Oregon Jack access

[chris_stolz]

Hi there BC and NW U.S. ice climbers--

 

If anybody is heading up to do Oregon Jack, please respect the local landowner's issues by NOT crossing his fence. He is somewhat upset with ice climbers-- this is why.

 

They have a field used for growing hay in the summer. This field is fenced in to keep out cows. Ice climbers cross this fence, which destroys it. The land is rough up there, and you have to pound posts by hand, and it's massive hassle for this guy to constantly have to re-stake and re-nail his barbed wire. The landowners have put up a bunch of signs, and people STILL cross his fence.

 

He asks us to please go AROUND his property, which is easy-- just follow the road up until the fence starts to angle away from the road, then follow the fence uphill until it disappears (it gets steep up there). You can then move down and left toward the base of the climb. Respecting the guy's property will add a whole five (5) minutes to the approach.

[Farrgo]

I went up the weekend of the ice gathering and did a scouting mission for Oregon Jack. Is it the climb along Hat Creek Road about 2-3 k from where the road stops being plowed?

[Lambone]

Yeah, you can see it low on the cliff band from the parking area.

 

The approach takes about 20 minutes.

[Farrgo]

thats what i thought, thanks.

[Mer]

If someone who is familiar with the correct access route is heading up there, they should grab a role of flagging tape and mark the trail. It's easy on the way in (just keep out of the areas where the signs say Keep Out) but it's possible to find yourself on the wrong trail when you're walking out.

Nice little climb too.

[Dru]

It seems that little Will is no longer running his $5 guiding business