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Routes Climbed, Organized by grade:

Grade III

Grade II-III

Grade II

Grade I-II

Grade I

Hikes and scrambles:

Roman numeral ratings:

The routes on this page are organized by Roman numeral ratings. These ratings describe the "commitment" level of the climb, and the length of the technical and/or glaciated portion of the route (generally the portion of the route that a typical party will be roped together). The ratings reported here are mostly taken from Beckey's Cascade Alpine Guide. Where Beckey ratings are not available, we rated the climbs ourselves by comparison with other Beckey ratings.

Alpine ice ratings:

On most of the ice climbs reported here, we give an "alpine ice" rating. The rating is based on the average angle of the steepest half-pitch of ice/neve encountered on the route. Here are the ratings as we use them:

The ratings are only approximate, and are pretty subjective. For waterfall ice climbs, we use the standard Canadian WI (water ice) rating, which has similar slope angles as the AI ratings above. The alpine ice (or water ice) ratings are shown at the top of each trip report, where applicable.