Washington

Climbing Trip Reports

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This page provides links to my climbing trip reports in Washington state. From September 2008 to June 2019, I lived in northwest Washington, and the North Cascades are where my love of alpine climbing began. Although I climb all over the country, I will always be drawn to the Cascades for its rugged beauty, the sheer athleticism required to reach a summit, and the growing list of good rock routes being put up throughout the range. There are some good rock to be found too, if you know where to look.

You can access the trip reports by clicking on the interactive map below or scrolling to the list below that.


To find out more about the stunning area in the photo to the left (which is also the image for my website header and one of the most spectacular places on earth), go to my Picket Range page.
Trip Report Navigation Option 1: 

Map

Click on the locations on the map to go to a trip report.

New version using Google maps:
Icon key:
Technical summit
Nontechncal summit
Cragging
Hike
Lookout
Lake
Bike trip
Kayak trip
Aerial photography
Photography
Old version using Photoshop (still updated, but no longer clickable): 
Trip Report Navigation Option 2: 

Alphabetical List by Area

Click on the dated links in the right column to go to a trip report.

Technical Rock (North Cascades)

Summit/Area
Route
Loc. (Rd)
Date/Link

AASGARD SENTINEL

HWY 2

BEAR MOUNTAIN

HWY 1 (BC)

BIG KANGAROO

HWY 20

BONANZA PEAK

Stehekin

BURGUNDY SPIRE

HWY 20

CATHEDRAL PEAK

HWY 20

CHIANTI SPIRE

HWY 20

CHOPPING BLOCK

HWY 20

COLCHUCK BALANCED ROCK

HWY 2

CONCORD TOWER

HWY 20

DEGENHARDT

HWY 20

DRAGONTAIL PEAK

  1. Go to "Scrambles/Glacier..." section for another less technical route up Dragontail.
HWY 2

EXFOLIATION DOME

Mtn Loop

FORBIDDEN PEAK

HWY 20

MT. FURY

HWY 20

MT. GARFIELD

I-90

GERMAN HELMET

HWY 20

GOAT WALL

HWY 20

MT. GOODE

HWY 20

GREEN GIANT BUTTRESS

Mtn Loop

NORTH GUNSIGHT PEAK

HWY 20

INDEX TOWN WALLS CLIMBING

* Other routes I've climbed at Index

HWY 2

INSPIRATION PEAK

HWY 20

JOHANNESBURG MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

JUNO TOWER

HWY 20

LEXINGTON TOWER

HWY 20

LIBERTY BELL

HWY 20

MAMIE PEAK

SR 542

MINUTEMAN TOWER

HWY 20

MORNING STAR PEAK

Mtn Loop

SE ("HARD") MOX PEAK

HWY 1 (BC)

MYTHIC PEAK (5187) (AKA GREEN CREEK WALL)

  1. Go to "Scrambles...Snowshoes" section for another less technical route up Mythic Peak.
SR 542

NORTH EARLY WINTER SPIRE

HWY 20

PAISANO PINNACLE

HWY 20

PRUSIK PEAK

HWY 2

SALISH PEAK

Mtn Loop

SHERPA PEAK

HWY 2

SLOAN PEAK

  1. Go to "Scrambles..." section for another less technical route up Sloan Peak.
Mtn Loop

SNOW CREEK WALL


Nearby:
(on Condor Buttress, NOT Snow Creek Wall)
HWY 2

SOUTH EARLY WINTER SPIRE

HWY 20

SPIRE POINT

HWY 20

MT. STUART

  1. Go to "Scrambles...Alpine Ice..." section for another route up Mt. Stuart.
HWY 2

SUPERCAVE WALL

HWY 20

TENPEAK MOUNTAIN

HWY 2

MT. TERROR

  1. Go to "Scrambles..." section for another less technical route up Mt. Terror.
HWY 20

MT. TORMENT

HWY 20

MT. TRIUMPH

HWY 20

TWIN NEEDLES

HWY 20

VESPER PEAK

  1. Go to "Scrambles...Snowshoes" section for another less technical route up Vesper Peak.
Mtn Loop

VARIOUS CRAGGING LOCATIONS IN WASHIGNTON

various

Scrambles / Glacier / Alpine Ice / Snowshoes  (North Cascades &  Olympics)

Summit/Area
Route
Loc. (Rd)
Date/Link

AMPHITHEATER MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

MT. ANN

SR 542

ARROWHEAD MOUNTAIN

HWY 2

BACON PEAK

HWY 20

MOUNT BAKER

SR 542

BALDUR (VALHALLAS)

Olympic Penin

BERDEEN PEAK

HWY 20

MT. BOOKER

HWY 20

BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN

Olympic Penin

MT. BUCKNER

HWY 20

BUGGER MOUNTAIN (AKA MT. GIBBS)

HWY 20

CANYON RIDGE

SR 542

MT. CHALLENGER

HWY 20

COLCHUCK  PEAK

HWY 2

COLONIAL PEAK

HWY 20

MT. CROWDER

HWY 20

MT. CUSTER

HWY 1 (BC)

DAMNATION PEAK

SR 542

DEL CAMPO PEAK

Mtn Loop

MT. DESPAIR NORTH PEAK

HWY 20

MT. DICKERMAN & BIG FOUR ICE CAVES

Mtn Loop

DOCK BUTTE

HWY 20

DOME PEAK

HWY 20

DRAGONTAIL PEAK

3. Colchuck Glacier Route (snow)

1-2. Go to "Technical Rock" section for two other more technical  routes up Dragontail.
HWY 2

EASY PEAK

SR 542

ELDORADO PEAK

HWY 20

EXCELSIOR PEAK

SR 542

MT. FORMIDABLE

HWY 20

FRIGGA (VALHALLAS)

Olympic Penin

GLACIER PEAK

HWY 2

GOAT MOUNTAIN (4778)

HWY 20

GOTHIC PEAK

Mtn Loop

WEST GRANITE MOUNTAIN

I-90

GROAT MOUNTAIN

SR 542

MT. HAGAN NORTH PEAK

HWY 20

HAMILTON MOUNTAIN

Olympic Penin

HIDDEN LAKE PEAK

HWY 20

HIGHER SQUIRE

Mtn Loop

HUMPBACK MOUNTAIN

I-90

ICICLE RIDGE

HWY 2

INDEPENDENCE PEAK

Mtn Loop

JOVE PEAK

HWY 2

KOLOLO PEAK

HWY 2

LE CONTE MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

LITTLE ANNAPURNA

HWY 2

"LITTLE DAVIE" ON DAVIS PEAK

HWY 20

LITTLE SISTER

SR 542

MT. LOGAN

HWY 20

LOUIS PEAK (AKA PT. 7787)

HWY 20

LUNA PEAK

HWY 20

MARTIN PEAK

Olympic Penin

MT. MCCAUSLAND

HWY 2

MINERAL MOUNTAIN

SR 542

MIXUP PEAK

HWY 20

MORE RAIN MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

MYSTERY PEAK

HWY 20

MYTHIC PEAK (5187)

2. NE Rib (snow-covered)

1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another more technical route up Mythic Peak.
SR 542

NORTH TWIN SISTER

SR 542

OAKES PEAK

HWY 20

MT. OLYMPUS

Olympic Penin

OUTRIGGER PEAK

HWY 20

PAUL BUNYAN'S STUMP

HWY 20

PINNACLE PEAK

HWY 20

PIONEER PEAK

HWY 20

POINT 6628 (UPPER DUNGENESS / BUCKHORN AREA)

Olympic Penin

POINT 6708 (TEEBONE RIDGE)

HWY 20

PYRAMID PEAK

HWY 20

THE PYRAMID

HWY 20

MT. RAHM

HWY 1 (BC)

MT. RAINIER

Rainier

RED MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

MT. REDOUBT

HWY 1 (BC)

REVOLUTION PEAK

I-90

RUBY MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

RUTH MOUNTAIN

SR 542

SAHALE MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

MT. SAINT HELENS

St. Helens

SALVATION / HELLFIRE PEAK

HWY 20

SAUK MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

MT. SHUKSAN

SR 542

SILVER STAR MOUNTAIN

HWY 20

SLOAN PEAK

2. Bedal Basin to SE Shelf to upper Corkscrew Route (4th)

1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another more technical route up Sloan Peak.
Mtn Loop

SNOWFIELD PEAK

HWY 20

SOURDOUGH MOUNTAIN & STETATTLE RIDGE

HWY 20

MT. SPICKARD

HWY 1 (BC)

STORM KING

HWY 20

MT. STUART

2. Stuart Glacier Couloir (steep snow, alpine ice)

1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another route up Mt. Stuart.
HWY 2

SWISS PEAK

HWY 20

MT. TENERIFFE

I-90

MT. TERROR

2. West Ridge (3rd)

  1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another more technical route up Mt. Terror.
HWY 20

TOMYHOI PEAK

SR 542

UNION PEAK

HWY 2

VASILIKI TOWER

HWY 20

VESPER PEAK

3. East Flank (snow-covered)

1-2. Go to "Technical Rock" section for two other more technical routes up Vesper Peak.
Mtn Loop

3.  Dec'11

WARRIOR PEAK

Olympic Penin

WELCOME PASS (PT. 5933)

SR 542

WEST MCMILLAN SPIRE

HWY 20

WHATCOM PEAK

HWY 20

YELLOW ASTER BUTTE

SR 542

Cross-country Traverses / Multi-summit Trips  (North Cascades & Olympics)

Summit/Area
Route
Loc. (Rd)
Date/Link

CASCADE VOLCANOES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR (WINTER CONDITIONS)

N/A

CHILLIWACK SLAM

HWY 1 (BC)

GLACIER PEAK CIRCUIT

HWY 20

LARCH TREES IN THE ENCHANTMENTS & RAINY PASS AREA

HWY 2

MYSTERY RIDGE TO NORTHERN PICKETS ENCHAINMENT

HWY 20 - SR 542

OLYMPICS TRAVERSE

Olympic Penin

PICKETS MAIN PAGE

HWY 20

PICKETS - NORTHERN 1

HWY 20

PICKETS - NORTHERN 2

HWY 20

PICKETS - SOUTHERN 1

HWY 20

PICKETS - SOUTHERN 2

HWY 20

PICKETS - COMPLETE N-S TRAVERSE

HWY 20

PTARMIGAN TRAVERSE

HWY 20

SAN JUAN ISLANDS KAYAK TRIP

Olympic Penin

SHI-SHI BEACH OVERNIGHT

Olympic Penin

SNOWFIELD SLAM

HWY 20

TANK LAKES OVERNIGHT

HWY 2

THUNDER SLAM

HWY 20

TORMENT-FORBIDDEN TRAVERSE

HWY 20

Fire Lookouts  (North Cascades)

Summit/Area
Route
Loc. (Rd)
Date/Link

EVERGREEN MOUNTAIN /FIRE LOOKOUT

HWY 2

HIDDEN LAKE LOOKOUT

HWY 20

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN / LOOKOUT

HWY 20

NORTH MOUNTAIN / LOOKOUT

Mtn Loop

PARK BUTTE LOOKOUT 

HWY 20

MT. PILCHUCK / PILCHUCK LOOKOUT

Mtn Loop

SOURDOUGH MOUNTAIN / LOOKOUT

HWY 20

THREE FINGERS PEAK / LOOKOUT

Mtn Loop

WINCHESTER MOUNTAIN / LOOKOUT

SR 542