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mtengaio
Nov 29, 2004, 6:00 PM
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Hey, is this place climbable in the winter?
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roadstead
Dec 7, 2004, 8:56 PM
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In reply to: Hey, is this place climbable in the winter?
It is very climbable, 8^) I know some route setters that just got back 12/6. Last winter I made over 15 trips, it can get cold and it dose snow a little but will not last for long. It never rains in the caves, the only down side is there is NO guide book and with over 300 routes it's hard to know were to start. No two groups of climbers have the same name for the same formation. Very Nice. If I can help PM me
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mtengaio
Dec 10, 2004, 3:24 PM
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Well, without a guidebook in print I guess I'd need some beta on direections, location of climbs and ratings. That's really strange that no one has made a guide yet…sounds like a future project for someone. So what can you suggest if I head over there? Any routes that are stelllar in the .11-.12 range?
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roadstead
Dec 10, 2004, 6:08 PM
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In reply to: Well, without a guidebook in print I guess I'd need some beta on direections, location of climbs and ratings. That's really strange that no one has made a guide yet…sounds like a future project for someone. So what can you suggest if I head over there? Any routes that are stelllar in the .11-.12 range?
With out a guide book to The Hell it makes it EZ to find a camp site. :lol: Last month spent a threeday weekend in 80+ sun on The South Flat Iron. Counting the five Climbers from Seattle (9 hour drive), five from Spokane (7 hour) and the four from LaGrande (2.5 hour). The most climbers I have ever seen there, If you see other climbers you have got to say Hello!! :righton:
Allison Creek is more or less the main spot, The Glass Wall is high on your left, faceing the river 5 or 6 routes 5.8 to 5.10 all worth the hike up.
The Pissing wall is on your left, of the canyon after the first creek crossing 4 or 5 short routes 5.8 to 5.11
The Kilowatt Wall is just up the trail on the same side after the old water tank. There is some Old School Sport up there very, very nice 5.8 to 5.10+.
Right after the second creek crossing is Two Face there's 7 or 8 routes 5.8 to 5.12 all 4 stars.
On the south side of the creek is the South Buttress you can see some Old Pines trees up there, right behind the pines in the Babyblue cream is Satarday Jesus a must do at 5.11c/d.
Up the trail a little more on the left is Allison Creek Cave from left to right inside and out there must be 15 routes.
I could do this all day and we'd have a guide book, but; that's for a better man than me! If I can help more PM me.
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mikes
Jan 4, 2005, 3:41 PM
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it can be nice there in the winter. I was there at the end of December and we had some sun and some clouds. Perfect in the sun and a bit cold when the clouds moved in. As fare as the guide book goes, there is none, but almost every route is worth doing, you can't get wrong.
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roadstead
Feb 2, 2005, 5:01 AM
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Hello all,
Just thought that some people might like to know, I just got back from Hell! Two days of Sun and 65+ temps. (It was far from HELL) New routes have been going in all winter, (Thanks to BC, The Big Steak and Kevin H.) five have gone in over the last 4 weeks on the South Flat Iron, of that; three seen a FFA. The Crowds have been out of control, there was over ten climbers there this last weekend. Had to wait, just to get the third asent of Keven's new route! WHAT IS NEXT A GUIDE? :shock:
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