Kautz alternatives

[rhyang]

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

[mattp]

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.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

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.

[rhyang]

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