Recommendations on first climbs and classes in the Cascades
Climb the remote Cascades with the Mountain Bureau LLC
A modern alpine-sport climb targeting the skilled gym climber seeking a little altitude. This face is gained by 7-pitches ascending a sustained 5.8-5.10 grade ...
Volcano Hopping: Guide to Cascades Climbing Close to Home
Standard Route: South Spur (easy snow). From Cold Springs Campground (5,600 feet), start early and hoof it through the forest on the South Climb ...
North Cascades Alpine Climbing - Blue Ridge Mountain Guides
Trips and Courses · Trip & Course Availability · Prerequisites · What Should You Bring? | Equipment List · Rates · 1-Day Crevasse Rescue Course · 3-Day First Ascent ...
Intro to Alpine Rock - 2 day - Oregon Cascades
In this two-day program, you'll spend the first day learning at a local crag. Your guide will introduce you to rope systems for multipitch rock climbing. That ...
cascades climbing | Northeast Alpine Start
Be warned this first section of “trail” is quite congested with day visitors from all over the world. The trail is actually paved for the first mile and a heavy ...
Training For a Big Hike or Mountain Climb - The Big Outside
Start training at least three months before your climb or hike, ideally from a good base of fitness developed through maintaining some level of regular ...
Fallen Angel Peak, Act Like You're Having Fun! - AAC Publications
After 100' or so of easy soloing, we climbed eight roped pitches to the summit. The rock was quite solid and clean, even on the junky-looking first pitch, ...
The Class 5 Climb of Forbidden Peak | North Cascades ...
Be the first to add a review! Directions to ... Forbidden Peak is one of Washington's 100 steepest climbs, and it is a Class 5 climb only recommended for those ...
Vesper Peak, The Ragged Edge (5.7) - Climber Kyle
The 5.7 face traverse on pitch 5 was particularly memorable. The fact that the climb sneaks onto the upper north face from the starting ledge ...
Cascade Mountain Scrambler's Guide - Banff National Park
Most of the Cascade climb is a steep, strenuous hike, but a quarter of the route is on loose scree and talus. A few places require using hands for balance.
Mount Shuksan Climbing - North Cascades Mountain Guides
Sulphide Glacier Route: Type: Introductory alpine climb. Features: Moderate glacier travel, final summit pyramid with steep snow and moderate rock climbing.
Beginning with a pitch of steep, splitter granite hand cracks, we gained the ridge crest and began climbing north. We completed the traverse of ...
Classic Cascade Climbs features more than 100 climbing routes across 70-plus peaks--from renowned alpine routes to challenging trad climbs, as well as a handful ...
Climb Mt. Baker | North Cascades - Pacific Alpine Guides
QUALIFICATIONS | key things · Excellent physical fitness is required for this trip. · You should be able to hike/climb for 1-2 hours at a stretch, taking 10 ...
7 iconic backpacking & mountaineering routes in the Washington ...
Sahale Peak is a much shorter and easier climb, with a quick snowfield ascent and Class 4 scramble, but both are highly recommended. What is this? Report Ad.
North Cascades National Park - South Early Winter Spire Attempt
Many lakes and campgrounds are visited throughout the year, but climbers head to the alpine routes that were first ascended by the locally ...
Rock Climbing - Cascades. Trips, courses and tours
A certified mountain guide wants to teach outdoor rock climbing basics to first time climbers near Seattle, WA in the Pacific Northwest. USD 237 per person for ...
5-Day Alpine Climbing Camp: North Cascades National Park
The rock climbing and rock scrambles are beginner grades. The most difficult climbing is rated 5.6 but mostly it is 4th-low 5th class. Due to the alpine ...
Cascade Triple Crown: Stage One - Our Mother The Mountain
Overall elevation will be 9558 cumulative feet of climbing. This particular course is essentially two major climb/descent sequences w/ a healthy dose of ...
Climbing the Cascade Mountain slide - Adirondack Explorer
Many people, perhaps most, will want to ascend via the woods to the left. Since I was wearing “approach shoes,” with sticky soles, I felt safe ...