Goose Egg Mountain - Gangsta Rap 10/19/2008
Trip: Goose Egg Mountain - Gangsta Rap
Date: 10/19/2008
Trip Report:Though the rock quality might not be what you would find at your average local cragg, Goose Egg Mountain continues to hold my interest. I first became aware of the steep S. Face in my begining yars of climbing, but fears of loose rock and dangerous runnouts kept me away, until now. "You would have to have a death wish to venture out on those walls," I would be told. But Joe Puryear et al. has put a lot of work in to establishing some mighty god damn fun routes. I don't know of any other place in Washington with such a high concentration of Grade III climbs with a 10 minute approach off the road. The loose rock warnings and PG/R climbing attached to many of the routes definatly make us climbers pause, but after this being my third route on the wall, as I have said before, "It really wasen't all that bad." It was damn fun.
Gangsta Rap - Grade III, 5.10C R
Refer to Tieton River Rocks for Topo
Goose Egg Mountain: (Route goes somewhere up the middle of the face)
For a full overview of Goose Egg Mountain vist Joe Puryear's websight:
http://www.cascadeimages.com/cr/crimages/GooseEgg_lines_1.jpgGear Notes:Gear and draws
Approach Notes:About 10 Grade III routes, about 10 minute walk.
