Alpinerack

Frenchman Coulee - Sunshine Wall -

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Abe and i drive to Frenchman Coulee for a day of sun and sport climbing. The basalt columns of the coulee provide awesome stemming and cracks!

Leavenworth - Duty Dome -

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Mark and I drive to Leavenworth again to get on some dry rock. We hike up to Duty Dome to climb the awesome slabs and cracks of the Off Duty area.

Snow Lake Hike

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0700

A solo hike into the Snow Lake area.

Condor Buttress - Condorphamine Addiction 5.10b-

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Mark and I climb Leavenworth's multi-pitch sport climb! We turned 6 pitches into 4 as we had limited time. We still hiked out in the dark!

Mt. Stuart - North Ridge Attempt -

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Dylan and I attempt the North Ridge of Mt. Stuart but never even touch the rock. This trip ended our climbing days together. I'm not a babysitter.

Castle Rock - The Fault 5.6 - Catapult 5.8 - Damnation Crack 5.9 -

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

I had to come back to Castle Rock to complete Catapult! The route ended up being superb! What a great day at one of my favorite climbing areas!

Tieton River - Royal Columns -

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

My friend Derik and I do the long drive to Tieton River for some trad climbing. The fall chill in the air kept the snakes away!

Exit 38 - Deception Crags -

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Lacey and I head up to Exit 38 for a day of sport climbing. We had great fall weather! Maybe even a bit too hot!

Index - Toxic Shock Area -

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Dylan and I take a morning before work and head up to Index. We find the cracks of the Toxic Shock Area simply amazing!

Squamish - Diedre, 5.8

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Lacey and I take a trip to Vancouver for a little relaxation and a well needed break from work. We take a day to do a Squamish classic.

Leavenwroth Climbing - Keen Acres -

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Leavenworth seems to be the only dry place to climb in Washington! I think I should just move here and save all that gas money!

leavenworth Climbing - Givlers Crack, 5.8

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Dylan needs to work on crack climbing. Is there a better place than Givlers Dome to work on crack technique? Probably.

Leavenworth Climbing - Purina Crags/Planet of the Eights ling-up

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Lacey and I spend our 1 year anniversary in Leavenworth. Somehow, in between the eating, sleeping, drinking and hot tubbing we managed to do some great climbing as well!

South Early WInter Spire, South Arete Grade II; 5.4

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Abe and I solo the easy South Arete on South Early Winter Spire. Only took us 30 minutes from the base of the peak to the summit! What a fun solo route!

Exit 38 Cragging, Eastern Block

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Cragging at Exit 38 with Eric.

Dragontail Peak - Serpentine Ridge, 5.8

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Who wants to do a 2,000 vertical foot alpine rock route in a day?! I don't, but I did it anyways. Dyaln and I tackle the Serpentine Ridge of Dragontail Peak in a day. I wouldn't recommend it.

Big Cottonwood Canyon - Cragging -

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

A trip to Utah to visit friends and family leads me to some awesome rock in Big Cottonwood Canyon. We were only able to climb a few routes but it was a blast!

Index - Great Northern Slab 5.7 -

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Lacey and I climb the Great Northern Slab. I have lost count of how many times I have climbed this route. It's a great climb to take noobies on though!

Ingalls Peak - East Ridge Attemp -

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dylan and I make an attempt to climb the East Ridge of Ingalls Peak in a day. We are thwarted by strange weather that greets us on the North side of the mountain.

Castle Rock - The Fault 5.6 -

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Lacey and I end up retreating from Castle Rock because of hear? Usually retreats in the north west are from bad weather. Wait a second, I'm confused?