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Glacier, one of the highest peaks in the Cascades, is fairly remote with a long approach hike and a low starting elevation. The Frostbite Ridge route has a more involved approach and more technical challenges than the easier Sitkum Glacier route.
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 270 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 5 hours |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in two or more days |
| Relevant Books | Climbers Guide to the Cascade Volcanoesby Jeff Smoot Selected Climbs in the North Cascadesby Nelson and Potterfield Cascade Alpine Guide: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass by Fred Beckey |
| Relevant Maps | USGS 7 1/2 minute series, Glacier Peak West & East, and Geo-graphics, Glacier Peak <href="http: "="" adventure="" c463="" starts-here="" title="On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page " www.mazamas.org="" your="">On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Glacier+Peak&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.775203,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=48.109781,-121.111908&spn=0.015989,0.04549&t=p&z=15"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:></href="http:> |
| Awards Qualified | 16 Major NW Peaks |