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Trad · Washington

Trad in Washington

1 operator across Washington. Ratings, hours, contact details and a map for each, all in one place.

Mapped trad routes

4,523

104 crags

Rated 4.5+ on Google

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Best season

Jun to Oct

Operators

Trad operators

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Crags

Where to go trad climbing in Washington

Crags with trad climbing in Washington
104
Routes and problems at them
4,523

Crags with the most routes

  1. Index754 routes · 5.5–5.13d
  2. Columbia Gorge524 routes · 5.2–5.13a
  3. Hwy 20 and North Cascades National Park329 routes · 5.0–5.13c
  4. Darrington and Mountain Loop Hwy154 routes · 5.3–5.11b
  5. Kettle Valley (Curlew)132 routes · 5.2–5.12c

Crag data: OpenBeta, released into the public domain (CC0).

Resources

More to explore in Trad

Hand-picked videos and free guides from the community to help you plan your next trip.

Videos worth watching

Hand-picked clips, sorted by what you do.

  • How to place trad climbing gear

    Altus Mountain Guides

  • How to place and judge trad climbing gear including Nuts, Hexes & Cams.

    JB Mountain Skills

  • How I learned to place trad gear I'd trust with my life

    Dave MacLeod

  • Learning to Trad Climb: Part 2 - Placing rock protection

    DMM Wales

  • Trad Climbing Basics- Placing Your Nuts!

    BetaClimbers

  • How to place trad gear on lead

    Noah Kane