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Elevation: -36 ft
GPS: 58.21699, -134.58249
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Southeastern Alaska's panhandle contains the far reaches of the granitic northern Coast Range mountains intertwined with chossy, volcanic, and heavily forested islands. There is a wide variety climbing, from 15,000 foot glaciated mountains where you can see whales feeding on clear days, to world class granite alpine rock climbing, and an ever increasing selection of mossy cliffs of all rock types.

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Alaska Airlines operates daily flights directly to Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, and Petersburg. Smaller towns are reached via the Alaska Marine Highway System or small bush plane companies (Alaska Seaplanes in Juneau, Island Air Express & Misty Fjords Air in Ketchikan).

Due to the abundance of tourist visits in the region from cruise ships, many Southeast Alaskan towns have year round access via helicopter.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southeastern Alaska/Coastal Range

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3-4 6A+
 5
Low tension
Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Steep Snow
 4
Smoke em' if you got em'
Trad, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 9
Pullout Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
Solva Buttress
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
Jaw-way
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 10
Catholic Schoolgirls
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 4
Goldmine
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 7
South Buttress
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 4
Kruezer doctorman
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Pin Cushion
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 7
5.10 Arete
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
Bump it up
Sport, TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 7
The Flood
Trad
Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 4
The Crows Nest
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
Sanity Break
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Low tension Juneau > … > Tee Harbor Boul… > Low Tension Boulder
 5
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
Smoke em' if you got em' Skagway > Mt Harding
 4
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Steep Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
Pullout Crack Skagway > Black Lakes Crag
 9
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Solva Buttress Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 5th Tower
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Jaw-way Juneau > … > N Fins > 4th Fin (Mountaineers…
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Catholic Schoolgirls Skagway > Black Lakes Crag
 10
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Goldmine Skagway > Black Lakes Crag
 4
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
South Buttress Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 3rd Tower - Main
 7
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Kruezer doctorman Skagway > 4 mile crag
 4
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
Pin Cushion Juneau > Sea Cliffs
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
5.10 Arete Skagway > Black Lakes Crag
 7
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Sport
Bump it up Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
 7
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, TR
The Flood Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
 7
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
The Crows Nest Juneau > … > N Gully > Right Mandible
 4
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Sanity Break Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a TR
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