jt Posted March 25, 2001 Share Posted March 25, 2001 Hi All, I was up at Stevens Pass today and got my first good look at Mt. Index. Those of you who have seen it know that it just screams to be climbed. The North Peak looked the most interesting to me. Tonight I immediately went and bought the Becky guide to the Cascades (number 1). It shows two climbs of interest to me. One, is the North Face route. The discription in the book is pretty straight forward and it looks like a great route. The second has puzzled me a bit and I wondered if anyone could help me out. There is a photo of a route going up what I would call the North West ridge or buttress, but there is no discription for this route. There is a discription for a Southwest Buttress. Is this the same route. The discriptions do not really match. If not does anyone have any info about this route. Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnclimber Posted March 26, 2001 Share Posted March 26, 2001 Mt. Index Looks like a good climb but the rock tends to be loose and dirty. I climbed the north peak a few years ago and while the views and ambience were great the rock quality and route finding was less than desirable. Its worth the climb and offeres great training for long routes on low quality rock. The rock quality is nothing like the townwalls and appears to be metamorphic rather than granite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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