Mount Stuart West Ridge

A climb of Mount Stu­art is no small mat­ter. It is a dom­i­nant, unri­valed peak in the Cen­tral Cas­cades with a sweep­ing promi­nence that ris­es 5,354 feet in just two miles. The north side of Mt. Stu­art shel­ters three glac­i­ers, the Stu­art, the Ice Cliff, and Sher­pa, but the sun drenched West Ridge offers a warmer path to the summit.

Mod­er­ate­ly dif­fi­cult, with sweep­ing views, and com­plex route find­ing on the West Ridge makes it an alpine clas­sic. The West Ridge is a mix of scram­bling, and low fifth class climb­ing on sol­id gran­ite that simul­ta­ne­ous­ly man­ages pulse-rais­ing airi­ness, and a sense of con­fi­dence at once as you move smooth­ly over eas­i­er ter­rain. It’s the ide­al climb for rock climbers and moun­taineers look­ing to explore expand their skills on var­ied terrain.

This climb is done on a cus­tom basis.