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Southeastern Alaska's panhandle contains the far reaches of the granitic northern Coast Range mountains intertwined with chossy, volcanic, and heavily forested islands. There is a wide variety climbing, from 15,000 foot glaciated mountains where you can see whales feeding on clear days, to world class granite alpine rock climbing, and an ever increasing selection of mossy cliffs of all rock types.

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Alaska Airlines operates daily flights directly to Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, and Petersburg. Smaller towns are reached via the Alaska Marine Highway System or small bush plane companies (Alaska Seaplanes in Juneau, Island Air Express & Misty Fjords Air in Ketchikan).

Due to the abundance of tourist visits in the region from cruise ships, many Southeast Alaskan towns have year-round access to the surrounding mountains via helicopter.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southeastern Alaska/Coastal Range

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3-4 6A+
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● Low tension
Boulder
Juneau > … > Tee Harbor Boul… > Low Tension Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Steep Snow
 4
● Smoke em' if you got em'
Trad, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
Skagway > Mt Harding
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 16
● Solva Buttress
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 5th Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
● Jaw-way
Sport
Juneau > … > N Fins > 4th Fin
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 5
● Ultra Violet
Sport
Juneau > Jaw Point > Silverfish Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 8
● South Buttress
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 3rd Tower - Main
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 9
● Pin Cushion
Sport
Juneau > Sea Cliffs
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● Jaw Dropper
Trad 2 pitches
Juneau > … > S Gully > Jaw Man Zone
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
● Bump it up
Sport, TR
Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 4
● Garnet Hunter
Trad 2 pitches
Juneau > Jaw Point > Garnet City
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 4
● The Crows Nest
Sport
Juneau > … > N Gully > Right Mandible
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 8
● The Flood
Trad
Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 6
● Womb Cannibal
Sport
Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
● Sanity Break
TR
Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
● Svenson's Crack
Trad
Juneau > … > N Fins > 2nd Fin
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Low tension Juneau > … > Tee Harbor Boul… > Low Tension Boulder
 5
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Smoke em' if you got em' Skagway > Mt Harding
 4
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Steep Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
● Solva Buttress Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 5th Tower
 16
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
● Jaw-way Juneau > … > N Fins > 4th Fin
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Ultra Violet Juneau > Jaw Point > Silverfish Wall
 5
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● South Buttress Juneau > Mendenhall Towers > 3rd Tower - Main
 8
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
● Pin Cushion Juneau > Sea Cliffs
 9
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Jaw Dropper Juneau > … > S Gully > Jaw Man Zone
 4
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
● Bump it up Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
 7
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, TR
● Garnet Hunter Juneau > Jaw Point > Garnet City
 4
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
● The Crows Nest Juneau > … > N Gully > Right Mandible
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● The Flood Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
 8
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
● Womb Cannibal Juneau > … > N Fins > 3rd Fin
 6
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
● Sanity Break Juneau > Hard Sea Cliffs
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a TR
● Svenson's Crack Juneau > … > N Fins > 2nd Fin
 5
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
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