Mountaineers 5 Peak Pin is the name of a mountaineering

Mountaineering

Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...

 challenge in Washington State, USA. The Five Peaks that make up the challenge, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, Mt. Olympus

Mount Olympus (Washington)

Mount Olympus is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is the central feature of Olympic National Park. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains, however, peaks such as Mount Constance,...

, and Glacier Peak

Glacier Peak

Glacier Peak is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington...

 range from easy to moderate climbing difficulty. The Highest peak of the Pin is Mt. Rainer, and the least prominent is the heavily glaciated Mt. Olympus. Expert Climbers like Jim Whittaker

Jim Whittaker

James W. Whittaker, also known as Jim Whittaker is an American mountaineer.As a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition 1963 led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, he was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He summited on May 1, 1963 with the Sherpa Nawang Gombu...

 and Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs

Edmund Viesturs, known as Ed Viesturs is one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers. He is one of only 26 people and the only one from the United States to have climbed all eight-thousander peaks...

pioneered the 5 peak Pin, which is now a popular first challenge for aspiring climbers.


Mount Rainier 14,411 ft. South Washington Cascades

Mount Adams 12,276 ft. South Washington Cascades

Mount Baker 10,781 ft. North Cascades

Glacier Peak 10,520 ft. North Cascades

Mount Olympus 7969 ft. Olympic Mountains

External links

• Peakbagger http://Peakbagger.com
• Mountaineers.org http://www.mountaineers.org/seattle/climbing/