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Classic Climbs for Washington Pass

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

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All Routes Trad Sport Boulder Ice / Mixed
Mod. Snow
 19
● Southwest Couloir
Snow, Alpine
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
WI4
 4
● Cauthorn-Wilson
Trad, Ice, Alpine 7 pitches
Cutthroat Peak
V5+ 6C+
 11
● Live Free or Die!™
Trad, Boulder, Alpine 11 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Steep Snow
 47
● Silver Star Glacier
Trad, Snow, Alpine
Silver Star & W… > Silver Star Mountain
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 247
● South Arete
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 521
● Beckey Route (SW Face)
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 41
● North Face
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Kangaroo Temple
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
 10
● East Face
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Chablis Spire
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 55
● Blue's Buttress
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Poster Peak
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 M4+ A1
 7
● Early Winter Couloir
Trad, Aid, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 121
● North Face
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 96
● Spontaneity Arete
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 96
● North Face
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 24
● North Ridge
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Cutthroat Peak
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 10
● Northwest Face
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Kangaroo Temple
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 489
● Southwest Rib
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 89
● Rapple Grapple
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 45
● The Cave Route
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 24
● Overexposure
Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 64
● North Face
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Burgundy Spire
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 48
● North Face Var. Right (Directisimo)
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 85
● South Buttress
Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
Cutthroat Peak
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 108
● West Ridge
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Paisano Pinnacle
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 6
● Unnamed 5
Trad, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 233
● Northwest Corner (a.k.a. Boving-…
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 124
● Northwest Face
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 35
● Liberty Traverse
Trad, Alpine 26 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 8
● Route C
Sport, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 97
● East Face
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 4
● Beckey-Tate
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Big Kangaroo
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
● Easy Getaway
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Cutthroat Lake… > Cutthroat Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
● East Face
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Minuteman Spire
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 6
● Iceman
Trad, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
● Spontaneous Distraction
Trad, Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 65
● Boving Roofs
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● Playing Not Spraying
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Silver Horn
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 89
● East Face / Rebel Yell
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Chianti Spire
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 7
● Unnamed 3
Sport, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
● Unnamed 4
Sport, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 85
● Clean Break
Trad, Alpine 15 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Juno Tower
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
● Route D
Sport, Alpine
Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
● Action Potential
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Burgundy Spire
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 22
● Rampage
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Silver Star & W… > Paisano Pinnacle
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 13
● Freedom Rider
Trad, Alpine 14 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 17
● NW Face Var. (Remsberg Variation)
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
● One Piece at a Time
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Cutthroat Lake… > Cutthroat Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
● First Amendment
Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0
 138
● Direct East Buttress
Trad, Aid, Alpine 9 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2
 132
● Liberty Crack
Trad, Aid, Alpine 12 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 282
● The West Face
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 140
● The Hitchhiker
Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 26
● Northwest Face (Boving-Pollock)
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 21
● Serpentine Crack
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 36
● Ellen Pea
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
M&M Wall (Supercave)
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 13
● Free Mojo
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 41
● The Passenger
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 19
● Southern Man
Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
● Freedom or Death
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● Tooth and Claw
Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 9
● The Independence Route
Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
 14
● Liberty and Injustice for All
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 47
● Thin Red Line
Trad, Alpine 11 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 10
● The Tiger
Trad, Alpine 11 pitches
M&M Wall (Supercave)
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 5
● Liberty Crack (Free)
Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 4
● Backseat Driver
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Southwest Couloir Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 19
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● Cauthorn-Wilson Cutthroat Peak
 4
WI4 Trad, Ice, Alpine 7 pitches
● Live Free or Die!™ Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 11
V5+ 6C+ Trad, Boulder, Alpine 11 pitches
● Silver Star Glacier Silver Star & W… > Silver Star Mountain
 47
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Steep Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
● South Arete Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 247
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● Beckey Route (SW Face) Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 521
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● North Face Kangaroo Ridge > Kangaroo Temple
 41
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● East Face Silver Star & W… > Chablis Spire
 10
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● Blue's Buttress Poster Peak
 55
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
● Early Winter Couloir Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
 7
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 M4+ A1 Trad, Aid, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
● North Face Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
 121
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● Spontaneity Arete Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
 96
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● North Face Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
 96
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● North Ridge Cutthroat Peak
 24
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● Northwest Face Kangaroo Ridge > Kangaroo Temple
 10
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
● Southwest Rib Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 489
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
● Rapple Grapple Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 89
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● The Cave Route Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
 45
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● Overexposure Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 24
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
● North Face Silver Star & W… > Burgundy Spire
 64
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● North Face Var. Right (Dire… Liberty Bell Group > Concord Tower
 48
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● South Buttress Cutthroat Peak
 85
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
● West Ridge Silver Star & W… > Paisano Pinnacle
 108
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● Unnamed 5 Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
 6
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
● Northwest Corner (a.k.a. Bo… Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
 233
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● Northwest Face Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 124
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
● Liberty Traverse Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 35
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 26 pitches
● Route C Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport, Alpine
● East Face Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
 97
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
● Beckey-Tate Kangaroo Ridge > Big Kangaroo
 4
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Easy Getaway Cutthroat Lake… > Cutthroat Wall
 13
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● East Face Liberty Bell Group > Minuteman Spire
 13
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Iceman Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
 6
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine
● Spontaneous Distraction Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
 5
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
● Boving Roofs Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 65
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
● Playing Not Spraying Silver Star & W… > Silver Horn
 4
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● East Face / Rebel Yell Silver Star & W… > Chianti Spire
 89
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Unnamed 3 Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
 7
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
● Unnamed 4 Hairpin Crags > Spire Gully > Spire Gully right - A…
 11
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
● Clean Break Silver Star & W… > Juno Tower
 85
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 15 pitches
● Route D Hairpin Crags > Ice box left side
 10
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
● Action Potential Silver Star & W… > Burgundy Spire
 4
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● Rampage Silver Star & W… > Paisano Pinnacle
 22
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● Freedom Rider Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 13
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad, Alpine 14 pitches
● NW Face Var. (Remsberg Vari… Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 17
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
● One Piece at a Time Cutthroat Lake… > Cutthroat Wall
 7
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● First Amendment Kangaroo Ridge > Le Petit Cheval
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
● Direct East Buttress Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 138
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0 Trad, Aid, Alpine 9 pitches
● Liberty Crack Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 132
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2 Trad, Aid, Alpine 12 pitches
● The West Face Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire
 282
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● The Hitchhiker Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 140
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
● Northwest Face (Boving-Poll… Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 26
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Serpentine Crack Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 21
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● Ellen Pea M&M Wall (Supercave)
 36
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
● Free Mojo Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 13
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● The Passenger Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 41
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
● Southern Man Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 19
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
● Freedom or Death Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
● Tooth and Claw Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 8 pitches
● The Independence Route Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 9
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
● Liberty and Injustice for All Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 14
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
● Thin Red Line Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 47
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad, Alpine 11 pitches
● The Tiger M&M Wall (Supercave)
 10
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad, Alpine 11 pitches
● Liberty Crack (Free) Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell
 5
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
● Backseat Driver Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire
 4
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches

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