Does anyone have a topo for Orbit that they could post on here or email me? Chuck? Of the 3 guidebooks I have covering this climb, the page is missing in all of them. Thanks

Thanks for the helpful info, Pope

Better yet, somebody want to meet me at the trailhead tommorow with the topo, then climb it with me?

Charles, check your PM's.

still need the topo....

Orbit is one of those climbs that's pretty cool to figure out yourself.

But just in case you got a schedule to keep, below is the way:

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Head over South of Outer Space. Climb up to the big tree with a dead top shaped like an "S". Climb up the big LFC (one move chimney here) until you reach a left trending ramp. Take the left trending ramp left. Go up the cool finger crack then exit left when it gets hard. Climb up to a smooth slab in verylarge RFC. Slab has a big bolt right in the middle (actually two, as some do gooder upgraded an old bolt but did not remove the old.) Climb up the slab, exit right, go up up up the path of least resistance. Pass a few veryold bolts. Get to a ledge to the left of a dihedral with a giant block that wobbles but probably isn't going anywhere unless you're really stupid. Up the dihdral, exit right, then up chickenheads and such to an alcove to the left of a ramp through a roof. Go up the ramp then climb up easy but runout chickenheads. Stick to the left of the crest. Gear to 3".

So, no topo???

Hey Charlie,
I left a braille version of the topo up at the base of Snow Creek Wall for you. You can start reading/feeling the topo right at the base of the big tree with a dead top that is shaped like an "S".

Draw your own topo from Chuck's beta.

[ 05-09-2002, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: dberdinka ]

How 'bout this then...

http://www.climbingwashington.com/classics/images/orbittopo.jpg

Amazing what a google search can turn up when you type in the title of this very topic...



[ 05-09-2002, 04:07 PM: Message edited by: b-rock ]

Thanks for the info! Chuck, your beta was very accurate ('cept the wobbley rock is gone- I guess somebody was really stupid)- I found the braille topo you left for me. We climbed outerspace AND orbit yesterday, that descent is so fun I thought I'd do it twice in one day! We ended up having to do outerspace in the rain.

Topos are cool. I like maps...they help you get from point a to point b with minimal screwing around, and less gear.

[ 05-14-2002, 06:52 PM: Message edited by: Lambone ]

Charlie,
Nice work man.

Did you do the RPM start?

Nah, I'm savin' that for you, my man

I've belayed chucK up the RPM start. Quite a few years ago now. Nice work, man!