Open questions Do we need a 70m rope for rappeling? “You can make it down with a 60 but you might have to do a little downclimbing in places. having a 70 was nice. lots of places to get the rope stuck, be careful when you pull.” “We rapped the route with one 60m rope…
Junior's Farm round 2!
Update: Doing the little ridge hike first, so schedule below should be flipped 4:00 AM – Depart6:30 AM – Arrive7:00 AM – Climbing1:00 PM – Summit3:00 PM – Base3:30 PM – Drive to Hurricane Ridge4:30 PM – Hike hurricane (3 miles RT)5:30 PM – Drive home7:30 PM – Home
Blueberry Buttress 2020
Weather At start of climb… Thurs night: 45 Fri: 58, partly sunny, winds 5-7 mph Fri night: 45 Sat: 61, mostly sunny Itinerary 2:30 AM – Leave home, pick up Gary on the way 2:40 AM – Liv and Cole leave from Bellingham 3:05 AM – Pick up Gary 3:40 AM – Meet at Arlington,…
Green Creek Circuit
Resources CascadeClimbers trip report CascadeClimbers general area report Weather: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.694388&lon=-121.987038#.Xxmcn7dlCh8 Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68, calm becoming 5mph. Forecast at 5,800 ft… The arete starts at 4,000 ft, some peaks go up to 6,400 Schedule 2:00 AM – Drive…
Cutthroat Wall
Weather Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Route is probably in the shade till around noon Itinerary 3:00 AM – Leave home (3:15 hr drive) 6:15 AM –…
Mount Rainier - DC Route
Itinerary Thursday 2:10 AM – Drive to Paradise (2:30 hr drive) 4:40 AM – At Paradise 5:00 AM – Hiking (6 hr hike) 11:00 AM – At Camp Muir (12 hrs acclimatization) 11:00 PM – Start climbing (4,500 ft, est. 9 hours, starting at 10,050 ft) Friday 4:00 AM – Top of Cleaver (12,250 ft,…
Orbit
Itinerary 3:25 AM – Leave home (2:10 hr drive) 5:35 AM – At trailhead 5:45 AM – Hiking (2 hours? 2.5 miles, 2,200 ft gain, Mountain Project says +/- 1.5 hours) 7:45 AM – At base 8:00 AM – Climbing (55 degrees, sunny) (45min per pitch, 7 pitches, 5:15 hr) 1:15 PM – Summit 1:45…
Flyboys
Schedule Tuesday 5pm – Drive to bike drop off (4 hr drive) 9pm – Arrive, sleep in truck Wednesday 6am – Drop off locked bikes 6:30 am – Drive down 7:00 am – Parked 7:15 am – Start hiking 8:00 am – At base 8:15 am – Climbing 4:15 pm – Top of climb (8…
Memorial Weekend 2020
Weather Google: LINK NOAA lower crag NOAA upper climb Weather at crag/No Sweat Arete (updated 5/21/2020) Sat: 37/56, mostly cloudy, 30% chance of rain Sun: 39/64, mostly sunny Mon: 42/71, partly sunny Tue: 50/74, mostly sunny, a chance of rain Weather at Shoshone (updated 5/21) Sat: 33/49, mostly cloudy, 40% chance of rain, 8-10 mph…
Idaho 2020
Resources idahoclimbingguide.com – Good resource for more climb details Google Earth map CalTopo map Day 1 – Driving there, 10 hours 10 hour drive to Redfish Trailhead. Day 2 – Saddleback Lakes 8.3 miles, 2,900 ft gain. Backpack into the Saddleback Lakes, establish base camp for Elephant’s Perch and other climbs. Day 3 – Elephant’s…