[TR] B'ham Big Wall- Mythic Wall 8/12/2005

[jshamster]

Climb: B'ham Big Wall-Mythic Wall

 

Date of Climb: 8/12/2005

 

Trip Report:

Intrigued by Darin & Mike's new climb near the Twin Sisters, Tyree & I schwacked up to the Mythic Wall to see what all the hype was about.

Well, let me tell you, it's the goods!

 

We climbed the route is five pitches, if you count the very short 5.4 as a pitch. The grades given by Darin are right on. Route finding is really basic.

 

If you don't want to down climb the Green Creek Arete, it is very easy to drop down into the gully opposite the climb and rally round the toe of the buttress back to any gear left on the ground.

 

GO DO IT!!!

 

Thanks for the great addition to the climbs of the North Cascades Darin & Mike!

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Full rack of aliens

HB offset nuts

Camalots from .5 to 3

few Metolius cams to round out the bigger sizes

No 3.5 needed (we didn't take)

 

 

Approach Notes:

Easy trail to hour schwack to massive freaking talus field

3 hrs in

2.5 hrs out

[tyree]

Be a yokel and climb local!!! This route is good, very good, and the best thing is it is right outside of B'ham.

 

Its the Bellingham Big wall!!! If you live in Bellingham you must go climb it. Amazing views of Baker and glacial cirques. The rock is sound and the protection is all there while the climbing is both interesting and exposed.

So quit driving all over Washington and BC and head for the Bellingham Alps!

[layton]

once again, i'm not full of shit!

 

now go do a 2nd ascent of Back of Beyond Buttress, it's seriously one of the 10 best alpine rock routes I've EVER done and you could leave your house at 6am and be home by 9pm easy, or the East Face of Burgundy (almost as good) and be back by midnight.

Yes i'm spraying, but not chestbeating. Folks are missin out.

[tyree]

What is Back of beyond butress? Mike check your PM's.

[fourteenfour]

that area looks amazing