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Cool pic. That's a fun route.

The sport climbs on Sunshine Wall are the absolute worst routes I have ever climbed. It's basically a wall with a bunch of notches chipped out. Like climbing a ladder. It's worse than the gym because atleast the gym varies its holds, these are all flat jugs. Boring. I like Vantage's trad climbs. The chipped out holds and stemming rests make it possible to lead harder cracks than I normally could. They also add variety to the climbing. That being said I think the lower cliffs offer some pretty nice face routes.

I finally led Disaster Factor. I placed a Camalot 4.5 below the first chockstone, then slung that, and pulled the Camalot, I placed a #4 Bigbro about halfway between chockstones. Finally, I chickened out and placed a big nut in the crack to the right before squeezing into the crack below the big second chockstone and hauling up onto it, what I thought was the hardest move. I didn't bother to sling it because once on top of if you have a nice little crack that takes all sorts of nuts. I placed the big camalot up under the leaning slab to protect the exit move. I think this route can be led with no big gear at all if you are willing to use that crack to the right. Looking cozy in there.

How are things looking over there? Roadside stuff in the Icicle dry? Castle Rock dry? Is Midnight Rock open? Thanks.

Green Wall is a horrible suggestion. The routes are dirty, mossy, loose, and have bad topouts. Seven Virgins is good. There is also a 5.6 chimney on Kotick Memorial Wall.

That's La Cucaracha (10d).

Thanks for picking up all of the trash Craig, the placed looked great. The new metal signs we replaced are near Agathla Tower and at the top of the hill where you break off the go to the gullies on the right. We also reinforced the gulley #3 sign. We need some more metal signs: 1. At the exit to the chimney saying Sunshine Wall right, and Riverview Park Wall left. 2. Gulley #2 3. Gulley #3 4. One where the trail forks between the M&M Wall area and Sunshine Wall. Maybe we can work on this later this year. Who made those signs? Can we get some more made?

Count me in for March 4th.

d. Boring compared to real climbing in the mountains. Cragging is only practice climbing.

Looks fun, nice trip!

Yeah, the 1975 route, Cotter / Bebie, or that other route in Washington Ice may be in better condition.

Yep, that's Argonaut.

Great work Andy, thanks for the info.

The well traveled trad routes are pretty solid. There is much more of an issue with holds breaking on the sport climbs.

I have before, it was dirty and not nearly as good. Might try Wildcat Wall. Thanks a lot for the heads up!

Man, that sucks big time. Why February 1st instead of March 1st? I wanted to go over there and get some cragging in this month at The Bend.

Great info, thanks. I smell road trip.

Since when is October 1st winter? Nice job on your climb Joe.

How about Goat Dome Falls, or does that not fit into the naming convention.

That's a fun route. Did you do the second pitch as well?

Cool stuff, nice job.

Nice topo. The Kloke line has been done several times. The pillar line left of Scott and Dave is still unclimbed to the summit, as far as I know.

Great pics! Nice job.

Nice work guys, looks like a fun route.

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