jcp Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Trip: Leavenworth - R&D Date: 4/4/2010 Trip Report: I brought a friend out to Leavenworth for Easter. As we drove through Steven's Pass I was getting discouraged. The weather report said clouds but no precip, yet it was definitely snowing. As we approached the icicle, it was snowing lightly, so we drove on. My buddy hasn't climbed in 10 years, and only did a very small bit back then, so this was going to be a bit of an adventure for him. We got up to the base, and I roped up and headed off. I had never been on this route, and was a bit surprised to feel the big block move when I pulled on it on P1. P2 was very straightforward, and no pro was placed until the anchor. P3 was a bit exciting since there was water running down the entrance to the chimney, and a bit on the walls of the chimney. It dried up on P4 and was a fun finish. We went up the crack to the right, then finished up the crack above. The final pitch was a full 60m rope length. All in all it was cold but fun, and great to see a friend enjoy getting out on some rock. The snow fell intermittently, and gave it all more of an alpine feel. Gear Notes: 60m rope, standard rack Quote
lancegranite Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Good to see 11worth TRs, lots of fun climbs over here. We have had an amazing spring, great weather and dry rock. By my count we've gotten out around 40 days this year. Quote
ZONK Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Dispite the snow on Friday, Found dry rocks and good Climbing on Saturday ! Quote
ZONK Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Dispite the snow on Friday, Found dry rocks and good Climbing on Saturday ! Quote
ThorDog Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Way to just "get out there" sometimes you just gotta go! Quote
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