Here are links to some of the best and favorite pages of interest to Washington climbers, including weather conditions, trip reports, guides, access and permit information, and so on. More links can be found on the pages devoted to hiking and climbing routes and summits listed on the Features page.

Weather Conditions

• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
• Washington State Department of Transportation - Real Time Road and Weather Traveler Information ("Weather Beta")
• Washington State Department of Transportation - Traffic and Weather Page

Local Climbing Pages

• The Alpenglow Gallery - Lowell Skoog's website with excellent photos and a very comprehensive page of weather beta links.
• Cascadian Mountain Adventures - Michael Stanton's website with trip reports for many climbs and scrambles, photos, and links.
• Alex Krawarik's Climbing Page.
• Phil's Trip Reports - Humorous trip reports and photos.
• Dave's Climbing Page - Lots of trip reports and photos.
• Eric's Basecamp - Lots more trip reports and photos.
• New Routes at Vantage - Bill Robins' website with information about new and old routes at Frenchman Coulee.
• Rock Climbing areas near Walla Walla - Kevin Pogue's website with map and directions to several areas.
• Squamish Climbing Homepage - Everything you want to know about climbing at Squamish.
• Tom’s Climbing Records - Trip reports and route descriptions of many peaks in the Cascades
• C and S Mountaineering and Climbing - An entertaining site with original custom-made gear.
• Mountaineering and Outdoor Images by Bob Bolton - Excellent photo gallery of several Cascades peaks including Ptarmigan Traverse
• Rock Climbing in Western Washington - Seems to be under construction but may someday be a good online guide to several areas.
• Washington Climbing Links - Links to nearly every national park and forest service climbing site, plus trail and weather links.

Local Climbing Organizations

• Boeing Alpine Society - Club newsletter includes trip reports, photos, and links.
• CascadeClimbers.com - Online community for all northwest climbers to gather, chat, and share information that affects the one thing that we all love, climbing.
• The Mountaineers - All about the state’s oldest and largest outdoor club, with scrambling and climbing course information, bulletin board, climb schedules.
• Washington Trails Association - Trail news and conditions, photo gallery, trip reports, and on-line hiking guide.
• Washington Alpine Club - Great trip reports and photos.

National Park/Forest Service

• Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Including Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams climbing and permit information.
• Mount Rainier National Park Climbing Home Page.
• Mount St. Helens Climbing Information.
• North Cascades National Park Climbing Home Page.
• Okanogan National Forest and Pasayten Wilderness.
• Olympic National Forest.
• Olympic National Park Climbing Home Page.
• Wenatchee National Forest Recreation Home Page.
• US Forest Service - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest recreation home page, including trail conditions, links, contact information for forest service offices, links.
• US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Database of geological information including summit elevation, location, and links to maps, aerial photos, and other resources.

Climbing Gear

• Pro Mountain Sports - Jim Nelson's climbing shop.

Climbing Gyms

• Vertical World.
• Stone Gardens.
• Cascade Crags.
• Wild Walls.
• Climb On Inn.
• Other Climbing Gyms.

Search and Rescue

• Central Washington Mountain Rescue.
• Olympic Mountain Rescue.
• Skagit Mountain Rescue.
• Tacoma Mountain Rescue.
• Washington Search and Rescue Resources.