Sherri Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 Does anyone know if the Elwha Wall gets enough sun this time of year to make it a good option for these 50-degree sunny winter days? If it stays damp and shaded, I'll hold off on checking it out till later in the season. The latest Olympic Mountain Climbing Guide seems to have enough beta to get started out there, but I would love to connect with some folks who are personally familiar with it and possibly do some climbing together there. Most of the grades are above my leading abilities for the moment. Quote
k.rose Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 Sherri, The Elwha is usually pretty slow to dry out (lots of seeps). If this weather continues you may find a few pitches dry enough to climb (Earth and Sky, One shot Deal, and possibly The Trench)would be the most likely subjects. Also, there is other climbing available in the Port Angeles area that is less known, quicker to dry, and has some climbs more in the 5.8 range If interested pm or e-mail me, and I'd be happy to go out and climb with you and show you around. Quote
k.rose Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 Here's a picture of the first free ascent of the route V at the Elwha Quote
Sherri Posted January 28, 2007 Author Posted January 28, 2007 Now THAT's some climbing. Nice work, K.!! Quote
Sherri Posted January 28, 2007 Author Posted January 28, 2007 Does Steve Tuford still own OMS? Olympic Mountaineering pulled up stakes a year or two ago. k.rose probably knows more about the details than I, but their departure left a gap in the community that has yet to be filled by its like. Quote
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