for Backcountry Boston Basin Zone
All breakfasts and dinners on the mountain
Tents
Stoves and fuel
All group climbing equipment
Emergency communication
Excludes
Personal climbing and camping equipment
Lunches and snacks on the mountain
Transport to the Skagit Valley
Activity Requirements
Glacier travel over moderate terrain in crampons
Climbing 5.6 in boots
Rappelling Experience
Comfortable with moderate exposure
Ability to carrying a heavy pack (up to 35 lbs)
Overnight bivouacs in tents
north cascades national park
This is our happy place. At more than 500,000 acres, the North Cascades National Park consists of a lifetime of Alpine Mountaineering and Alpine Rock Climbing. The mountains feature steep rugged glacially sculpted rocky mountain peaks with the most expansive glacial system in the contiguous United States. This offers an attractive climbing venue with significant relief and majestic views. The glaciers in route to your objective are watershed to major spillways feeding the highest degree of flora biodiversity of any American national park. This area is incredibly scenic and therefor very popular. Access to large portions of North Cascades National Park are limited and it is difficult in peak season to acquire access to popular climbs. The Mountain Bureau secures backcountry permit reservations with the National Park Service for all of our scheduled climbs so you don’t have to worry about access.
Johannesburg Mountain in the background during an ascent of the Torment-Forbidden-Traverse Photo: Mark Allen
All scheduled programs can also be booked with custom dates and itineraries. Please see our Custom Guiding pages for more information or Contact Us for a custom program.
All programs are subject to the Mountain Bureau LLC Terms & Conditions