Favorite Unselected Climb

[Albert_Pynstardt]

Hey gang,

The  various selected guidebooks that are available have been a boon for climbers. They not only identify high quality routes, but the detailed beta makes climbing them easier.

I have climbed a number of routes over the years that I felt deserved 'selected' status. I think my top candidate would be Ice Cliff Arete on Mt Stuart.

Does anybody have routes they would add to a selected guide?

 

[UncleTomahawk]

Unsure if it’s unlisted (though I would be surprised if it is) - but last fall I got a lap up the NW Ridge of Chair Peak into the traverse to The Tooth. 

Peering through the choss factors, the route features  stunning positioning, probably zero crowding, memorable movement for the grade and spectacular exposure at some bits. 

[Albert_Pynstardt]

1 hour ago, UncleTomahawk said:

NW Ridge of Chair Peak

Good one! 

[bedellympian]

Eliot Headwall, Reid Headwall, Skylight/I-Rock on Hood. 

Further south where there is no current guidebook, never mind a select guide...

Jeff Park Glacier on Jefferson

East Buttress or Villard Rib to corkscrew finish on North Sister

Emde-Ablao on Middle Sister

Full Richardson to the summit or High Noon Couloir Direct on Broken Top

Hard to pick one as those are all so different, but I could maybe say Jeff Park is the moderate mountaineering classic Emde-Ablao is the aesthetic steep ice classic.

Edited 20 hours ago by bedellympian

[JasonG]

17 hours ago, bedellympian said:

Jeff Park Glacier on Jefferson

Alan Kearney's book has this one, and I agree on its status as a mountaineering classic.  A plug for his excellent guide that is probably out of print at this point....

I would add the Index Traverse, East Ridge of Jack Mountain, Nohokomeen Headwall on Jack (spring), Lincoln (winter)....will try and think of others.

Great idea for a thread!

[JasonG]

Frostbite Ridge on Glacier, but I think that is in the Kearney guide too.

[bedellympian]

23 minutes ago, JasonG said:

Frostbite Ridge on Glacier, but I think that is in the Kearney guide too.

Frostbite is in one of the volumes (second?) of the red Nelson Potterfield Selected Climbs. But I agree, that one is great.

[Albert_Pynstardt]

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