Last Great Problem?

[shapp]

I don't know who is most, but all the climbers from Oregon I know have heard of the Menagerie (however, very few have actually climbed there) and most likely even if it is published there still won't be a huge crowd since smith is not much farther away and the mixed and trad nature won't fit the majority of climbers out there although it suites me fine.

[texplorer]

The Menagerie is a cool place. I hope that it stays out of the guidebook. If your really want to know about it Jim Anglin has a guide made up for the place.

[jaee]

How about the Eliot spire or whatever that thing is called to the right of the North Face gullies. Anyone ever get to the top of that thing?

[steepconcrete]

Not climbing, but a adventure for sure...

 

Thought of this thread the other day while looking at a poster of Crater Lake. We started talking about how crazy a mid-winter assault on Wizard Island would be.

 

Say you are crazy enuf to try it, and you made it, it would be illegal to camp there, right?

[Old_House_Man]

How about a trip through the cascades on bike and nail all the big ones in the cascades?

[wayne]

I missed this thread because I was in Alaska,

Thanks for dragging it back up though!

 

The only limits we place on our own "Last Great Problems" are in our head. With imagination and good conditions there are many cool things in Ore that both havent been done and are worth doing. Heck do some of the really cool ones that a only few people have done before . Just because you havent done them is a good enuf reason to do routes like :

the E butt on Washington.,The Mystery route on Beacon. The McGloughlin Mem rt. on Thielsen.,, Baradur om Wolf. Any winter rt on Illumination, Turkey M ,(which is free)

 

Etc. etc.

 

As for the new stuff that I have seen.. The Great Center Drip on Black Spider is one I will give up to you. It will be amazing. there is room for at least one bold route on Wolfy too.