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Mt. Rainier.
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Welcome to Washington! 

Greetings Washington climbers! There is an enormous amount of information that we can add to this site, so let's get to it!


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Washington:
Mount Baker, North Ridge   WI2-3 Steep Snow     Ice, Snow, Alpine, 3000 feet, Grade III   North Cascades : Mt. Baker
Liberty Ridge   WI2-3 Steep Snow     Ice, Snow, Alpine, 10500 feet, Grade IV   Mount Rainier
Kautz Glacier   WI2-3     Ice, Alpine, 9000 feet   Mount Rainier
Beckey Route (SW Face)   5.6     Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II   Washington Pass : Liberty Bell
West Ridge   5.6 Mod. Snow     Trad, Snow, Alpine, 1500 feet, Grade III   Boston Basin : Forbidden Peak
West Ridge   5.7     Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III   Icicle Creek : Prusik Peak
Outer Space   5.9     Trad, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Icicle Creek : Snow Creek Wall
Upper North Ridge w/Great Gendarme   5.9     Trad, 18 pitches, 1200 feet, Grade IV   Leavenworth : Mount Stuart and Vicinity
Dreamer   5.9     Trad, 10 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III   Darrington
Godzilla   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
Princely Ambitions   5.9     Trad, 2 pitches, Grade II   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
Stanley-Burgner Route   5.9+ PG13     Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Icicle Creek : Prusik Peak
Breakfast of Champions   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Lower Town Wall : Great Northern Slab
Sagittarius   5.10a/b     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
Davis-Holland Route   5.10c     Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III   Upper Town Wall : Central Wall Area
Slow Children   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
Thin Fingers   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
Aborigine   5.11b     Sport   Exit 32 / Little Si : World Wall
Japanese Gardens   5.11+     Trad, 1 pitch, 200 feet   Lower Town Wall : Main Wall
West Face   5.12-     Trad, 9 pitches   Icicle Creek : Colchuck Balanced Rock
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Featured Route For Washington
Looking down on the crux pitch.

The West Face 5.11-  WA : North Cascades : ... : North Early Winter Spire
This and the neighboring Northwest Corner Route are two of the finest alpine rock climbs I have had the pleasure to yet accomplish. Great movement, committing moves, huge exposure, beautiful position: some of the best climbs in the Washington Pass area.The West Face shares its first pitch with the Northwest Corner, a somewhat dirty face up to a chimney with trees above (5.8). From here, move the belay up 3rd class terrain to a huge sandy ledge at the base of a large corner, the base of the sec...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA


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Yellow Skunk Cabbage. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Yellow Skunk Cabbage.
Photo by Blitzo.


Mt St Helens, before it blew it's top. <br />From Mt Rainier, 1976. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Mt St Helens, before it blew it's top.
From Mt Rai...


In the forest. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

In the forest.
Photo by Blitzo.


Walking into a sea of clouds-MT Rainier. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Walking into a sea of clouds-MT Rainier.
Photo by ...


View of the Mazama area from Prime Rib on the Goat Wall.

View of the Mazama area from Prime Rib on the Goat...

Prusik Peak West Ridge

Prusik Peak West Ridge

Enchantments

Enchantments

Enchantments

Enchantments

Rainier Beer, brewed at Sicks Brewery in Spokane in the 1950s. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Rainier Beer, brewed at Sicks Brewery in Spokane i...

Little Tahoma Peak from up on the DC route, Mt. Ranier.

Little Tahoma Peak from up on the DC route, Mt. Ra...

Boston Basin in mid summer. Torment Peak on the left.

Boston Basin in mid summer. Torment Peak on the le...

Descending the Queen Sabe Glacier in the morning. Jo-burg is the hill across the valley.

Descending the Queen Sabe Glacier in the morning. ...

Mt. Baker 1976. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Mt. Baker 1976.
Photo by Blitzo.


Vantage

Vantage

Deception Pass WA State Park <br />There is a route waiting to go up in here:)stay tuned for more.

Deception Pass WA State Park
There is a route wait...


Errett Allen crossing a snow bridge on Mt. St. Helens, 1974. The bridge collapsed just after I crossed it.

Errett Allen crossing a snow bridge on Mt. St. Hel...

Rainier National park, Sunset.

Rainier National park, Sunset.


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By Blitzo
Sep 24, 2006

Washington is an incredibly beautiful state.
The Cascades, with tall volcanoes and tumbling glaciers. The rocky coastline and rain forests. The sprawling orchards of Central Washington, all combine to make this Great state a more than worthwhile place to visit.

By Matt McMurray
From: Castle Rock, CO
Jan 24, 2007

Where's the Minihaha area?

MM

By stredna
From: PA
Apr 2, 2009

Anyone know of Conservation/Environmental jobs in the Wenatchee/Leavenworth area, please do not hesitate to PM me! Would love to live there.

By cody brua
Dec 22, 2010

hi my name is Cody Brua i am moving to Mt Vernon WA on January 1 and i don't know any one who climbs up their so if any wants or needs a new climbing partner i am free ever weekend

By Peter Franzen
Administrator
From: Phoenix, AZ
Aug 25, 2011

I have moved Beacon Rock to the Oregon section of MP. Please see its page for more details.

-Peter

By andyf
From: Tacoma, WA
Aug 25, 2011

Well that sucks. WTF? Seriously?

We'll take Smith Rock in return.

By David Stephens
From: Spokane WA.
Sep 9, 2011

They have said it for years "The best climbing in OR. is in Wa.

By Billcoe
Sep 9, 2011

You can keep the Far Side Andyf, even though it's closer to PDX than Beacon. In fact, there are 2 Farsides, you get both! Woot! If you can clean it up a tad we'll claim ownership. We'll take Ozone right next door to the FS as it's much cleaner. Opps, breaking news: the Oregon climbers have voted, and if you give us either Outer Space or Liberty Bell, we will give you everything we have except for Smith Rock. LOL!

www.mountainproject.com/v/farside/106862529

Regards!

BTW, before anyone gets their panties all twisted up, I was joking....

By Jason Scott Heacock
From: Manchester
Feb 18, 2012

Does anyone know the name of the bouldering location in Washington that is right near a popular handgliding cliff. The climbing was right on Puget sound, possiblt north of Everett, on the western side of all passes (not in the cascades) I you know this place what is it called again and is there a Mnt Project area for it.

-thanks

By Justin Slagle
From: Palm Desert, CA
Mar 14, 2012

Jason, i think you're talking about Larrabee State Park. Good bouldering right on the beach with great views. The hang gliding is off Blanchard Mountain. The Park is 15 minutes south of Bellingham on Chuckanut Dr. I don't think it is on Mountain Project and i've never seen a guide anywhere.