AlpineMonkey

After getting disapointed with the crowds at Frenchman Coulee recently, decided to go check some other stuff out. I was impressed, no people, very scenic, solid granite, lots of fun.

Did you hear me honk in the middle of the night? I appologize Ade. My imature side struck me.

I've climbed it. I just remeber it being a pile of choss. As for approach, we went up past snow lake and jumped on it up there. We descended the normal walk up route and came back down past chair lake. I did it 4 yrs ago or so and don't remember all the details. Only brought 30 meters of rope.

I got fed up with ice climbing, sold my ice tools for the season, and decided to enjoy some beautiful sunny weather rock climbing in vantage, so spring like today.

Last Sunday my fiance (I got enjaged last week) got sick, so I wen't to Vantage alone where I ran into Jeff Street and Partner. I roped up with them and climbed Fuggs Falls. Afterwords we went over to check out Frenchman Falls, where Jeff and Partner (Anita (sp?)) started up. I had climbed Frenchman twice before, so instead went over and soloed a distinct line, when viewed from face on which I highlighted in red. At first I thought what I climbed was Red Rain, but there was a distinct hanging curtain further to the left which might be red rain, not in your picture but I highlighted the area in blue. It's not a solo I am particularly proud of, as it was pushing my limit a little to far for unroped climbing. Now I know it goes, but at the time I was fully commited and happened to find one key rock hand hold at the top to keep me from breaking every bone in my body. Aproximatly 60 feet, WI3 or 4, 5.8.

Do any of you old timers or anyone else (Alex? Jens?) who have climbed around Vantage know where exactly the ice climb Red Rain is located. Today I climbed an ice/mixed line to the climbers left of Frenchman Falls, but there was also a large hangning pillar, about 5 feet to go before touching down to the left of my climb that might be Red Rain. Just trying to figure out if I did indeed climb Red Rain or a new route. Jeff S. if you read this will you post a picture of the area/or climb that I am wondering about?

Andrew, thanks for the post, i ended up going out and ran into some climbers who let me on their ropes.

Champagne was wet in the middle. My partner got sick today. If anyone would want to climb with me or need a partner, please give me a call today. I live in quincy and can get to banks in 1 hour 10 min or so. I can get to Frenchma coulee in 10 minutes.

Was able to climb champagne today out near Lake Lenore today. Did anyone else find anything further up the road. I wasen't able to drive up there. Craig

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Update 1/24 Frenchman is in, Fuggs is in, Red Acid somthing, somthing looks climbable

Trip: Rambles Center - Date: 1/24/2008 Trip Report: Met some WA state climbers who forgot there camera. Here are pictures as promised. If you want the full images, email me and ill send em to you. There were good conditions up there over the last three day weekend.

I did that today. The last 10 feet on that climb are a tease, I thought it would be over by then but it was incredibly pumpy for me, steeper then it looked from the ground.

Drove past the punch bowl today and saw 8 people below the route.

I thought I could climb up some of the little crap with brushy topouts lower in the canyon last week. As said, some of the big stuff keeps forming, but hasen't really come in.

My girlfriend and I and one other self belay soloist were the only ones out at Banks today. We found perfect conditions. Climbed Devils Punch Bowl and Trotsky's Revenge. There was a bunch of other climbable stuff as well. Saturday we climbed Fuggs Falls, but I doubt its still climbable. If anyone else got out around the state I would appreciate hearing about it. Thanks in advance. Trotsky's Revenge (Left), Devil Punch Bowl (Right)

Has anyone seen the trailer on the homepage to the american alpine club? It starts off with old footage of some guy drilling a bolt in the background to me it looks like Three Muskateers Ridge in the Alpine Lakes. Am I correct?

From this weekend and last. 12/17 Strobach - Not in, lots of ice but still needs time Frenchman Coulee - Frenchman Falls possibly in a couple of weeks, fugs and running gear are dry Palisades / Moses Coulee - all wet Leaveworth - Was able to lead 2 routes at Millenium Wall WI 3 - or +, possibly the only climbable ice in L-worth now? Quincy - Nothing in Banks - Climbs are forming

It's also pretty standard that when anyone posts an FA in L-town that all the locals feel threatened and raise hell and bitch about it. Publish or perish. (P.D. hasen't touched or done anything on Wedge)

Im looking for a place that I and one other can stay for five weeks or more. That means it needs to be cheap, but I want it to be secure. I also want a place that stores gear while your gone for no charge. If they speak english that is also a plus. In Peru last year I stayed at an enlish speaking place, 5 dollars a night, hot water, private room and bathroom, free gear storage while gone in the mountains. And they were very friendly and helpful. I want something similar to this. Any recomendations would be helpful. Thanks.

Are there any recomendations out there for good accomidations, for anyone who has been there?

That big wall off to your left, with the "<> Route" was just a big ordeal. Pete said they left their crampons hanging on the wall down low, left his hammock hangging on the wall, topped out in a snow storm and left two ropes hanging, one draped over the summit. It was more like a 7 pitch loose all your gear climb. He also said when they hiked in there, the trail was like a free way. Families with kids, old people, etc, no brush or downfall. Good to see someone got in there.

I went back there once in winter and got rained on, i went back there three times in summer and got rained on.

Kat, Im gona be hanging around redmond until sept., and am looking to do anything. let me know. you can call me, if you lost my number its 425-691-0090. I don't have yours. Maybe we can go up ingals creek for a few days?

I have been up near a lake just below the peak when I was little, but don't remember anything about the surrounding peaks. Beckey book states there are some pinacles that are climbable. I want to go up there this week possibly. Does anyone have any pictures of that mountain, I can't find mine, if I even took any. Or if anyone has any climbing related info, that would be neat too. If anyone knows about any "seceret" appeals (non climbing related) to going to this area, please don't post them here.