Thinker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 We may have a (work-related) project coming up at Cape Flattery and Tatoosh Island. Anyone know if the rock there is worth climbing? (with the appropriate permissions, of course, from the tribe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 judging by the photos you got some good deep-water soloing going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I worked on the USFWS Management Plan for the Washington Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Don't plan on Tatoosh, it's a sensitive resource for seabirds and for the Tribes. As far as the point, what I've seen was might chossy. Pretty but chossy. It's also on the Makah Reservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlen Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Some rez kids have said that rock climbers come around occasionally; but you gotta catch a seriously low tide, and getting through the brush to the clifftops is a brutal endeavor. There's a trail up past the tribal school that gets to the NW-most part of the cape. It didn't look to me like you could go ground up, but we didn't get very close to the cliffs on account of the chop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlen Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 If you're working with people in Neah Bay, you could also ask about the cliffs on the West side of the cape, where the final scene in Dead Man was shot. The people I talked to were fairly traditional and said it's a spooky place that kids are warned to avoid. Seems like a judgement call to me--if it's even climbable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 land of the lost, you will die. stay away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Huge waves move through there constantly. Death zone, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 you guys sound like chickens it can't be any worse than the deep water soloing in the gulf islands, or on parts of the west coast the rock looks like your typical coastal sandstone, full of tafoni (jugs), maybe a little bit sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 i'd be happy to go but i can't find anyone who isn't afraid of the sleastacks. just a matter of time before sea-stack climbing explodes in oregon/washington/b.c. the cascades are passe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 it's much better in summer than winter when you fall into the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanapup Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Years ago I and a fellow partner had a crazy idea to take a kyak out to the island, but not after first lowering the boat from a cliff with climbing gear and climbing, and then paddling out to the big rock. Needless to say, we saw the error of our ways when the tide started to come in and strand us, and then carry us out into the Strait. After what seemed like paddling all day, we resigned, I hurled chunks with each incoming 4ft swell and luckily, we made it back to shore just slightly drenched. Funnier than hell now to think back on what idiots we were... The local sheriff had quite the chuckle with us nuckleheads. The rock is iffy, wet. Lots of loose soil, the Tribe frowns on it and the island is a preserve. Wind is a big issue and if you're anywhere near the water, better have great boat/survival skills cause it can be pretty dicey. Other than that, it's beautiful out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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