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North Cascades National Park Service Complex
Climbing Conditions - Colonial, Pyramid, Snowfield Area

This page provides climbers with the latest conditions for peaks in the immediate area of Pyramid, Colonial, and Snowfield. For conditions on other climbs, return to Planning a Climb.

Condition reports come from climbing and wilderness rangers, the voluntary climbing register, and other climbers. To make a climbing report, please email the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount. Please include the route, snow level, any hazards encountered (or not), peak(s) attempted, and whether your party successfully summitted.

All of the climbing routes in the park complex are located in wilderness, but some are wilder than others, and there may be limited or outdated information. Use these reports as a baseline, but plan for changing conditions and a true adventure. On many routes, the discovery, physical stress, and route-finding challenges are half the fun.

 

Colonial - Pyramid - Snowfield Area

Peak / Route Conditions Report Date Author
Snowfield Colonial Glacier heavily crevassed, by-pass on rocks to the east.  Neve Glacier is also significantly crevassed.  8/27/09 Climber
Snowfield Route in good shape. Summit pyramid plastered in snow and ice. 6/26/09 Climber
Snowfield Hit snow at flat spot on ridge at meltwater ponds. Neve Glacier had open crevasses but route was in great shape. 6/17/09 Climber
Email an updated report for any routes or peaks in this area.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
North Cascades NPSC has over 300 glaciers, more than any other park in the lower 48 states. More than half the glaciers in the 48 states are concentrated in this mountainous wilderness region called the North Cascades.

Last Updated: August 29, 2009 at 10:23 EST