were you guys up there around 1PM? we drove up just as it started to rain and there were 2 people high up, near cocaine crack, looking miserable...so we headed to Frenchman Coulee instead.
I don't know why everyone is so concerned:
Leavenworth
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain in the morning...becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy...cooler. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. West wind 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sunday and Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Lows in the lower 30s.
I'm going cragging and if it rains, then we'll hit the Enchantments. you don't have to get permits after today.
fyi, Stanley looks like it's gonna get hit this weekend though.
they're closing out the old camalots on the BD website. that is, if you're not getting the new C4s...
http://www.bdel.com/php/specials.php?gear=rock&id=242
apparently the FS is all up in arms about the extent of the bolting in wilderness. my guess is that they don't think sport climbing belongs in the backcountry.
This is ridiculous. but FYI, the proposal does not include the USFS wilderness area (south side, etc.) it would include the Mazama glacier though. I can't see this going through, but it sure looks like they're trying to buy off the Yakimas.
Bone,
I was looking at the topo last winter for that very reason. I remember seeing some inviting looking areas on the map. it might be worth a recon this winter.
somehow we decided to avoid the masses at WA pass and hit Leavenworth for Sunday and Monday. Spent at Castle Rock pulling out all sorts of booty (2 camalots and 2 new stoppers) on our way to a 13 pitch day w/a climber new to multipitch. Monday was a little bolt clippin at Icicle Buttress.
Spent the weekend climbing with my girlfriend. Her first alpine experience...the Beckey route on Liberty Bell on saturday. Sunday was at Castle Rock for multi pitch on The Fault and Canary. Good times.