Dane Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 (edited) Leavenwork: Air Roof (a little thin but there is a hand or two mixed in Easter overhang ( a little wide but a hand or two also) Corner Crack Hyperspace (the upper twin crack are perfect) Catapult (a favorite hand crack) Start in the left hand cracks at the base for the Burgner Stanley on Prusik. Index: Thin fingers Davis Holland (parts of) Gonzilla/Slow Children (parts of) Vantage: Sex Party Minni: Strawberry Jam Don Q. Chimney Rock in the Idaho Selkirks: (the best list "locally" outside Squamish) Illusions-Free Friends Yahoody Grey Matter Greystoke Eye of the Tiger (and more) Edited August 13, 2003 by Dane Quote
Crackbolter Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 Swingin Affair Cocaine Crack Leap of Faith Careno Regular Route All at Leavenorth and all in the guidebook Quote
Szyjakowski Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 Crackbolter said: All at Leavenorth and all in the guidebook man you need to explore other areas... even i don't like the rock that much to say all at lTown and all in the guide... Quote
Crackbolter Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 I mean the routes listed. Granted, I spend some time there but I don't think all of the crack routes are in Leavenworth. I just think the majority of them are there Quote
Alpinfox Posted August 21, 2003 Author Posted August 21, 2003 I consolidated this list for myself from everyone's responses, but thought others might be interested in having it in this form as well: Hand Cracks of the PNW Leavingwork: Outer Space (last 2 pitches), 5.9, SCW BOBs 6th crack 5.8+ short but sweet (icicle) Classic crack 5.8+ Icicle creek, right side of the pillier du cowboy boot, trundle dome Canary, p1, Castle Rock, 5.8 Swingin Affair, Cocaine Crack, 10a Leap of Faith, Careno Regular Route, 10b Air Roof (a little thin but there is a hand or two mixed in), 11b Easter overhang ( a little wide but a hand or two also), 10c, Midnight Rock Corner Crack, 10a, Midnight Rock (No stars in guidebook!) Hyperspace (the upper twin crack are perfect) Catapult (a favorite hand crack), 5.8, castle rock p2 Givler’s Crack, Givler’s Dome, 5.8 Supercrack, .12, Midnight Rock Bo Derek, 10b, Givler’s Dome Index: Toxic Shock (upper half), 5.8? Heart of the Country, 10a, p3 2nd pitch Davis Holland, 10a Libra to slab crack, 10a Breakfast of Champions 5.10 Japanese Gardens, p1 has some great hand...to bad its so short! Thin fingers Godzilla/Slow Children (parts of) Tieton River: Eds' Jam, 5.8 Tieton, The Bend Squish: Le Piller de touche (Split Piller) – Squamish, 10b Klahanie Crack at Squish, 5.7 (perfect to introduce someone to crack climbing) Slot machine 5.8 Bulletheads penny lane, 5.9 cat crack, 5.6 blazing saddles, 10b, all of st vitus dance but the wide parts, 5.9 last pitch of calculus crack, 5.8 cardhu crack, 5.8 birds of prey, squamish- 10b pitch octopus garden in the shade, 5.8, smoke bluffs Autumn Crag: Thrutch Too Much --Autumn Crag, 5.11? Awaiting a second ascent. Smith Rock: Karate Crack, Smith, 10a Cruel Sister, .10a Beacon Rock: Dodd's jam, Beacon, 10+ Blownout, .10b Free For All, .8 Washington Pass: Last pitch W face NEWS 10a (starts fingers and widens to perfect hands, nice position!) shield pitch on minuteman at Washington pass, 5.8 about 400 feet total of sweet 5.8 hand cracks on W face Silver star, also last pitch of 10a hands p3 DEB SEWS has some awesome moves and is really long Enchantments: final pitch of Stanley/Burgner Route, .9+, Prussik Peak first 2/3 of p6 of Stanley Burgner on Prussik is just great! Vantage: george&martha 10a (disVantage) Sex Party Hwy 2: royalflush at swiftwater campground (overhanging handcrack boulder problem), V0+ Minni (I don’t know where this is): Strawberry Jam Don Q. Chimney Rock in the Idaho Selkirks: Illusions-Free Friends Yahoody Grey Matter Greystoke Eye of the Tiger Quote
j_b Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 so what's the cascades alpine rock climb with the most hand jamming? Quote
Alpinfox Posted August 22, 2003 Author Posted August 22, 2003 I dunno, but SF Prusik was mentioned a few times. Quote
j_b Posted August 22, 2003 Posted August 22, 2003 clean break gets my vote but i am curious of what else people can think of. prussik too but only with variations. Quote
lunger Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 W Face of Colchuck Balanced Rock -- stellar pitches of hands (and fingers). Quote
cman Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Downtown Seattle. the alaskan way viaduct has a bunch of perfect splitter cracks, if you don't mind the concrete and the traffic noise. also manditory downclimb. Quote
specialed Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Not northwest, but Caveat Emptor up Death Canyon in the Tetons has 3 or 4 killer, strenuous handcrack pitches. All at 10a. Also Girth Pillar proper is three pitches of mostly hands and some fingers. Really the best three pitches of rockclimbing anywhere. Quote
ryland_moore Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I second Caveat Emptor. Really two super hard (for me) hand cracks. The 1st of two is a traversing crack angling up and right with no feet and some wonderful exposer. The next pitch is a step finger crack that then goes into a little roof move up and to the right with the crack going right out through the roof. I cussed the whole way! Quote
ScottP Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Dru said: lookin at how overcammed it is it SHOULDA been a purple Hook, line, and sinker. Quote
fern Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Are there any non-overhanging true hand cracks (i.e. neither too tight nor rattly but just right for most people) that are rated harder than 5.10d? I suppose in Indian Creek there must be some enduro horrorshows, howabout in any of the granite areas? Quote
ScottP Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I remember when i couldn't do it in rock shoes and now i can do it in approach shoes Quote
incubus Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 ScottP said: I remember when i couldn't do it in rock shoes and now i can do it in approach shoes ScottPee, let's please contain these types of photos to spray where they belong. Thank you. The management Quote
chucK Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Mr._Natural said: RATTLETALE P2 Can anyone see this? Is it just my computer screen or does this look like a big ol' picture of black? Quote
phoenixrising Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 ROTC...great hands getting into the pod Quote
ScottP Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 incubus said: ScottP said: I remember when i couldn't do it in rock shoes and now i can do it in approach shoes ScottPee, let's please contain these types of photos to spray where they belong. Thank you. The management Oops. Sorry. That must have been my other hand. Quote
Peter_Puget Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 fern said: Are there any non-overhanging true hand cracks (i.e. neither too tight nor rattly but just right for most people) that are rated harder than 5.10d? I suppose in Indian Creek there must be some enduro horrorshows, howabout in any of the granite areas? Hot Cherry Bend Over Quote
fern Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Peter_Puget said: Hot Cherry Bend Over is tight hands and overhangs a little. try again... Quote
Peter_Puget Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I dont remember it overhanging but it is tight but good hands. Clash City Crack at Snoqualmie Pass Quote
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