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Mark
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Photo:Joe
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The
Best Big Alaska Snow, Ice and Rock Routes
Alaska has hundred
of amazing route and peaks. Below are some of the best in the Central
Alaska Range.
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Route Name  |
Formation |
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| West Ridge |
Mount Hunter |
N/A |
Alaska Grade 4, 5.8, AI 3 |
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| West Ridge |
The Mooses Tooth |
N/A |
V, 80-deg ice to main summit |
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| West Rib |
Denali |
N/A |
Alaska Grade IV, 60-degree ice |
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| West Pillar |
The Eye Tooth |
23 |
V, 5.10c |
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| West Face Couloir |
Mount Huntington |
N/A |
V, 85-degree ice |
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| West Face |
Mount Dickey |
N/A |
II, 35-40 degree snow |
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| West Face |
Kahiltna Queen |
13 |
IV, 60-degree ice and snow |
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| West Face |
Mount Silverthrone |
N/A |
III, 60-degree snow or ice |
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| West Buttress |
Denali |
N/A |
Alaska Grade 2, 50-degree ice |
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| Sultana Ridge |
Mount Foraker |
N/A |
Alaska Grade 3, 55-degree snow |
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| Southwest Route |
Mount Dan Beard |
N/A |
V, 60-degree snow and ice |
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| Southwest Ridge |
Peak 11,300 |
N/A |
V, 5.8, 60-degree ice+cornices |
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| Southwest Ridge |
Mount Frances |
N/A |
IV, 5.8, 60-degree snow |
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| Southwest Face |
Hut Tower |
10 |
IV, 5.11a |
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| South Face |
Middle Troll |
7 |
III, 5.8, 45-degree snow |
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| Shaken, Not Stirred |
The Mooses Tooth |
16 |
V, AI 5 |
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| North Ridge |
Mount Russell |
N/A |
III, 65-degree snow and ice |
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| North Ridge |
Mount Brooks |
N/A |
III, 65-degree snow or ice |
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| North Couloir |
Mini-Moonflower |
13 |
IV, 85-degree ice |
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| North Buttress |
Mount Hunter |
35 |
AK Grade 6, 5.8, A2, M5, AI 6 |
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| Muldrow Glacier |
Denali |
N/A |
Alaska Grade 2, 40-degree snow |
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| Lost Marsupial |
The Throne |
8 |
III, 5.8 |
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| Japanese Couloir |
Mount Barrill |
N/A |
III, 55-70 degree snow or ice |
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| Infinite Spur |
Mount Foraker |
N/A |
Alaska Grade 6, 5.9, M5, AI 4 |
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| Harvard Route |
Mount Huntington |
30 |
VI, 5.9, A2, 70-degree ice |
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| Ham and Eggs |
The Mooses Tooth |
18 |
V, 5.9, AI 4 |
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| Goldfinger |
The Stump |
12 |
IV, 5.11a |
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| Gargoyle Buttress |
The Royal Tower |
13 |
IV, 5.10a |
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| Cobra Pillar |
Mount Barrill |
23 |
VI, 5.11, C1+, 50-degree snow |
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| Cassin Ridge |
Denali |
40 |
Alaska Grade 5, 5.8, AI 4 |
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