Mountaineering in Washington
Mountaineering refers to off-trail travel in
mountainous regions. Safe travel may require skills, techniques and
equipment beyond the norm for hiking and backpacking, e.g., ice
axes, crampons, ropes, etc. Mountaineering often includes reaching
the summit of one or more mountains. However, it encompasses travel
around mountains and along mountainous ridge systems as well.
Travel on glaciers is common. Some rock climbing may be required,
but it is likely to be fairly easy.
With 90% of the glacier ice in the United States
outside Alaska, the mountains of
Washington are extensive and exceptionally beautiful.
- 1999.09.22 Louis Creek High
Route East southeast of Glacier Peak, Glacier Peak
Wilderness.
- 2000.07.10 Tenpeak Mtn.
Southeast of Glacier Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness.
- 2001.07.24 Labyrinth
Mtn. Northeast of Stevens Pass, Henry M. Jackson
Wilderness.
- 2001.08.12 Skyline Divide
Trail North of Mt. Baker, Mt. Baker Wilderness.
- 2001.09.22 Goat Island
Mtn. East of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2002.05.30 Cashmere
Mtn. East of Leavenworth, Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
- 2002.06.12 Old Snowy
Mtn. South of White Pass, Goat Rocks Wilderness.
- 2002.07.11 Kaleetan
Peak Northwest of Snoqualmie Pass, Alpine Lakes
Wilderness.
- 2002.07.14 Mount Wow
Southwest of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2002.07.18 Mount Roosevelt
Northwest of Snoqualmie Pass, Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
- 2002.07.23 Bathtub Lakes
East of Mt. Pilchuck, Mount Pilchuck State Park.
- 2002.07.31 Cowlitz Park
Southeast of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2002.08.08 Steamboat Prow
Northeast of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2002.08.28 Snowking Mountain
Southwest of Eldorado Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness.
- 2002.09.24 Success Cleaver
Southwest of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2002.09.28 Rainbow Ridge
East of Mount Baker, Mount Baker Wilderness.
- 2002.11.01 Stuart Pass
Southwest of Leavenworth, Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
- 2003.07.27 Observation Rock
Northwest of Mt. Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park.
- 2003.08.18 Hadley Peak
North of Mt. Baker, Mount Baker Wilderness.
- 2004.09.06 Bastile Ridge
Northwest of Mt. Baker, Mount Baker Wilderness.
- 2005.09.01 Marmot Ridge
West of Mt. Baker, Mount Baker Wilderness.
Date created: 2003.08.10
Last modified: 2005.09.07
Copyright © 2003, Walter A. Siegmund
