Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Top 20 Alpine Rock Climbs in WA State

This list is what I consider to be the top 20 alpine rock climbs in Washington State. Subject to change, biased by my experiences, guaranteed to put a smile on your face once you've ticked them all (or just one..).

1. The Tempest Wall 12+ Colchuck Balanced Rock
2. Thin Red Line 12 Liberty Bell
3. Liberty Crack/Freedom of Death 9+A2/12-
4. Let It Burn 12- Colchuck Balanced Rock
5. Dragons of Eden 11+/12- Dragontail Pk
6. West Face 11+ West Gunsight Pk
7. The Passenger 11+ South Early Winter Spire
8. Der Sportsmen 11+ Prusik Peak
9. West Face 11+ Colchuck Balanced Rock
10. Gorillas in the Mist - Direct 11- Mt. Stuart
11. Solid Gold 10+/11- Prusik Pk
12. Clean Break 10+ Juno Tower
13. East Face 10+ Main Gunsight Pk
14. Megalodon Ridge 10+ Mt. Goode
15. Rebel Yell 10 Chianti Spire
16. South Face 10- Prusik Pk
17. SW Buttress 10-/9+ Cathedral Peak
18. Complete N. Ridge 9+ Mt. Stuart
19. Torment-Forbidden Traverse 9- Cascade Pass
20. NE Buttress 5.6 Mt. Goode

Hope everyone's out there training hard and getting psyched for another season of stellar alpine climbing in the Cascades of Washington State.

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