Awarded by the Mountaineers club for climbing the 5 most prominent peaks in Washington state. All 5 are glaciated. See more on the Mountaineers site: https://www.mountaineers.org/about/branches-committees/seattle-branch/committees/seattle-climbing-committee/seattle-climbing-website/peak-pins
Highest peak
Mount Rainier
14,411 ft / 4,392 m
Most prominent peak
Mount Rainier
13,246 ft / 4,037 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Rainier
279 summits
Most difficult peak
Mount Rainier
Class 3
Difficulty breakdown
Class 3/4 1 peak
Highlights
- Sample the most famous, flagship peaks in 5 different regions of Washington, the mountaineering capital of the lower 48 states.
- Start off the challenge with the South Side route on Mount Adams, the only 1 of the 5 with a non-glacier route to the top. Bonus points for skiing from the summit!
- Summit the heavily glaciated Mount Rainier at sunrise, the only 14er in the lower 48 states outside of California and Colorado.
- Experience the incredible adventure of climbing Mount Olympus, a 40 mile trek through the Hoh Rain Forest with glacier climbing and a final summit scramble.
- Enjoy the remote wilderness feel of the elusive Glacier Peak as you take in amazing views of the North Cascades.
Latest summits
"Conditions weren’t good for an attempt. Crevasses pretty wide and all the snow bridges were collapsed. Only one team that I talked to made the summit. Just a good scouting trip for next years push." — oregon-mt-goat • Sep 3, 2022
"Above average amounts of snow this year brought unusual conditions on the mountain for late July, the cleaver was still almost completely snow covered. Generally steep route to summit with 2 adjuncts and several crevasse crossings. Warm temps, fairly windy going up, higher winds on summit but still enjoyed my time up there. Apparently high enough winds came through Camp Muir to claim belongings of several climbers, myself included. Make sure everything is well secured before heading up on your summit bid, no matter the forecast." — jodola • Jul 27, 2022
"Two day ascent of Mt. Rainier via the Dissapointment Cleaver Route. Wind was minimal at ~5mph. clear skies but very warm. temperature at the summit reached 41 degrees with the freezing level above 17,000ft.
Camped at Ingraham flats on night one, made a summit attempt the following morning, but was halted by the slushy snow conditions. Made it halfway up DC to ~12,000." — sklarguy • Jul 25, 2022
"July 9, 2022. Started at 3am. Snow starts 1.3 miles from the trailhead, put on microspikes and used them until switching to crampons at Lunch Counter. Windy (30mph) up to Pikers and it slowed slightly towards the summit. Reach the summit at 8:45am. Descended at 9am. Solid snowpack on the way up and slushy back down at Lunch Counter. No snowshoes needed. With Mac. " — runningvegan • Jul 9, 2022
"What a climb! Recent beta let us know that the summit was melted out and there were a lot of open crevasses, but there was nothing too difficult to navigate around. Day 1 we hiked up to where the crevasses started & set up camp. We started around midnight for the summit. Not far into our climb, Joel had the sole of his boot come loose. Out of an abundance of caution, he decided to return to camp and we moved forward with 2 rope teams of 3 each. We moved slow & steady with short hourly breaks on the way up and made the summit by 730am. After a nice rest at the top, we headed down at a slightly faster pace. The snow was already slushy as we headed back down, but no issues. After a brief rest, we packed up and hiked all the way out." — Kevin • Jul 14, 2021