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.
Map
Click on the locations on the map to go to a trip report.
Alphabetical List by Area
Click on the dated links in the right column to go to a trip report.
Technical Rock (North Cascades)
INDEX TOWN WALLS CLIMBING
And Say (5.11b, 5p)
Brett Thompson and Scott Fuller Memorial Route (5.10+, 5p)
Davis-Holland+Lovin' Arms (10c, 6p)
Godzilla+Park Ranger (5.9+, 4p)
Hell Bent For Glory (10d, 7p)
Tatoosh+Free at Last (10d, 4p)
* Other routes I've climbed at Index
MYTHIC PEAK (5187) (AKA GREEN CREEK WALL)
Mythic Wall (5.10a, 900', 7p)
- Go to "Scrambles...Snowshoes" section for another less technical route up Mythic Peak.
NORTH EARLY WINTER SPIRE
Northwest Corner (5.9+, 600', 4p)
West Face (5.11a, 300', 6-7p)
SLOAN PEAK
Fire on the Mountain (5.10d, 1000')
- Go to "Scrambles..." section for another less technical route up Sloan Peak.
SNOW CREEK WALL
Outer Space (5.9)
Orbit (5.8)
Iconoclast (5.11a /w Psychopath + Yellow Wall variations)
Mary Jane Dihedral (5.9)
Hyperspace (5.11a)
Nearby:
Condorphamine Addiction (10b, 675')
SOUTH EARLY WINTER SPIRE
East Buttress (5.11a or 5.10a/C0, 1100', 10p)
The Hitchhiker (5.11-, 900', 8p)
Northwest Face (5.11a, 800', 5+p)
The Passenger (5.11+, 800', 7p)
The Southern Man (5.12a or 5.11 C1, 1000', 7-9p)
Southwest Rib (5.8, 900', 9-10p)
MT. TERROR
Stoddard Buttress (5.8) (+ACCIDENT/RESCUE)
- Go to "Scrambles..." section for another less technical route up Mt. Terror.
VARIOUS CRAGGING LOCATIONS IN WASHIGNTON
LEAVENWORTH
VANTAGE (aka FRENCHMAN'S COULEE)
INDEX
TIETON RIVER
DARRINGTON AREA
NEWHALEM AREA
EQUINOX
MT. ERIE
1-8. 2006-2019
Scrambles / Glacier / Alpine Ice / Snowshoes (North Cascades & Olympics)
DRAGONTAIL PEAK
3. Colchuck Glacier Route (snow)
1-2. Go to "Technical Rock" section for two other more technical routes up Dragontail.3. Jun'08
MYTHIC PEAK (5187)
2. NE Rib (snow-covered)
1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another more technical route up Mythic Peak.2. Feb'15
POINT 6708 (TEEBONE RIDGE)
from south, starting on Lookout Mountain / Monogram Lake trail
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.2. Jul'16
MT. STUART
2. Stuart Glacier Couloir (steep snow, alpine ice)
1. Go to "Technical Rock" section for another route up Mt. Stuart.2. May'10
MT. TERROR
2. West Ridge (3rd)
- Go to "Technical Rock" section for another more technical route up Mt. Terror.
2. Jul'08
VESPER PEAK
3. East Flank (snow-covered)
1-2. Go to "Technical Rock" section for two other more technical routes up Vesper Peak.3. Dec'11
Cross-country Traverses / Multi-summit Trips (North Cascades & Olympics)
CASCADE VOLCANOES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR (WINTER CONDITIONS)
Rainier, Adams, Hood, Jefferson, Three Sisters, Crater Lake, Shasta, Lassen, St. Helens, and more!
MYSTERY RIDGE TO NORTHERN PICKETS ENCHAINMENT
Berdeen - Hagan - Mystery - N Despair - Pioneer - Crowder - Swiss - Mid Challenger - Whatcom - Easy - Mineral
PICKETS - SOUTHERN 2
Inspiration - West McMillan - Degenhardt - Pyramid - Terror - Barrier
SAN JUAN ISLANDS KAYAK TRIP
"Kayakpacking" among the San Juan Islands in the Olympic Peninsula region