Route | Elevation Gain | Hazards | Time | Season |
Ingraham Glacier and Disappointment Cleaver Routes | 9,000 ft to Columbia Crest. | Grade I or II, strenuous, rock and ice fall, 35 to 40 degree snow and ice slopes altitude | Two to three days; 6 to 8 hours from high camp to summit. 3 to 4 hours for descent. | |
Emmons Winthrop Glacier Route | 10,000 feet to Columbia Crest | Grade I or II, strenuous, 30 to 40 degree snow and ice slopes, glacier travel, altitude. | Two to three days. Seven to nine hours from Camp Schurman to summit. Three to four hours for descent. | Mid May to September |
Liberty Ridge | 10,500 feet to Liberty Cap (14,112) | Grade III/IV; extremely strenuous, 50 degree ice slopes, rock and ice fall, glacier travel and high altitude. | Two to Four days. Most parties need two days reach Thumb Rock, five to ten hours from high camp to summit, three hours form summit to Camp Schurman. | May to Mid July |