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Looks more like an Oregon Duck to me... and may explain the kidnapping??

Lowell, Thank you for posting a this bit about a person of local history. Terre Vancouver WA

After work we climbed the standard route up the south face today, ...and I lost a cell phone on the way up. (an embarrassing end to a fun day -- if anyone finds it or hears it ringing, would you call 360-342-5087? Thanks. As for the condition of the rock today: It looks like there is room for several other variations to the Standard route. How about someone doing the rappel line (a direct line up the south face)? Without having actually done it but guessing only from looking at the holds as I rappelled down, I would guess the route might be 5.6 or better. Please let me know if the route has actually been rated. Thanks again!

SNAPHAUNCE 10b/c in the Lower 5th Canyon was one of the most enjoyable leads in 1994. It is a face route with 5 clips. It was put in by Jim and Brian Carlson in 1994, along with the following routes (from north to south): "3 Musketeers" -10d mixed with two clips, "Harquebus" -11a 6 clips, "Blunderbuss" -10c/d 7 clips, and "Cooup De'Poing" -11a 6 clips. Does anyone ever climb those anymore? Jim Carlson, Brian Carlson, Myself, Paul Dohrman and Jerry Thompson, each worked to develop some routes on the Lower 5th Canyon, while Rob Merkel and others were busy putting in routes at the Upper 5th Canyon. Across the canyon (on private property) another cliff, named "New Found Wall", was also developed by Jim Carlson, Steve York, and others. Anyone still climbing there? Here are some of my favorite routes in order of grade: "7 Steps to Heaven" (Lower Ledge Wall, 5.7) "Freely Given" (Lower Ledge Wall, 5.8) "Lost Arrow Spur" (Upper 5th Canyon, 5.8) "Bullwinkle" (Rocky Wall, 5.9) "White Water" (Post Walls, 5.10b) "Snaphaunce" (Lower 5th Canyon, 510.b/c) "Jude 24" (Death Fall Wall, 5.10d/11a) "Death Fall Direct" (Death Fall Wall, 5.11c) "Fearless Leader" (Rocky Wall, 5.11c/d) Terre Gift Vancouver Washington

...Still looking for the date the book will be out for sale....???? Does anyone know?

Today I ran across this website and was delighted to see there are still some routes at Post Falls with their original given names. (Thanks Dane for adding your account of how the Death Fall Wall got its name. If I remember correctly, I first asked you and Jay Koopson about the area in 1990. You guys told me it was named Death Fall wall, but you didn't go into the details of how you named it. I am just glad that it didn't get called Flusher Wall, after the first bolted route at Post Falls, put up by Kyle Austin.) Having been among the early bolters at Post Falls, and responsible for some of the routes, such as Fearless Leader, Freely Given, and Jude 24, it is satisfying to see others are enjoying them a decade later. There were a few of us who spent a lot of time cleaning the area, and bolting for both top-roping and leading. And when I left the area in '94 I counted over 120 bolts that had been put up, with the nearly half being top anchors. (So what is the count now?) Marty, I will be up that way in late August and would like to share all the information I had on the original routes, first ascentionists, dates, etc. If you want to email me, perhaps I can put together some pdf files for you. Anyway, thanks for spreading the word about the place and continueing to develop the area. Terre Gift Vancouver, Washington thebuildingofficial@yahoo.com