pink_chalk Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Does this mean park at the next exit and bring your tandem bike?? Park at rooster rock and hike or bike it. Suck but it is better than not being allowed to climb. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceslut Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 btw...anyone know what the thin (as in not wide) two-tiered climb next to and above SR14 is called? just past Cape Horn? it looks fun and the base is merely feet from the road - WI 3/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You imagined it... doesn't exist... south facing ice is too dangerous to climb anyways because it gets sun all day... mist falls is the only safe place to climb in the gorge Sounds like we might need a pdx pub club soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceslut Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 only if there is sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_chalk Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You imagined it... doesn't exist... south facing ice is too dangerous to climb anyways because it gets sun all day... mist falls is the only safe place to climb in the gorge Sounds like we might need a pdx pub club soon Cheers to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 i agree, we need a pdx pub club. i need to get out of the house big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 btw...anyone know what the thin (as in not wide) two-tiered climb next to and above SR14 is called? just past Cape Horn? it looks fun and the base is merely feet from the road - WI 3/4. Salmon Run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_D Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I was down there a couple days ago. You can drive down the Cape Horn RD? Its the first road on the right (heading east) immediately after the upper tier climbs. However, there is a sign posted that says parking anywhere on this road is high discouraged (whatever that means). Probably the best strategy is to park further back and just walk along the rails like the guidebook indicates, might be a bit of a walk though. Some land was donated to create a trail through this area. The stipulation with the donation of that land is that the owners requested that people do not park down Cape Horn Road and instead park at the trailhead at the Salmon Falls/HWY 14 intersection and walk the cape horn road. Mr_D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Just drove back from Tri-Cities and there is a lot of ice around Ainsworth. There is a line to the right (west) of the main Ainsworth lines that is fully connected and "looked to be in" and about 3 pitches long. Sorry Glassgow if I offend you with this comment on being "in". Maybe I should clarify: I would go check it out with tools and gear if I had the day off tomorrow morning. There are also lines on the east side of the Ainsworth face that I have never even remotely seen come in like they are. The main lines of Ainsworth are not fully connected. Mist is in on the lower right, but would be pretty wet underneath, and there are a few other long lines past Biggs that might be climbable. There may be something "in" to the right of Mist as well, but hard to tell from the distance. Wish I could go out again this weekend, but got the Hall Pass the last three weekends in a row..... Caveat: I could not tell how thick the ice was, but the ice around Ainsworth was white and not opaque if that helps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_Matlock Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 passing throught the gorge yesterday.... mostly looked like some mighty thin shit. might be a couple of things thick enough but most look desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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