Climbing Links

Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Links

Washington Climbing Organizations

Boeing Alpine Society - Club newsletter includes trip reports, photos, and links.
CascadeClimbers.com - Online community for all northwest climbers to gather, chat, and share information that affects the one thing that we all love, climbing.
The Mountaineers - All about the state’s oldest and largest outdoor club, with scrambling and climbing course information, bulletin board, climb schedules.
Washington Trails Association - Trail news and conditions, photo gallery, trip reports, and on-line hiking guide.
Washington Alpine Club - Offer classes and membership to a grass roots community of climbers.
NorthWest Mountain School - IFMGA Licensed Guides running rock climbing, alpine mountaineering, and ski mountaineering trips. Based in Leavenworth, WA.
Seattle Climbing Meetup Group - Nice way to meet climbers around Seattle. A couple thousand members!
WCC - Washington Climbers Coalition - Description of climbing areas in Washington

Local Washington Climbers Forums and Blogs

Mountain Project - Route guide with great forums
Mountain Madness - Guided ascents and courses in Washington
Rock Climbing in Western Washington - Online guide to several areas.
Supertopo.com - Climbing areas, routes, gear, guidebooks, topomaps, Washington Pass, WA
Rhino Climbs - Articles, Trip reports, Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Info, Articles
Dave's Climbing Page - Lots of trip reports and photos.
Eric's Basecamp - Lots more trip reports and photos.
Tom’s Climbing Records - Trip reports and route descriptions of many peaks in the Cascades
Steph Abeg’s Climbing and Photography - Trip reports and route descriptions of many Washington climbs. Great photography
The Alpenglow Gallery - Lowell Skoog's website, photos and a comprehensive page of weather links.

Collegiate Climbing Clubs in Washington

UW Climbing Club - Trip Reports, climbing forum
Northwest Collegiate Climbing Circuit Annual climbing competition between universities in the Northwest!

Climbing and Mountaineering in General

rockclimbing.com - General climbing info, blogs, news, etc.
C and S Mountaineering and Climbing - Entertaining site with original custom-made gear.
Climbing.com - Routes, technique, gear
Indoor Climbing.com - Listing of some portable rock walls in the USA
Climbing Magazine - General Climbing info
Rock & Ice Magazine - Hardcore rock and ice climbing news and info

Weather Conditions

Washington Area National Park/Forest Service

Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Including Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams climbing and permit information.
Mount St. Helens Climbing Information.
Okanogan National Forest and Pasayten Wilderness.
Olympic National Forest.

US Forest Service - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest recreation home page, including trail conditions, links, contact information for forest service offices, links.

Search and Rescue

Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Gear

La Sportiva - Climbing shoes and hiking boots
Five Ten - Climbing shoes and hiking boots
Evolv Climbing Shoes - Climbing shoes
Pro Mountain Sports - Jim Nelson's climbing shop.
Black Diamond Equipment - Rock climbing gear, ropes, harnesses, chalks, clothing, etc.
Bluewater Rope - Rock climbing ropes
Trango: Extraordinary Climbing Gear - Ropes, harnesses and climbing hardware. My favorite harnesses for kids.
Petzel - Premier supplier of climbing gear
Krieg - Cool chalk bags

Other Recreational Information