Climbing Links of Interest

If you live in the Pacific Northwest or are coming to visit, you know the value of a good forecast! Check out whats happening around Washington with the links below. You can get forecasts for anywhere in the country using Intellicast, a service I check daily.

Weather Information

Zone Information

• Washington Avalanche Forecast

Specific Conditions

• Seattle Hourly Observations
• Rock and Ice Magazines Ice Conditions Page - this has been touch and go for a few years, and isnt currently supported at Rock and Ice.
• B.C. Ice Climbing Report, produced by us locals, eh?
• CascadeClimbers.com Ice Forum, a good place to check for recent Cascades conditions.
• Will Gadd's Page, with current Canadian Rockies conditions.

Driving Conditions

• Snoqualmie Pass live video feed -- see what Snoqualmie Pass looks like right now!
• Stevens Pass live video feed -- see what Stevens Pass looks like!
• Oregon DOT Road Cams index -- see what 26 on Mt. Hood looks like! (and other great locations!)
• Pass Conditions in Washington
• Pass Conditions in Oregon
• Banff and Jasper NP road conditions

Bulletin Board Services

Bulletin Board Services

• The Mountaineers Climbing BBS
• The Mountaineers General BBS

General Interest Links - Personal Pages

Personal Pages from Friends and Collegues

• Cascadian Mountain Adventures, a good site by local climber Michael Stanton.
• Phil's TRs and Other Mountain Stuff. Local skier and climber Phil Fortier takes us on a wild hunt for Fred Beckey.
• Ade Miller's climbing pages. An angle on the expedition side of things.
• North Cascades Climbing Resource. Updated very infrequently but a quality site nonetheless.
• Tim Matsui Gallery, photos from local climber Tim Matsui
• Carlos Hatfield Photography, photos from Bellingham local Carlos Hatfield.

Other Personal Pages

• CascadeClimber, by Loren Campbell.
• Sergio Verdina, more good trip reports on a very clean site.
• Tuan's Gallery --a lot of work has gone into this site, some really excellent photos and stories. Climb on dude!
• Greg's Trips More Northwest Climbing and Skiing Trip Reports.
• Climbers Home by Larry Nevers Jr, significant as a resource for information and beta on Tieton River Valley ice climbs!
• Marrymoor Climbing Guide from BoeAlps and Gordon's Climbing Page.

Stuff Thats Fun to Surf

• Ari's Base Camp Lots of good information on climbing in the Alps, including route descriptions and ratings translations.
• Cam M Smith's Technical Alpine Climbing for Two-Person Teams An online basic introduction to alpine climbing. Slow server.

Organizations

• American Alpine Club
• Alpine Club of Canada
• The Access Fund
• The Mountaineers, perhaps the best known Northwest Climbing/Outing organization
• The Mazamas, another Northwest Climbing/Outing organization
• The Ptarmigans, a Southwest Washington Outing group (no relation to the Ptarmigan Climbing Club of legend).
• Bivouc - with an extensive BC Coast Mountains database, by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club

Pacific Northwest Climbing Destinations and Parks

• North Cascades National Park
• Mt Rainier Nat'l Park