corvallisclimb Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 Climb: Three Fingered Jack-normal shiznit Date of Climb: 7/23/2004 Trip Report: I was inspired by criznitch's tr to do the same thing, so I snagged a partner and left. It had been a while since I climbed it so it was nice to be back. We stared out at the cedar shack in Sweet Home on Thursday at about 8:00pm we arrived at the trail head and hiked in till it got to dark and set up a camp waiting for a tree to fall on us. The hike in was very pleasent, walking through the fire is interesting. The first two pictures where taken during the hike in, the next was the next morning. We woke at sunrise and basically started moving right away, the misquitos came out in full force and basically drove us away. It was nice since it was cooler than it would be on the hike out. We stumbled accross the some of the plane wreckage and had to copy every one and go for the photo op, on the way back down we found one of the seats still there in the trees. The climb it self was good, someone placed a new LA at the "crux" of the crawl, as well as some new webbing scatterd around the summit area. It was really windy but perfectly clear, so it never got to hot until the hike out. All in all great day, very dusty though, I got really fuckin dirty, sooo we stopped at a favorite swimming spot on the South Santiam to jump off some rocks. flying Gear Notes: 1 nut Approach Notes: fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 is that "high rock" next to swamp mountain road near Cascadia? Used to go there all the time in highschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 its close to but not exactly the real high rock, wich now has just become over run with partyin fratboys, trash and more trash. When we drove by high rock there where about 40 cars there, btw did you know the acctuall rock it self split in half and a huge peice fell off? What high school did you go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 No, I had no idea that happened. I graduated from corvallis high in 1994. high rock was pretty empty back then and we had the run of the place. It was fun exploring the river canyons upstream and a great way to cool off after trips into the three sister or tfj and washington. Brings back some memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 nice i uhhh graduated from corvallis high about a month ago! did you ever have mr staats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 no doubt the ten years iain has on you accounts for him exceeding your post count by several factors of ten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted July 25, 2004 Author Share Posted July 25, 2004 btw, i have never found anything about differnt routes up three fingered jack, does any one know of them? its just one of the few peaks where all i have heard about it the normal route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaterfall Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 D00d why the gaiters? I don't see any snowfield in the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted July 25, 2004 Author Share Posted July 25, 2004 hmm couple of reasons, wearing low cut tennis shoes and hiking up through the scree slope making the approach seem more direct, and the descent through the scree slope with them on makes glisading (sp?) possible on rock. i took a nols course and i got attached to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 You guys passed my wife and I on your way out. She hiked up to the notch with me then I soloed the rest of the climb. I was secretly poking fun at you two for wearing gaiters only to find myself jealous while descending that scree slope. More information on various routes can be found in Oregon High or in the Dodge guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Yeah I had some classes with Mr Staats! That guy was great. I always looked forward to ceramics. There's no way he remembers me though, I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted July 26, 2004 Author Share Posted July 26, 2004 nicee, yeah he was awsome. always interested in my ventures even didnt mark me absent a couple times when i skipped to go climbing, and always wanted to see my pictures and what not. anything else you remember? they are tearing it down next year and building a new school wich they have already started there is no more pool, parking lot or football stadium due to the construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Couple years ago had one of my funnest outings on TFJ. Came in from Canyon Cr. Meadow, bit of nasty talus traversing to get over to the ridge above the PCT. Followed normal route to the summit, then descended to the PCT, followed it north, and eventually dropped back down into Canyon Cr. Meadow and back out to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriznitch Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 deja vu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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