If you have been climbing and scrambling for awhile you may find that you have almost earned a peak pin whether you were trying to or not. Consider the first ten Snoqualmie Lodge Peaks:

1. Chair
2. Denny
3. Guye
4. Kaleetan
5. Kendall
6. Red
7. Silver
8. Snoqualmie
9. Thompson
10. The Tooth

Perhaps you hiked up Silver for training, climbed Denny at the Snow I field trip, climbed Chair and the Tooth in the Basic Class, and climbed Snoqualmie in the winter. You are halfway there!

Why complete the list? There are plenty of reasons. Maybe you like goals and are looking for trip ideas. Or perhaps you would like to get to know the Snoqualmie Pass area better. You can see it during different seasons and from different vantage points. The peaks become more like old friends than passing acquaintances. And many of the peaks are scrambles that will give basic graduates excellent experience in trip planning and route-finding.

Peak pins are awarded each October at our Climbers’ reunion. You may want to look at the list of all of the Mountaineers Peak Pins. All of the branches have interesting lists, not to mention the Five Majors and Cascade Classics. Peak Pin lists will take you to places you might have missed. Maybe one catches your eye.

Peak Pins Lists (PDF file)