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Aiguille de l'M Rock Climbing

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Routes in Aiguille de l'M

	North Ridge T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	South Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Elevation:	7,200 ft
GPS:	48.50663, -121.06681 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure at Newhalem Crags March 1st to mid-July Details

Peregrine falcons select nest sites on cliffs in the Upper Skagit Valley, including the Climbing Management Areas of Newhalem West (Ryan’s Wall) and Newhalem East. As required in the NPS Superintendent’s Compendium, these areas will be closed to all public from March 1st to July 15th of each year, or until the young falcons have fledged or NPS staff have determined that nesting will not occur on a specific wall during this period. Access Fund, Washington Climbers Coalition and NPS partner on a volunteer raptor monitoring program to determine nesting activity. Contact the NPS and/or WCC for updates.

Description

As you enter Boston Basin, the Aiguille de l'M is the cockscomb dividing the high Forbidden basin from Torment basin and the Voodoo Glacier. And yes, it was named by a mountain guide for its striking similar appearance to a much larger aiguille in France. This small summit is not in the Cascade guidebooks, but with its position and relatively easy North Ridge it must be assumed to have been summited relatively early by alpinists.