Nominate the 10 finest WA crags

[Jens]

Make a top 10 list of "best individual cliffs in WA" I don't mean areas(Leavenworth, etc.) but instead individual cliffs. list.

Mine:

1. Midnight Rock, Leavenworth

2. World Wall 1, North Bend

3. Castle Rock, Leavenworth

4. Snow Creek wall, leavenworth

5. Static Point, Shock treatment area

6. Upper Town wall, index

7. World Wall 2, North Bend

8. Drip wall, Leavenworth

9. Main Roadside wall, Newhalem

10. Ted's wall, Fossil rock (closed for ages)

I'm told marcus would make the list but I've never been

Runner's up

Cave area-tieton

Rattlesnake rock- leavenworth

Seattle Vertical world-when it's raining

Secret crags-under the radar!!!!!!

 

[Weekend_Climberz]

Dude, you're on a role!!

 

I would have to add Royal Columns at Vantage, pretty nice cracks, maybe not as good as the Bend in Tieton though :tup:

[mattp]

1. Castle Rock, Leavenworth

2. Snow Creek wall, leavenworth

3. Upper Town Wall, Index

4. Blueberry Hill, Darrington

5. Snag Buttress, Mt. Erie

6. Little Si, North Bend (a string of different outcrops on the same escarpment - one destination and kind of one cliff)

7. Sunshine Wall, Vantage ("cliff" includes several areas with different names, left and right)

8. Lava Point, Tieton

9. PeekaBoo Tower or some other cliff nearby in Icicle Creek, Leavenworth

10. Static Point (it is all one cliff without need to specify one "area" or "subarea")

 

 

[pink]

forgot that monolith sticking out in the middle of the gorge.

[kevbone]

forgot that monolith sticking out in the middle of the gorge.

 

No shit, nobody nominated Beacon. Its the best climbing in Oregon, and its on Washington.

[TrogdortheBurninator]

 

1) Castle Rock

2) Early Winter Spires

3) Index LTW

4) Snow Creek

5) Blueberry Hill

6) Royal Columns

7) Careno Crag

8) 3 o clock rock

9) WWI

10)Sunshine Wall

 

[JosephH]

Ha, I was counting down on that one - good for you! You held out for almost two whole hours!

 

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[DirtyHarry]

Funny, I didn't see the Renton crag on anyone's list. I think that place is prety worthy.

[Blake]

Index - LTW

Castle Rock

SCW

Index - UTW

Sunshine Wall

Beacon Rock (S Side)

Tieton - The Bend

Pearly Gates

W Side of the Early Winter Spires

Snag Wall - Erie

[counterfeitfake]

pearly gates

[Weekend_Climberz]

I've heard that exit 47 is pretty nice, haven't been there though so not sure.

[smithisheaven]

Dude, you're on a role!!

 

I would have to add Royal Columns at Vantage, pretty nice cracks, maybe not as good as the Bend in Tieton though :tup:

 

Uh... last time I checked Royal Columns were NOT at Vantage But rather the Tieton... has someone moved them?

[Weekend_Climberz]

Ummmm....you must be stoned. Air Guitar is right in the middle of the Royal Columns, in Vantage.

[Weekend_Climberz]

Damn it!! I think I meant the King Pins

[TeleRoss]

Lower Town Wall

Midnight Rock

Upper Town Wall

Snow Creek Wall

Wildcat Wall

The Bend

WWI

Castle Rock

Middle East Wall

Pearly Gates

[kevbone]

Air guitar, nice 5.8

[RuMR]

that's a route, not a crag...

 

go play at the bus stop...

[Weekend_Climberz]

Air Guitar is definately 5.9+ A2

[Drederek]

Top 4:

East face Liberty Bell - Huge lines

Upper Town Wall - Can't stay away

The Cave at Tieton - Haven't done all 6 11's in a day yet

The Quarry at Tenino - Best sandstone in the state

middle 4:

Snow Creek wall - Alpine ambience

Middle East wall at Vantage - very solid

Royal Columns - great mix of trad and sport

Green Giant buttress - skills required

a couple more:

Off duty at Leavenworth - slabs, cracks & face

WW1 at Lil Si - you must be strong!

 

[andyf]

Add South Fork Cliff, Tieton. Just wait...

[Drederek]

I'll get up there next year Andy!

[EWolfe]

I agree with Jens, but am under a gag order for two of my favorites.

[G-spotter]

What like Nason Ridge

[genepires]

duty dome area

scw

pearly gates

east faces of liberty bell/winter spire area

west faces of liberty bell/winter spire area

three oclock rock

exfoliation dome

giant green buttress

smoke bluffs (yeah in canada but within reasonable drive distance)

apron, papoose, squaw, sheriff badge area, grand wall,

lower coleman ice craggin

amazonia

 

my 10 is in base 16.

 

 

 

 

[plexus]

Smoke Bluffs, that's really Northern Washington, right?

Giant Green

Snag Butt

Cumberland Pass

Lib Bell group

Condor

Upper Town

Black Wall - Erie

 

I'm out after 8. Never went to Castle Rock nor Snow Creek nor Spire, although I wish I had.