Name this rock

[Jim_T]

Allright all you Oregon adventure climbers - anyone know the name of this rock? It's near the North Umpqua River - just near the intersection of Hwy 138 and FR 28 (Copeland Creek Rd). I believe it is across the river from Eagle Rock, but I don't remember exactly which side of the river it is on because I took a bunch of photos and now I can't remember which is which!

 

Any info??

 

[corvallisclimb]

i looked in the old dodge guide and couldnt seem to find anything, very cool : )

[iain]

old man rock? north side of the hwy...

 

Feature Name: Old Man Rock

Feature Type: pillar

State: Oregon

County: Douglas

Latitude: 43.30194

Longitude: -122.53694

Elevation: 2916

[shapp]

Nope,

 

Eagle Rock, climing - yes

[corvallisclimb]

i belive after reading more in the dodge guide and looking at photos on summitpost.org i think that might be the south face of eagle rock. if any one has the dodge guide look in the southern cascade section on the 2nd page of that.

[shapp]

No book reading is needed, it is eagle rock. There are climbs, go explore. If people could put up routes in the 60's without a topo, surely someone could climb a route with some sticky shoes and a hand full of those springy shiny things and the wedies without a topo.

P.S. Closed seasonally from January to the end of july for raptors.

[Jim_T]

OK thanks folks, maybe it is Eagle Rock. I was thinking that this rock was on the south side of the river, but I could be wrong. I need to go back and check it out!

[Haydar]

Yeah Eagle Rock from the south. Nice shot!!

[Dru]

Hey wait, maybe it's Eagle Rock!

[wayne]

It isnt an easy climb either. i didit solo back in 98 and an eagle was pissed cause the route went close to its nest

[OldManRock]

For some reason the photo will not appear for me - Damn computer - If I could see it, I'm sure I could put a name on it - This was my stomping ground back in the 50's/60's when I started climbing - So please send it again...

[RadNord]

If it is the grander of the two Phalic spires, I bleieve to be "Old Man" for the obvious "grand" reason.

[OldManRock]

With help from NOLDs I was able to view the photo - I notice the name under the picture was Acker_Rock_o36 - Its not - This is Eagle Rock - Old Man and Old Woman are off to the right up river.

[shapp]

OldManRock is a month late and $100 short, more like ripvanwinkle than oldmandrock.

[OldManRock]

I wondered why my beard had got so long, and I couldn't afford the cheap wine I drink - But since the Bauman's state I started climbing when the rock was still hot, I am getting slower - I best go sharpen up the triconie nails on my boots.

[John Frieh]

OldManRock is a month late and $100 short, more like ripvanwinkle than oldmandrock.

 

Yeah Oldman was a little late in his post but it’s not his fault the original picture link was deleted… cut the guy some slack… his contributions to the community well before most of us were climbing… or even born… deserve that.

 

Case in point: Oldman was 1/2 of the first ascent on that face (with Bob Bauman)... story goes Bob protected the overhang with one pin... have you climbed it? How about the memorial route on Thielsen? Oldman was apart of that also…

 

It would be a shame to lose contributions to cc from individuals that have accomplished so much.

 

Peace.

[Alpinfox]

 

I'm bettin' he has a good enough sense of humor and a thick enough skin to not get run off by a mildly acerbic comment like:

 

"OldManRock is a month late and $100 short, more like ripvanwinkle than oldmandrock. "

 

but thanks for playing the role of Mr. Sensitivity NOLSe.

 

[shapp]

NOLSe,

 

I was merely pointing out that this had already been decided by my post a month ago. Any one who has climbed there should have been able to recognize the picture. You also don't know me or what I have climbed, what FAs I have put up and the like. For all you know I may not be a climber at all, or perhaps maybe I have climbed for a few decades hunting out all the obscurities of my home state.