Northwest Region Climbing
Areas in Northwest Region
Bellingham and Mt Baker Hwy
16 /
44 /
32 /
86 /
1 /
1 /
5 /
0 /
164
Darrington and Mountain Loop Hwy
96 /
37 /
1 /
58 /
1 /
3 /
0 /
63 /
194
Hwy 20 and North Cascades National Park
253 /
147 /
4 /
17 /
19 /
6 /
4 /
213 /
421
San Juan, Fidalgo & Whidbey Islands
106 /
178 /
49 /
54 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
0 /
339
Elevation: | 123 ft |
GPS: |
48.49286, -122.08311 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Jon Nelson on Nov 29, 2013 |
Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Z Winters |
Description
This region includes the North Cascades, the Skagit River Valley, and the north coastal region around Bellingham and the San Juan Islands.
Classic Climbing Routes at Northwest Region
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● East Ridge | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … > Eldorado Peak > Main Peak |
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Easy Snow Snow, Alpine | |
● North Ridge | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > N Cascades > Mt Baker |
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WI3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine | |
● Fisher Chimneys | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … > Mt Shuksan > Main Peak |
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4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b AI1 Mod. Snow Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine | |
● West Ridge | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … > Boston Basin > Forbidden Peak |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine | |
● Ragged Edge | Darrington & Mt… > Glacier Peak Wi… > Vesper Peak |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches | |
● Southwest Rib | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches | |
● Northwest Corner (a.k.a. Bo… | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 4 pitches | |
● East Face | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > Lexington Tower |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 10 pitches | |
● Mile High Club | Darrington & Mt… > Glacier Peak Wi… > Morning Star Peak |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, Alpine 7 pitches | |
● Silent Running | Darrington & Mt… > Darrington > Three O'clock Rock |
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5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 7 pitches | |
● East Face / Rebel Yell | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Silver Star & W… > Chianti Spire |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches | |
● Clean Break | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Silver Star & W… > Juno Tower |
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5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 15 pitches | |
● Liberty Crack | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > Liberty Bell |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2 Trad, Aid, Alpine 12 pitches | |
● The West Face | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches | |
● The Hitchhiker | Hwy 20 & N Casc… > … 1 > Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 9 pitches |
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