South-West & Tacoma Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in South-West & Tacoma

** Waterfall ice in the SW Cascades 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Columbia Gorge 303 / 109 / 32 / 169 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 594

Southwest Cascades 33 / 32 / 7 / 10 / 17 / 0 / 2 / 45 / 107

Tacoma & I5 to Foothills 6 / 33 / 16 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 70

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Elevation:	597 ft	182 m
GPS:	46.05014, -122.30392 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Roughly the rectangular region with Tacoma at its NW corner and Hood River on the Columbia at its SE corner. Includes Mt Rainier area.

Getting There

I5 going N-S, smaller roads E-W.

772 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at South-West & Tacoma

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

WI2-3 219 ● Kautz Glacier Ice, Alpine Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier NP > Mt Rainier
Mod. Snow 205 ● Emmons Glacier Snow, Alpine Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier NP > Mt Rainier
AI2-3 Steep Snow 165 ● Liberty Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier NP > Mt Rainier
Mod. Snow 48 ● Fuhrer Finger Snow, Alpine Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier NP > Mt Rainier
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 Steep Snow 29 ● Ptarmigan Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine Southwest Cascades > Mt Rainier NP > Mt Rainier
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 114 ● Young Warriors Trad 5 pitches Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 62 ● Free For All, Direct Trad Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 60 ● Windsurfer Trad Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 47 ● Blownout Trad 2 pitches Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 70 ● Dod's Dastardly Jam Trad 3 pitches Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 113 ● Rauch Factor Trad Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 152 ● High Plains Drifter Sport Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 60 ● The Steamboat Captain's Dream Trad 8 pitches Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > Northwest Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 111 ● Chainmail Sport Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (6) Shield Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 83 ● Masterpiece Theatre Sport Columbia Gorge > Ozone > (4) Gold Wall