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[TR] Snake River - Higher Learning (FA) 1/18/2007


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Trip: Snake River - Higher Learning (FA)

 

Date: 1/18/2007

 

Trip Report:

Justin and I decided to skip our formal coursework and take our education outdoors today. We climbed what we believe to be a new route along the Snake River, about 3 miles east of Granite Point.

 

"Higher Learning" WI4+/5-, 65' of ice.

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Side view of higher learning

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About 2/3 up the route. The pillar above was fully detached and shook throughout whenever I swung into it.

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We decided to walk off to the right (which included horrendous berrybrush bushwacking and a crotch deep creek fording). It is better to rap the route with 2 ropes from the bush we slung.

 

Justin post climb. It is the hardest route he's ever done.

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FA: Kurt Hicks, Justin Hougham

Higher Learning

WI4+/5-, 65'

 

Gear Notes:

A half dozen screws

Gear to .75", mostly stoppers and pitons

2 ropes to rappel

 

Approach Notes:

At milepost 19 on Wawawai River Road, a couple miles toward Lewiston from Granite Point.

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There's water in the Palouse after all! Any of you guys find anything around Palouse River Falls? Ever been down there this time of year? I've been working out there a lot recently looking at water rights and saw a ton of seeps where the basalt layers transitioned over down in the canyon. Looks like a ton of potential if the weather and water is right....

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way to go! why do you need to ropes to rap a 65' climb?

 

because only anchor (a bush) was about 60' back from the edge, making it about 130' to the ground. If it stays up after this warm snap, I am going to go put a bolt anchor at the lip.

 

watch out for trains! damn objective danger..

This is no joke! One passed by as Justin was just finishing following the climb. I swear the whole place shook.

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way to go! why do you need to ropes to rap a 65' climb?

 

because only anchor (a bush) was about 60' back from the edge, making it about 130' to the ground.

 

That's what I woulda thought.

 

If it stays up after this warm snap, I am going to go put a bolt anchor at the lip.

 

So you're thinking this is gonna come back in again in your lifetime?

 

PS: Like your climbing wardrobe, Kurt... "Levi 501s: the new softshell" :laf:

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I have driven every dirt single road from Rosalia South to Wawaiwai Canyon and East to Central Ferry State Park and North to Winona this past summer. I literally spent three straight weeks driving these roas to document dwater right use. In the process I got to see some amazing potential for ice as well as scope out some awesome upland bird hunting. Drop me a PM and you guys can Do check some other areas out I thought might be promising. The key is to find the break in the Wanapum and Grande Ronde basalts where water would seep out and are exposed. I will be out there next Wednesday (meetings in Colfax and Spokane)if you want me to go over some maps (Gazateer) I could point you to some good spots*****Caviat: A lot of those dirt roads, while named and public, can be really difficult to travel on during the winter without four wheel drive.....

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