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Yep, a nice route. All of 5.9 we thought.

Ha! There is like 1" of snow left around only in a few spots in the Icicle. Have fun iceclimbing, it was T-shirt weather this weekend.

Rock was warm and dry in the Icicle this weekend. Pretty much everything on the Icicle Buttress side of the canyon is ready for climbing. Ice? It was in the fifties!

These people are obviously not mounties. No expedition weight gaitors with full height crampon protection for standing under that tree. Sheeesh. And what is up with those bare legs with no stinky polypro? At least they all have noggin protection in case they take a whipper and invert on that dirt.

Does anyone remember the name of the route and formation that Mark and Colin did that he raved about with the named pitches like "Splitterville"? Thanks.

A very good slideshow. Mark should have told us some things about himself. He was being very modest.

If you're feeling strong try Sinsemilla (10c), or TR it off a gear anchor. It's a beautiful stemming box with 2 fingercracks. Probably the best 5.10 at Vantage.

Also: Party In Your Pants - 5.8 Air Guitar - 5.10A George and Martha - 5.10A Pony Keg - 5.9 Steel Grill - 5.9

And THAT is why you shouldn't plan trips in well in advance for winter climbing in the Cascades.

I liked the old spew a lot better than this new spew. It's spelled "where".

Any route with hordes of gumbies on it. Hood - Slogsback Adams - South Side Rainier - D.C. or Emmons Baker - C.D. Liberty Bell - Beckey Route SEWS - South Arete

Nice pics!

Lots of TRs is never enough, I always enjoy reading them. If anyone is interested in the East Face route, I posted up a Route Report and a Trip Report for it.

Nice writeup and pics!

Wow, impressive soloing. That's moving. You should have hit the East Face as well, a pretty fun climb.

Nice job on the FWA, and cool pics.

Nice work guys!

There is also Spokane area bouldering with Minehaha, Tum Tum, and the beach at Post Falls.

Didn't Bill Denz from New Zealand already climb it in the late seventies?

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Mountain Goat in Spokane has lots of their stuff. I use some of their gear and it is pretty nice. http://www.mountaingoatoutfitters.com/

Climb: Winter Cragging at The Bend- Date of Climb: 1/22/2006 Trip Report: My friend Bruce and I arrived in Tieton River Canyon at about 9:00 on Sunday morning to the sight of about 6" of snow on the ground and 32 degree temps. No worries, we were equipped with chemical hand warmers. We hiked up to the base of the wall and found dry rock on the left side. I warmed up on a nice 5.8ish handcrack which had some great jambs. My hands got a little cold, but it wasn't bad at all. Bruce following it... We noticed a nice looking offwidth next door that looked pretty clean. Neither of us had brought big enough gear for it, so we set up a TR. It was pretty good, maybe 5.8. Maybe we can find a harder one. We wanted to lead some of the long stellar lines in the middle of the wall, but the first pitch and intermediate ledge was covered in snow and ice. We decided to hike up to the top and run some laps on TR of some of our favorite cracks. By this time it had warmed up to the low forties and was pretty comfortable. We lowered down the second pitch of Ed's Jamb and ran a lap on that. This pitch is really easy, but super fun with 150 feet of sustained 5.7 and 5.8 handjambing goodness. Bruce loving it... After that we ran a lap on a 5.9 hand and fingercrack just right of MX. This pitch is pretty fun, about 130 feet high with great jambs. Next up was MX which is an awesome pitch! This crack has about 130 feet of sustained 5.10A third knuckle locking fingerjambs. It is so dang good, the kind that just makes you grin from ear to ear when you're done. Bruce enjoying it... We noticed this really cool looking offwidth, one crack to the left of the second pitch of MX that looked like a lot of fun. Not sure why it isn't in the guidebook, but it was really dang fun. Quite physical, but no move was really hard. I would rate it "Tieton 5.9". This is a great crack to practice Levitation on as it is perfect locker knees width. Looking up the wideness... That made us pretty tired so we decided on one last crack before heading out. We set up "The Reckoning", just right of Pure Joy. There was a post on here a little while ago where someone claimed this was actually 10D, not B. Well, I'd agree. It is steep, pumpy, and thin. We were both pretty worked after that so we headed home. Didn't exactly get any hard leads in, but it was a nice day out and a good workout. On the way home we listened to the game on the radio. Go Hawks! Gear Notes: Rack to 4" Should have brought the OW gear. Approach Notes: Snow on trail.

There is no snow at Vantage right now. Dry rock and sunshine is in the forecast.