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Winter alpine route recommendations

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Nick Sweeney · · Spokane, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 969

I climbed Dragontail Peak via Triple Couloirs (III-IV WI3 M3) last Spring, and am looking for awesome routes with similar character and difficulty. My Winter/Spring tick list so far includes:

Dragontail Peak, Gerber-Sink (WI4 M4)
North Early Winters Spire, Early Winters Couloir (III AI3 M4+ A2)
Chair Peak, North Face (WI3 M3)

Any beta or recommendations for other routes are welcome. Thanks in advance!

Dana Walters 1 · · Pacific Northwest · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 212

NW Ice Couloir, El Dorado Peak ~WI3+

North face, Mt. Hood (extremely variable)

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Reid Head Wall, Mt. Hood (AI3)

Coleman Head Wall, Mt Baker (AI3)

John Guy · · Vancouver, Washington · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 15

No

GTD · · Bowen island, BC, Canada · Joined May 2015 · Points: 5

I don't climb alpine, but being from the Howe sound I'm up in the Squamish/whistler area hiking a bunch. Check out the ropes of the wedgmount lake area as well as the Joffre lakes area. Both have huts for base camp then multiple peaks to check out.

Don Preiss · · Seattle WA · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 0

Rope up on some routes?

kevino · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 0

Check out: Colfax, Colonial, Buck, Chiwawa, Stuart, 3 Fingers...to name a few.
Essentially dig thru trip reports on cascade climbers in the mid to late 2000s, back when the site was active and full of people getting after it.

Michal · · Index WA · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 1,293

Watusi Rodeo on Colonial, Yocum Ridge on Hood, Wilkes Booth on Lincoln. Those where my favorite in last year. Cously Huston on Colfax is decent too. More in grade zone your looking for.

Marlin Thorman · · Spokane, WA · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 2,415

I would recommend Gerber Sink and Stuart Glacier Couloir. For the SGC go early season if you want it to be more interesting! Both of those routes have a lot more actual climbing on them than TC.

Nick Sweeney · · Spokane, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 969
Don Preiss wrote:Rope up on some routes?
Don, shoot me a PM. Always looking for solid partners.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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