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I don't know how I found this 20 year old thread, but I want to bump it. What belongs on an updated list of the half-dozen best alpine rock routes around Vancouver? Mighty Mouse should make the cut for sure. What else?

Historical note: Circa 1980 Wayne Kamara and I did a route 'Big Orange' to the right of Boving-Christensen with the goal of climbing the spectacular orange dihedral seen below with Wayne in it. The corner turned out to suitable for protection but was not itself 'climbable' and we traversed left, to where the Boving-Christensen meets Big Orange. A few days ago Wayne's brother Scott scanned Wayne's slides, and now the world can know. I think the arrow in my topo below saying "possible variant" is the B-C.

I can state that -- as far as I know -- it wasn't an Alpine Institute guide that put in the bolts. It would certainly be unnecessary to place bolts there for a skilled guide. As far as bolting in wilderness in Washington, that is still allowed as long as you use a hand drill. It is not allowed in North Cascades National Park. Jason

Hey y'all, I was participating in one of the recent AMGA courses that went up there. I think this area probably fits better with these kinds of courses and recreational parties better than guiding for the general public, but at least alerting the forest service to the increased use seems like a great idea. As word gets out that the trail into the area involves no bushwhacking its just going to take off more and more. My group was responsible for the handful of piton anchors on the northeast face of Little Sister and some updated/adjusted stations on the Green Creek Arete. No idea who put the bolts in, and I know some other AMGA courses have been going up there as well but I have a hard time imagining they would have hauled a bolt kit in.