rhyang Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 A couple of us are coming into town in early July to go up the Kautz glacier. Of course we know that the weather on Rainier can go to crap rather quickly. So we are planning to bring our rock shoes and maybe do some cragging (5.7 - 5.10 ought to be fine) in case the forecast looks poor for the Kautz. Any recommendations for Seattle-area cragging on the 7-9th of July ? Spray away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 It'd help if you said what kind of climbing you like to do but in general, if the weather is poor at Mount Rainier you are likely to want to head to the east side of the range for cragging. Leavenworth, Vantage, Mazama, and Tieton are the more established areas and offer a variety of climbing styles within three+ hours of the Seattle area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 if you end up making an attempt on Rainier and bailing, Tieton is probably the quickest drive for you - just take the 12 through Packwood and continue on to Tieton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyang Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Thanks to all for the replies. We had fantastic weather & a fun trip and didn't have to bail after all. I posted a trip report on climber.org here : http://climber.org/TripReports/2006/1497.html and also Mark looks to have submitted something here : http://mountrainierconditions.blogspot.com/2006/06/kautz-glacier.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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