ClimbandBike wrote:ExcitibleBoy wrote:Waterfalls really are a footnote in Cascades climbing; the real deal is alpine ice which enjoys a longer season but you have to be willing to work for it.
I'm fairly new to the Cascades. What are some alpine ice routes you recommend?
Here are some winter alpine ice routes that I have enjoyed:
Cosley-Houston route on Colfax Peak
NE Buttress of Johannesberg
NE Couloir of Eldorado
NE Couloir of Colchuck Peak
North Buttress Couloir of Colchuck
Stuart Glacier Couloir of Stuart
Triple Couloirs Dragontail Peak
NE Couloir of Dragontail Peak
North Face Direct of Dragontail Peak
North Face of Mt Index
NE Buttress of Chair Peak
North Face of Chair Peak
North Slab of The Tooth
N Ridge of Pinnacle Peak
North Face of Mt Hood
North Face of Mt Snoqualmie