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Elevation: 597 ft
GPS: 46.05014, -122.30392
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Description Suggest change

Roughly the rectangular region with Tacoma at its NW corner and Hood River on the Columbia at its SE corner. Includes Mt Rainier area.

Getting There Suggest change

I5 going N-S, smaller roads E-W.

748 Total Climbs

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Location: South-West & Tacoma Change
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Classic Climbing Routes at South-West & Tacoma

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI2-3
 212
Kautz Glacier
Ice, Alpine
Mod. Snow
 200
Emmons Glacier
Snow, Alpine
AI2-3 Steep Snow
 163
Liberty Ridge
Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
Mod. Snow
 45
Fuhrer Finger
Snow, Alpine
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 Steep Snow
 26
Ptarmigan Ridge
Ice, Snow, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 110
Young Warriors
Trad 5 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 57
Windsurfer
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 42
Blownout
Trad 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 67
Dod's Dastardly Jam
Trad 3 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 102
Rauch Factor
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 140
High Plains Drifter
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 55
The Steamboat Captain's Dream
Trad 8 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 37
Sasquatch
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 103
Chainmail
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 77
Masterpiece Theatre
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Kautz Glacier Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier
 212
WI2-3 Ice, Alpine
Emmons Glacier Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier
 200
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
Liberty Ridge Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier
 163
AI2-3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
Fuhrer Finger Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier
 45
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
Ptarmigan Ridge Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier
 26
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine
Young Warriors Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
 110
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 5 pitches
Windsurfer Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
 57
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Blownout Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
 42
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Dod's Dastardly Jam Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
 67
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
Rauch Factor Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
 102
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
High Plains Drifter Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
 140
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
The Steamboat Captain's Dream Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > Northwest Face
 55
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 8 pitches
Sasquatch Columbia Gorge > OH8
 37
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Chainmail Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
 103
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Masterpiece Theatre Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (4) Gold Wall
 77
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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