South Early Winter Spire

I finally made it into the mountains for some awesome alpine climbing. Check out my trip report here


The North Cascade highway opened last weekend and it looks like the place has just been packed with skiers and climbers. During our climb of the Southwest Couloir we counted at least 25 skiers and plenty of dogs skinning up to the Blue Peak saddle for an awesome ride down. We were wishing for our snowboards the whole time.
The Southwest Couloir route was great! It was mostly steep snow with sections of mixed ice/rock. Really fun and great for aspiring alpinist! I climbed with my friends Dylan and Mark who are recent Washington transplants and new to alpine climbing and this route was a great way to scare them shitless!