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12 Nov 2022 23:13 - 13 Nov 2022 09:33 #236064 by AdventureCat
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New to the Seattle area and looking to combine a few skill sets. could anyone kindly recommend routes that include a rappel? assuming skiing skills and endurance are not issues. Thanks
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17 Nov 2022 10:49 - 17 Nov 2022 10:50 #236069 by kamtron
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Lots of people go ski the Snot couloir by approaching via Phantom slide path and rappelling in from the top. I think it's a rope-stretching 35 m. It's a bit contrived because you can also just climb the couloir from the bottom, which is often done, so beware if skiers are coming up below you. That's the most common one. Otherwise, most of the routes that involve rappelling around here are pretty gnarly, but of course you could set one up for fun basically anywhere.
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20 Nov 2022 08:16 #236075 by Alisse
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Not sure what your climbing background is like, but two other ones that jump to mind, for spring:
- climbing Sahale via the Quien Sabe glacier and descending onto the Sahale Glacier -- awesome loop day tour, highly recommend
- the Isolation Traverse

Both are in the Volken book (if you don't have this book, I recommend it).

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21 Nov 2022 16:00 #236077 by kamtron
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^^ also the Forbidden traverse involves rappeling onto Boston glacier through Sharkfin col. I think this is the only time I've rappelled with skis!

All those Cascade River Road tours are super fun, but in Big Boss Terrain.
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