willstrickland Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Are you willing to clean a little moss, bushwhack for less than a mile, and possibly find some decent FAs? Here's the beta: FS Road gets you close. Less than a mile bushwhack. Road ends at a creek crossing. Cross the creek, immediately head up and slightly left to gain a broad bench/ridge that was previously clearcut. You will be on the left side (looking up-valley)of a broad valley bordered on the opposite side by Cathedral Ridge and the heavily used trail there. Look over at Cathedral...there are a couple of interesting looking pinnacle type features right by the trail over there...might check those out sometime too. You can almost see the trail itself...it's maybe 1/2 mile to a mile away. But back to the issue at hand. Continue "up" valley with Cathedral to your right. After about 1/3 mile drop down so you can countour along the hillside. Soon you will cross a section of talus boulders cascading down the hillside. Shortly after this you'll come to the beginning of the rock. It's broken and vegetated, but a keen eye will find routes. Do yourself a favor and walk the whole cliff line. When I was there we only were able to check out the first maybe 100 yards or so. Who knows what is farther along? 45.436 N, 121.669 W. I don't guarantee these coordinates, I'm trying to work backwards from my memory of 3 years ago and place it on a topo. If the FS road (one of those 4 digit ones, that turns off of a similar numbered one - the first one being accessed near the lake where the yahoos hang out...Bull Run? Lost Lake?)...if this FS road dead ends into a creek, you're in the right place. You'll know for sure because Cathedral will be clearly visible and the Pinnacles near the trailhead for Cathedral will be clearly visible (take some 10x binocs and scope those). Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Post again when the crags have been rap-bolted and roto-sculpted, and the belay benches and parking spaces are in. Sweet! Quote
lancegranite Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 It is so hard to see the bolts from space... The spot Quote
willstrickland Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 That's the area. The road dead center at the very top actually ends at a creek just north of there now (the photo is from 1994). Pan up and you'll see the creek. The pinnacles/ cliff on the cathedral is pretty evident in those pics too. Note that you can toggle to a topo map when you're on terraserver too. Quote
lancegranite Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 I feel like I missed something when I play with Terraserver. I should have worked for the Dept. of Defense or CIA...."Sir, our boys have found what appears to be talus, and you know what that means..." Quote
sketchfest Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 (edited) wrong thread....oooops Edited April 1, 2004 by sketchfest Quote
lancegranite Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 (edited) The value of reconnance is priceless. Hold off on buying that lift ticket, new widget or bag of weed and rent an airplane. Be ready, fly with a extra pair of underwear..cause chances are,.. you will shit your pants after seeing 10 "new" projects. A good digital camera is a must. Edited April 1, 2004 by lancegranite Quote
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