Ideas for a highschool mountain climb

[JasonG]

Amen.

[kukuzka1]

personally I wouldn't let my child go, unless I was there. even the simplest of mountains/routes can become serious tragedy as the mt Hood epic years ago prove. with all the navigational tools now available, it seems unlikely a tragedy would happen. but??? I just wouldn't risk it. good luck

[JasonG]

I think it really depends on the leader. I trust my long-time climbing partners with my life and I would trust them with the life of my child as well.

 

That said, I'm not pushing my kids into climbing! I've lost too many friends and had several close calls myself. No way around it, alpine climbing isn't inherently safe.

 

Backpacking, backpacking is really nice.

[genepires]

taking kids alpine climbing reminds of the father and son fatality on late season colchuck glacier years ago.

[JasonG]

True. However, I think the judicious choice of destination and conditions are key. Eldorado, Sahale, Snowking, etc. in the height of summer are pretty darn safe, even for a group of kids (under the proper leadership of course).

[chrisc88]

Have you thought of St Helens? It is a fun climb with a lot of cool history and geology with essentially no objective hazards. You can catch it in snowy conditions to practice glacier travel skills without any dangers of an actual glacier. Plus, it's got a nice "big mountain feel".