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Mt. Rainier.
Photo by Blitzo.



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:
Ingraham Glacier-Disappointment Cleaver Route   Mod. Snow     Trad, Snow, Alpine   Mount Rainier
Kautz Glacier   WI2-3     Ice, Alpine, 9000 feet   Mount Rainier
Coleman Headwall   Steep Snow     Snow, Alpine, 2000 feet, Grade IV   North Cascades : Mt. Baker
Beckey Route (SW Face)   5.6     Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II   Washington Pass : Liberty Bell
West Ridge   5.7     Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III   Icicle Creek : Prusik Peak
Canary   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II   Tumwater Canyon : Castle Rock
Godzilla   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Upper North Ridge w/Great Gendarme   5.9     Trad, 18 pitches, 1200 feet, Grade IV   Leavenworth : Mount Stuart and Vicinity
Outer Space   5.9     Trad, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Icicle Creek : Snow Creek Wall
Princely Ambitions   5.9     Trad, 2 pitches, Grade II   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Celestial Groove   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch   Icicle Creek : Pearly Gates
Breakfast of Champions   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Lower Wall : Great Northern Slab
Sagittarius   5.10a/b     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Davis-Holland Route   5.10c     Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III   Index Town Walls : Upper Town Wall
Sloe Children   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Thin Fingers   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Even Steven   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch   Index Town Walls : Inner Walls
Model Worker   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Japanese Gardens   5.11+     Trad, 1 pitch, 200 feet   Lower Wall : Main Wall
Rainy Day Woman   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Exit 32 / Little Si : World Wall
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Featured Route For Washington
Crux throw on Busted.

Busted V8-9  WA : Leavenworth : ... : Forestland Boulders
Sit start on the flake, move up on side pulls. Great climb!...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA


Photos of Washington Slideshow Add Photo
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...



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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 & NY
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.