DPS Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Climb: The Castle, Tatoosh Range, Mt Rainier NP-West Face Date of Climb: 3/15/2004 Trip Report: Three of us skied and snowshoed to the Castle/Pinnacle col. Climbed snow and rock to the summit of the Castle. Snow to 45 degrees, third class rock. Down climbed the south face. A lot o hikers, skiers and snow boarders out. Nice views, a bit windy. Gear Notes: Took second tools, rope, rack. Did not need them. Approach Notes: Good snow shoe trail from Reflection Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGowans Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 You can thank me for that boot trail...that was my postholing up and down cos my snowshoes were so crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 There is a west ridge, a NE face and a SE face. The NE is the steepest one. Which were you on? I noticed that the north face has some real ice on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 did any of y'all take picts? eye candy is always appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 We must have climbed the west ridge, but it was more like the north face of the west ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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