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Eldorado – Climbing Challenge and Views for Miles

Eldorado – Climbing Challenge and Views for Miles

For those already accustomed to climbing in the North Cascades, Eldorado will not disappoint. For those not yet initiated the climb is a great primer. Not only for its one-of-a-kind summit, Eldorado is a classic North Cascades climb because it throws in most of what a climber can expect of this small, close-knit but incredibly wild range of glaciated peaks.

by — July 26, 2011 — 0 comments — Trails
Climbing Mt St Helens

Climbing Mt St Helens

Now onto the fun facts: there are two main climbing trail heads, Marble Mountain snowpark and Climber’s Bivouac map here. The latter cuts off a good chunk of elevation again, but requires that you wait until later in the year when it is opened (as of the writing of this article, it is not yet open for 2011). In my opinion it’s much better to climb when there is consistent snow- easier to kick steps and fun to glissade (or ski!) down.

by — July 19, 2011 — 0 comments — Trails