...or just head out to some scrappy undeveloped cliff with no bolts on it (of which there are dozens scattrered around) and give'er
I think there's a sweet drytooling wall in Renton. At this crag behind the school.
Man of Leisure at the upper right end of Shannon Falls is supposedly only 10a if you finger traverse the dyke, but if you do what seems obvious and foot traverse the dyke (and it's a dyke on a slab, who wouldn't) it's brick 'ard.
Climb: Coquihalla Pass-Ottomite Mtn
Date of Climb: 11/18/2006
Trip Report:
I skiied up Ottomite from the pass today. Good thing it's easy terrain cause I am pretty rusty on skis. There were a ton of wet slab avalanches coming off Zopkios Ridge, destroying mature trees, pushing over boulders in boulderfields etc - it was awe inspiring to behold. Yak was 100% white when I got there and 50% gray when I left. Quite a few avalanches over Needle way too in the bowls.
Temp was around +3C in the pass and just freezing on Ottomite summit (1470m). Around a meter of snow in the pass, more higher up. 5 to 10 cm of wet fluff on top of a raincrust with more fluff below. Broken trail already existed to Ottomite summit from skis and snowshoes.
Gear Notes:
Skins, AT skis
Approach Notes:
Even in Extreme avvy danger you can basically ski up to Ottomite with no worries.