barjor Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) What does it take to get the solo climbing permit for Mt Rainer? How many peaks and formal training do you really need or is it more a liability issue? Edited December 13, 2004 by barjor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie_c Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 I'd be interested in knowing this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) I think it is merely a paperwork issue. Â http://www.nps.gov/mora/climb/solo.htm Edited December 13, 2004 by danielpatricksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leejams Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Plus at least a thousand posts on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_a Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 I picked up a solo permit last year. My resume of climbs was nothing out of the ordinary. Been climbing for about nine years, said on my app that I would only be considering soloing one of the dog routes and probably go late in the summer, don't know if that made any difference. My guess is that by the questions that are asked on the application, the park service just wants to make sure you are well aware of the ramifications of solo travel and of an unroped crevasse fall and how you might initiate self-rescue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 My guess is that by the questions that are asked on the application, the park service just wants to make sure you are well aware of the ramifications of solo travel and of an unroped crevasse fall and how you might initiate self-rescue. i agree. i was approved for a solo permit not too far back and my climbing resume is by no means impressive. i do, though, have some glacier and altitude travel experience (including as the lead up a couple of local volcanos.) and i also have practiced crevasse rescue skills and am rather conscientious about things like this. or at least i try to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 How are crevasse rescue skills relevant on a solo climb? Â Self-belaying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 How are crevasse rescue skills relevant on a solo climb? Â Because you'll know what techniques they're using when they recover your body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 unless he is too dead to notice...bwahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Or when you fall into a crevasse you could just walk out the bottom like Joe did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 How are crevasse rescue skills relevant on a solo climb? Self-belaying?  Write down that you read about Tejas' FWA (solo) of Denali and plan to strap a 12-foot aluminum ladder to your back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 How are crevasse rescue skills relevant on a solo climb? i'm not sure if you were being facetious with this question. the permit application specifically asks about your crevasse rescue experience and "Methods of self-belay and self-rescue from a crevasse." what would you do if you fell in a crevasse while you were soloing? if you haven't thought about this, you have no business soloing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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