james_e Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i hear rumors of a sport crag near the elwah river damn. any info/beta/online guides/directions? anything will be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothboy88 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I think there were a couple bolted routes just below the lower dam on river left. I could very well be wrong. I asked some people about the lines there and they said the rock was crappy and it wasn't worth the time. But this is a pretty foggy memory from about 10 years back. I am sure there is better beta out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_e Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 yeah i heard from a friend that it had been developed a lot in the past few years and there are quite a few bolted lines there. he didnt have any real beta though. anyone else have any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Depending on where you are located, that area is a lot of fun. Just go talk to the guys at Olympic Mountaineering in Port Angeles for details. I can't remember how many routes are there, but I've had fun climbing there.  Here a few pictures of the area:  Elwah climbing.  Elwah panorama  Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalo Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I used to climb elwah when I lived in Pt Townsend. Never had ratingsto go by, but still had fun. Definately worth a trip if you're close by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 the panarama is a pic of "the Trench 10A but a hard onsight chain anchors but you can't see em very well from the ground (follow 8 bolts) then there is an uper pitch 5.9 goes up and rt from first anchors the other pic is "slapin skeeters" one of the only 5.9's there route and anchors are pretty obious on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbeclimbin Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 that rock looks similar to the chuckanut sandstone in b-ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 A new way will have to be put in for accessing this area. They're tearing out the dam that you walk over to get to it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 that rock looks similar to the chuckanut sandstone in b-ham. Â its pretty close some of the wall is a bit more soild though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 are they actually doing it, or just talking about it, i'm sure when the water level drops it would be fairly easy to build a small crossing...hopfully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Sounds like the Elwah dams are coming down for sure, agreement was just reached. I think it may not be until 2008 though. Question is, will it expose any new crags that will be vegetation free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Question is, will it expose any new crags that will be vegetation free? Won't anything below waterline be vegetation free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Sorry, poorly phrased on my part. Yes, anything newly exposed will be pretty clean, but since I've never been there I was curious to know if anyone has a clue if there are potential crags that are currently submerged, which are likely to be of interest precisely because they will be pre-cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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