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ravens_wing_jim
Mar 29, 2002, 10:00 PM
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With 135 routes,
you can stay busy for a long time here.
Toprope, sport or trad.
With ratings between 5-6 to 5-12 its got
something for every climber.
In fact, oregons 1st 5-12 Close to the edge
is located here.
I have been climbing here for a number of
years, and have had tons of climbing fun
here.
If you live in the portland area, and have
not climbed at Rocky Butte, your missing
out on some kickass routes.
There has been a problem with trash in the
past, but volanteers with Solve and the Portland Rock Gym have made a huge differance.
Yeah baby! I love this place!
Rocky Butte kicks booty!!!
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crackbaby
Mar 29, 2002, 10:55 PM
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Hello Rocky Butte: Yes, there is some good stuff to do there. It is just too bad it is such a dirty place. I found a transmission there one time, and all the glass is terrible. Another time I was climbing blackberry jam and scraped my arm and it got infected- don't want to think what was so dirty there. By the way, watch out for broken glass, it's tough on ropes and shoes, my buddy was bouldering there and cut his shoes when he peeled off a bouldering problem. Enjoy it though.
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ravens_wing_jim
Mar 29, 2002, 11:16 PM
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Like I said,
Its been cleaned up a lot.
Also, I have been climbing there for 7 years
and I have yet to cut my shoes, ropes, or
get an infection from anything
I wish people would quit trying to give
the Butte such a bad rap.
If it was so bad, I doubt very seriously
that so many old school climbers with 20+
years experiance would climb there every year.
Most of the people who give it a bad rap
are people who havent even seen 1/4th of
the routes available there(like I said,135)
There are other great places to climb in
the area as well I know(I love Beacon Rock as
well), But for being as close as it is,
how can you beat routes like...Birds of Paradise 10-d...White Rabbit 10-b...Emotional
rescue 10-b...Blue Berry Jam 5-9...etc...etc
But I digress, just go to the Rocky Butte page, on the Oregon listing and check it out.
Jim
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