Custom Climbs
The Pacific Northwest is well known for the glacier-covered volcanoes that dominate the landscape and attract the attention of climbers from all over the world. But beyond the big names of Tahoma, Kulshan, and Wy'east lie thousands of other peaks worthy of exploration. The Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges are steep, rugged, and will take you to high alpine meadows, rocky ridges, and icy glaciers that most people can only dream of.
Whether you are a local climber looking for your next challenge or have honed your skills elsewhere and are visiting Washington for the first time, Kaf Adventures would love for you to join us on some of the greatest experiences the PNW has to offer. We have carefully chosen a selection of featured objectives that offer the perfect training ground to push your skills to the next level under the tutelage of our professional guides.
Custom climbs:
- Are booked on a custom basis, meaning your group on your schedule (subject to backcountry permit availability).
- Have a maximum client to guide ratio based on management strategies that cannot be exceeded.
- Incorporate movement on snow and glaciated terrain, as well as varying degrees of 3rd, 4th, and 5th class rock.
- Each have their own requirements for incoming skills and fitness. Please see the "Walk in With" tab below for specifics and be prepared to discuss further with us if needed.
- Are not limited to this selection. If you dream it, we can help you do it! For other ideas, see guidebook resources such as Beckey’s 100 Favorite North American Climbs, Kearney’s Classic Climbs of the Northwest, Steck & Roper’s 50 Classic Climbs of North America, and Nelson & Potterfield’s Select Climbs in the Cascades.
The North Ridge
The North Ridge of Mt. Baker is an advanced climb, compiled in many guidebooks as a Cascade classic. The route features steep snow and several pitches of moderate ice climbing to reach the summit, before descending the Roman Wall onto the Coleman Glacier and returning back to camp.
