Liberty Bell Needs Climbers’ Support! January 16, 2018 Seattle, WA – The Liberty Bell Group, a cluster of five granite spires at Washington Pass outside Mazama, is home to some of the most popular and iconic alpine climbing in Washington State, including classic Fred Beckey first ascents like the Beckey Route on Liberty Bell [...]
2017 Seasonal Raptor Closure at Index through July 15: routes from the waterfall to the Golden Arch on the Upper Town Wall are closed for the peregrine falcon nesting season. This includes the following routes: Waterway, Technicians of the Sacred, and lower pitches of Good Girls Like Bad Boys and Sisu. Each year, Washington [...]
A number of granitic bouldering areas have been developed in recent years off of Miller River Road, near the town of Skykomish. These areas include the Morpheus Boulders, the Paradise Boulders, and the Prospect Boulders, as well as a number of smaller areas in a varied and diverse range of settings. The bouldering in the [...]
Update: May 29, 2020 Location of parking and access: Walker Valley Road (CLOSED) Location of trail and climbing area: Clear Lake District – Northwest Region – Washington Department of Natural Resources Access considerations: Due concerns related to COVID-19 the Boy Scouts have requested that climbers no longer us the Walker Valley Road access. Please [...]
Over 75 people showed up for the work day at Gold Bar Boulders, April 16. We cleared some of the trails and used debris to block off others, to discourage their use and allow the area to recover and revegetate. These improvements help reduce erosion and soil compaction, which protect the resources that are there, [...]
