Recommendation on beginner climbs

[Adam Watts]

I've just started to do some minor climbs and my last one was Mt. Snoqualmie and I really loved the elevation and the views. Most of the time I hike alone as I don't really have anyone else that enjoys such activities. Since Mt. Snowqualmie is a walk-up style mountain and my knowledge is limited to climbing, are there similar mountains but taller that can be climbed with little climbing experience? I have plenty of gear like Ice axe, crampons, and Mountaineering boots so gear wont be the issue.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Three Fingers

[Adam Watts]

http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=582

 

If this website is correct, isn't that more technical? I was thinking perhaps Mount St. Helens.

[penoyar]

Three Fingers in Washington, not Three Fingered Jack in Oregon

 

"75 Scrambles in Washington" is a fine book for steep hiking

[Peakpimp]

Nah you want Three Fingers not Three Finger Jack, but according to this website the road (#41 Tupso Pass - Darrington Ranger District) is closed 10 miles from the TH www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/road_conditions_report.shtml

[Adam Watts]

Nah you want Three Fingers not Three Finger Jack, but according to this website the road (#41 Tupso Pass - Darrington Ranger District) is closed 10 miles from the TH www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/road_conditions_report.shtml

 

Bummer

[Peakpimp]

Ive scrambled Sahale Mtn, Dragontail Peak, Mt Adams (although there is a raging fire there now) , Vesper Peak, Del Campo, and Mt. Buckner. All sweet non technical routes

[Bug]

Ive scrambled Sahale Mtn, Dragontail Peak, Mt Adams (although there is a raging fire there now) , Vesper Peak, Del Campo, and Mt. Buckner. All sweet non technical routes

Great list.

[Adam Watts]

ooh Dragontail Peak sounds awesome. I really loved that area as I was near that at Stuart Lake about a month ago.

[ScottP]

Vesper and Sperry.

Vesper is a walk up and Sperry (W ridge) is more of a scramble.

 

Del Campo and Gothic Peak also seem to fit the bill,

as does Dragontail and Colchuck.

 

Each of these pairs can easily be a two summit day.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Ive scrambled Sahale Mtn, Dragontail Peak, Mt Adams (although there is a raging fire there now) , Vesper Peak, Del Campo, and Mt. Buckner. All sweet non technical routes

 

+1

 

Add to them Mt. Forgotten, Pugh (both very easy), Mt. Daniel, Granite Mtn via ridge run and McClellan Butte (again, both very easy), Snowking (overnighter - sept), Hidden Lake Peaks (scramble to 2nd peak), Cashmere Mtn, several Tatoosh Peaks (e.g. pinnacle). Next June head down to Shasta, esp if you ski - a great, easy snow scramble on a 14-er.

 

 

[Braydon]

stuart's cascadian couloir is a pretty fun one.

 

hood's south side (calling it technical or not depends on your comfort level on snow). around the end of the season for that one though.

[Spencer]

Mt Danial 7900 ft tallest mountain in King County in the Alpine lakes area which has incredible views, Glacier rope travel, and a relatively safe climb, the one draw back is MOSQUITOS!!!! Ahhhhh, they drive me crazy, I have more than 50 bites through my clothes from a trip up there this last weekend ( past a few other climbers any cc.com folks) anyway aside from that it's a great beginners climb.

[ChristineNW]

Hi all, great info here! I'm looking for a good pre-Baker climb that can be done in a day in the North Cascades. Are Sahale Arm, Colfax Peak or Tomyhoi Peak possible in a day? I'm guessing (correct me if I'm wrong please!) minimal crevasse concerns on these routes.

[mattp]

Sahale and Mt. Ruth would be good choices. Whitehorse too.

Edited July 23, 2008 by mattp

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Mt Danial 7900 ft tallest mountain in King County in the Alpine lakes area which has incredible views, Glacier rope travel, and a relatively safe climb, the one draw back is MOSQUITOS!!!! Ahhhhh, they drive me crazy, I have more than 50 bites through my clothes from a trip up there this last weekend ( past a few other climbers any cc.com folks) anyway aside from that it's a great beginners climb.

 

You can climb Daniel w/o setting foot on a glacier. Also there are bivy sites up high, and they should be more bug-free (anyplace has less bugs than Peggy's Pond in July)

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Sahale and Mt. Ruth would be good choices. Whitehorse too.

 

You need to get a permit for Sahale if you overnight, but it's awesome. Great views too.

[spotly]

I've heard lots of people say there's no crevasse concerns on Sahale but when I did it there was a yawner that required crossing via a thinnish snow bridge or long trip around. I suppose still in the "minimal" range you're looking for though.

[mattp]

Any glacier and even some non-glacial creeping snowfields can have hidden crevasses. An old friend of mine with decades' experience at glacier travel once broke his leg skiing Mt. Ruth when he hit an unseen crevasse and I was on the Interglacier when someone fell in and could not be extricated even with a ten-person rescue team but still, in general, I think some of these relatively benign glaciers in the North Cascades, mid-season, are not overly hazardous.

[Spencer]

Re: Mt Daniel ,I was thinking the Glacier travel would be a good thing, assuming he is going with a group and has some basic skills, also some of the Guide services have guided climbs of local mountains aside from Rainier.

Yes from squaw Lake past Peggy's pond has more mosquito's than anyplace I have ever been, even 30 years ago they were just as brutal. time always makes you forget how bad some trips can be.

I was out looking for the latest mosquito repellent and clothing yesterday and nothing has changed in 30 years either. nothing.

 

[Bill_Simpkins]

Larrabee

Whistler Peak(Rainy Pass)

Pugh

Hadley

Wallabee (sp?)

Needle Peak (BC)

Lady Peak (BC)