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Mark
Westman on Mt.
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Photo:Joe
Puryear
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The
Best Big Alaska Snow, Ice and Rock Routes
Alaska has hundred
of amazing route and peaks. Below are some of the best in the Central
Alaska Range.
Related
Links
Check
out our Alaska Climbing
Guidebook
your guide to the best Alaska climbs
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look at our free SuperTopo
of The Cassin Ridge
Learn general
info on Alaska Climbing where
to stay, how to get there, maps, etc..
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Route Name |
Formation |
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Review |
North Ridge |
Mount Brooks |
N/A |
III, 65-degree snow or ice |
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South Face |
Middle Troll |
7 |
III, 5.8, 45-degree snow |
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Lost Marsupial |
The Throne |
8 |
III, 5.8 |
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Southwest Face |
Hut Tower |
10 |
IV, 5.11a |
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Goldfinger |
The Stump |
12 |
IV, 5.11a |
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North Couloir |
Mini-Moonflower |
13 |
IV, 85-degree ice |
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West Face |
Kahiltna Queen |
13 |
IV, 60-degree ice and snow |
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Gargoyle Buttress |
The Royal Tower |
13 |
IV, 5.10a |
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Shaken, Not Stirred |
The Mooses Tooth |
16 |
V, AI 5 |
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Ham and Eggs |
The Mooses Tooth |
18 |
V, 5.9, AI 4 |
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Cobra Pillar |
Mount Barrill |
23 |
VI, 5.11, C1+, 50-degree snow |
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West Pillar |
The Eye Tooth |
23 |
V, 5.10c |
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Harvard Route |
Mount Huntington |
30 |
VI, 5.9, A2, 70-degree ice |
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North Buttress |
Mount Hunter |
35 |
AK Grade 6, 5.8, A2, M5, AI 6 |
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Cassin Ridge |
Denali |
40 |
Alaska Grade 5, 5.8, AI 4 |
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