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Little Switzerland Rock Climbing

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Areas in Little Switzerland

Crown Jewel 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Dragon's Spine 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Hobbit's Footstool 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Middle Troll 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Munchkin, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 2

North Troll 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Peak 6500 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Plunger, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Royal Tower, The 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 11 / 11

South Troll 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Throne, The 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 7 / 7

Elevation:	5,720 ft
GPS:	62.696, -151.189 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	cerickson on Jul 28, 2009
Admins:	Jared LaVacque, L. Von Dommelheimer

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Description

Beautiful alpine rock climbing area on the Pika Glacier in Denali NP. Stellar granite in a true alpine environment offer great climbing at a variety of difficulties.

Getting There

Air Taxi from Talkeetna. Approaches are short from Pika basecamp. A hike/float out is very possible for packrafters and a classic Alaskan adventure. In short - Pika glacier to Exit Pass to the Granite Glacier to Wildhorse Pass to the Tokositna River and float to Talkeetna (2 long or 3 average days)

38 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Little Switzerland

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow 8 ● South Face Trad, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches Middle Troll
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow 8 ● The Lost Marsupial Trad, Snow, Alpine 8 pitches Throne
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Two Towers Trad, Alpine 20 pitches Dragon's Spine
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 6 ● West Face Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Plunger