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Northwest Ice Couloir
AI2 Steep Snow
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Austera Peak T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c Easy Snow |
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East Ridge Easy Snow |
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Klawatti Peak SW Buttress T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Easy Snow |
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North Ridge T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Steep Snow |
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Northeast Face Mod. Snow |
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Northwest Ice Couloir AI2 Steep Snow |
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South Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Tepeh Towers T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c Easy Snow |
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West Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow |
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| Type: | Ice, Snow, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m), Grade III |
| FA: | Dan Cauthorne and Bill Pilling |
| Page Views: | 7,100 total · 65/month |
| Shared By: | Jeff Hebert on May 7, 2015 · Updates |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters |
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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
Head straight up the couloir, starting at about 7,800 feet and finishing at about 8,800 feet. Depending on conditions, it may be a pure snow/neve climb, it may have some ice, or it may have some mixed climbing.
The route finishes just below the knife-edge ridge, which is gained and followed to the summit.
Descend the standard East Ridge.
The route finishes just below the knife-edge ridge, which is gained and followed to the summit.
Descend the standard East Ridge.
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