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Elevation: 5,419 ft 1,652 m
GPS: 46.78626, -121.73489
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Mount Rainier National Park is home to Rainier itself, some bouldering and short technical alpine climbs.

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Lots of ways.

37 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mount Rainier National Park

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
Mod. Snow
 366
● Ingraham Glacier-Disappointment…
Trad, Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
WI2-3
 219
● Kautz Glacier
Ice, Alpine
Mt Rainier
Mod. Snow
 205
● Emmons Glacier
Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
AI2-3 Steep Snow
 165
● Liberty Ridge
Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
Mt Rainier
M5+ X
 4
● Willis Wall
Mixed, Alpine
Mt Rainier
Mod. Snow
 48
● Fuhrer Finger
Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
AI3-4 Steep Snow
 8
● Central Mowich Face
Ice, Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
Mod. Snow
 75
● Ingraham Glacier Direct
Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
AI1-2 Mod. Snow
 18
● Gibraltar Ledges
Ice, Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
WI2 M2 Steep Snow
 18
● The Zipper
Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 3 pitches
Tatoosh Range > Lane Peak
AI2
 16
● North Face
Ice 3 pitches
Observation Rock
AI1-2 Mod. Snow
 11
● Lover's Lane
Ice, Snow, Alpine
Tatoosh Range > Lane Peak
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Mod. Snow
 16
● Frying Pan / Whitman Glaciers
Trad, Snow, Alpine
Little Tahoma
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Steep Snow
 5
● Cowlitz/Ingraham Glaciers
Trad, Snow, Alpine
Little Tahoma
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 Steep Snow
 29
● Ptarmigan Ridge
Ice, Snow, Alpine
Mt Rainier
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Ingraham Glacier-Disappoint… Mt Rainier
 366
Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
● Kautz Glacier Mt Rainier
 219
WI2-3 Ice, Alpine
● Emmons Glacier Mt Rainier
 205
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● Liberty Ridge Mt Rainier
 165
AI2-3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
● Willis Wall Mt Rainier
 4
M5+ X Mixed, Alpine
● Fuhrer Finger Mt Rainier
 48
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● Central Mowich Face Mt Rainier
 8
AI3-4 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine
● Ingraham Glacier Direct Mt Rainier
 75
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● Gibraltar Ledges Mt Rainier
 18
AI1-2 Mod. Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine
● The Zipper Tatoosh Range > Lane Peak
 18
WI2 M2 Steep Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 3 pitches
● North Face Observation Rock
 16
AI2 Ice 3 pitches
● Lover's Lane Tatoosh Range > Lane Peak
 11
AI1-2 Mod. Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine
● Frying Pan / Whitman Glaciers Little Tahoma
 16
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
● Cowlitz/Ingraham Glaciers Little Tahoma
 5
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Steep Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
● Ptarmigan Ridge Mt Rainier
 29
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine
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Mt. Rainier's East face.
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