Copper Peak-SE Glacier

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Summitpost.org details this trail nicely and includes photographs.  Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Nearest Town: Lake Chelan Uses: Mountaineering/Scrambling Skill: 3 Fitness: 3 Access: From Holden village, hike west a few hundred yards to the trail (road)... Read More...

Colchuck Peak-North Buttress

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Attractions: The North Buttress is an excellent route up Colchuck peak with phenomenal views. Wide enough to offer climbs of varying difficulties, one can choose a route depending on ability level and weather condtions. Maps: See map below for more information. Print... Read More...

Colchuck Peak via Colchuck Glacier

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Attractions: The easiest and most popular route for climbing Colchuck Peak, this trip offers spectacular views of Colchuck Lake and the Enchantments. Maps: Print our topo map on 8.5”x11” paper in landscape mode. Note: Use ‘Print Preview’ to properly orient/scale the... Read More...

Clark Mountain & Walrus Glacier

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SummitPost.org says, “Clark Mountain is one of the highest peaks in the North-Central Cascades of Washington. It is roughly 50th highest in the state depending on the list you go by. Since it is the farthest south of all the... Read More...

Choral Mountain

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by Charlie Hickenbottom Pinnacle Mountain is the northernmost significant high point along the Chelan Mountains, lying northwest of better known Emerald and Saska Peaks. The climb itself is only a class 2 walk/scramble, but the long approach almost guarantees solitude. Choral... Read More...

Chiwawa Mountain Via Lyman Glacier

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Chiwawa Mountain Psychoanalysis by Andy Dappen “We’re going to get sick of all the questions,” Mike Rolfs jokes while we saddle-up the packs and start walking the Phelps Creek Trail toward Spider Meadows. It’s 6:15 p.m. on a summer Saturday... Read More...

Chiwawa Mountain-SW Side

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Fortress and Chiwawa Doubleheader by Matthew Tangeman A chorus of waterfalls tumbled from lingering snow and rust-red rock into the lush valley below, collecting to form the Chiwawa River from a myriad of meltwater trickles. Lined by paintbrush, lupine, and... Read More...

Chiwaukum Range Traverse

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Traversing the Chiwaukums by Andy Dappen with photos from Coron Polley “The Chiwaukum Mountains rise to 8,000 feet, the first range south of the Stevens Pass Highway corridor…. the range can give a feeling of grandness, especially while hiking into... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain-West Ridge

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Attractions: From the 8,000-ft saddle west of Cashmere, climb up the brief rock-strewn sandy/grassy slopes until a rock buttress forces you out onto the North Face slope. Contour across the north slope keeping an eye out for small cairns. Depending... Read More...

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