kurthicks Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Climb: Martin Stadium-Crack Route Date of Climb: 8/29/2005 Trip Report: For years it's been passed by, unnoticed to thousands of Wazzu students and climbers...until today. But there it was, begging to be climbed in all it's glory. The approach was a brutal 4 minute affair that included stopping by the Climbing Wall to get shoes and crash pads. We then proceeded to get lost and had to negotiate a vicious fence that blocked our progress. But we knew the battle would be won. Upon arrival, we deployed pads and began to send. We tried laybacking, but the fall looked pretty scary onto the hardest of concrete and asphalt. Jamming it was. And it was GOOD! Tight hands widening into perfect hands. The climbing felt like solid 5.9 or low 5.10. A slippery coating of algae in the top three feet prevented the FA today, but we will return and it will be ours! Who says there's nothing to climb in Pullman? Gear Notes: 2 crash pads Approach Notes: football players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 nice Kurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 You came oh so close to the FA...you couged it, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 You came oh so close to the FA...you couged it, man! that is so classic!!!! Damn that's funny. what other school is so synonymous with f'ing things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magellan Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Way to link the pitches. Did you have to bivy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 You came oh so close to the FA...you couged it, man! What else would you expect? I was at the stadium after all. Way to link the pitches. Did you have to bivy? I did bypass the obvious ledge, hoping for the integral ascent. It was getting dark, but we didn't spend a forced night out, opting for instead. Maybe I'll have another go at it today. From the picture, I was one jam away from the send. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 If you put some fruity spread on top as a reward you could be one send away from the jam too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasmith513 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Excellent work... but I might check with Chris Tapfer or John Crock for confirmation before claiming the FA on that one! Ask John about his urban Palouse ice climbing experiences while you are at it... I too know the desperation that comes from being marooned in the Pullman. It drives you to climb at Granite Point! -TA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yea, I'll ask John about it. Kind of forgot about him...he's done everything out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 You know, you can get a job doing that. It's not a bad living either... LINK:IRATA ROPE ACCESS WORK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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