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3 Fingered Jack (Full - email to be added to waitlist)

August 29 to August 30, 2026

Coordinator: Andy DeGregorio

Summit Altitude: 7844 feet
Elevation Gain: 2600 feet
Round-trip Distance: 12 miles
Excursion Time: 30 hours (car-to-car)

We have permits for this so aren't flexible on the dates, and will cancel if thunderstorms or other bad weather/wildfires/smoke are forecast. We'll discuss the week of and make a go/no go decision on Friday the 28th.

Planning to meet at the PCT trailhead off highway 20 on Saturday around lunch time, we'll hike 4.5 miles up to Summit Lake (an unmaintained trail gets us the last quarter mile from the PCT to the lake) where we'll spend the night and then get up early to hike the final mile, taking the climbers path about half a mile up to the ridge, and climb the technical part to the summit, aiming to have lunch near the top. The technical part includes a fixed line traverse through "the crawl" and a climb we'll break into 2 pitches. After, we'll descend, break camp and hike out. We'll finalize who is going and if the weather looks good by Thursday. If you have a stove set, fuel, or water filter you'd like to bring, let me know.

Signed Up: 10
Tentative: 1
Awaiting Approval: 3
Maximum Allowed: 7
Equipment
Team Equipment: Ropes, Slings, Lockers, Rappel Ring, Draws and 2 pieces of pro, Stoves, Fuel, Cooking Pots, Water Filters
Required Equipment (each participant): Harness, Helmet, Locker, Belay Device, Prussiks, 2 non-lockers, Overnight supplies (sleeping bag, pad, toiletries, possibly a tent, etc), Outdoor clothing (comfortable climbing clothes, a warm jacket, etc), Food (Lunch and dinner for Saturday, a quick breakfast and lunch for Sunday, as well as snacks), Minimum 2 Liters of water per person for the climb
Optional Equipment (each participant): Climbing shoes - the technical part does not require climbing shoes, but some people feel better with them, GPS and Camera - aka a phone - highly recommended with a map and/or waypoints or tracks uploaded
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