Improvements at Skinners Butt / Columns

[111]

Eugene Parks and Rec (and the volunteer group?) deserves a huge for their work in fixing up columns. It looks great out there! I wasn't even scared to walk around barefoot!

[Couloir]

What exactly did they do? I've never considered it all that bad. Was there a bunch of broken glass or something?

[111]

improvements include:

re-chipped the belayers area

extensive rockwork between messageboard and p-lot

graveled trail and steps from p-lot to chipped area

cordoned off all climbing area with 1.5 ft dia. logs and large stones

planted 3 maples

tore out all the ivy past the cyclone fence on the wall

installed park benches and a bike rack

repainted message board

 

a lot of time went into this.

[Couloir]

That's great news.

[syklone]

I was there for the first time 2 weeks ago. I have to say that it is the best maintained climbing area I've been to, even better than rocky butte!

[sweatinoutliquor]

Yeah, I was down there this weekend and it looks freaking awesome. Hopefully the non-climbing folks reconize theefforts that's been done and refrain from smashing any more bottles! Good to see you down there 111.

 

 

[111]

Nate?

[sweatinoutliquor]

Yup... You've discovered my alter ego...

 

[OldManRock]

Its sure a lot different at the Columns since my first climbs there in the late 50's - Spent more time climbing down when the cities finest would tell us to "get down off those rocks !! or we will haul you off to jail" - We would come down, wander off, then come back and up we would go again - This was back in the time of pins, and we would do girdle traverses across the face.

[111]

saw someone doing the face traverse a while ago. It made quite a clusterfuck of ropes with theirs being horozontal under 3 or 4 other topropes.

[letsroll]

Bump.

 

I am headed down thursday afternoon for the State High School Track meet. Looking to hook up with partner for some climbing. Anybody interested in thursday afternoon or friday morning (fairly sure those are the hours I will have free)???? Not the greatest climber but I can belay like no-ones buiness

 

PM me or just reply here.

 

Edit to say that I am looking to climb at the Columns.

 

Edited May 15, 2007 by letsroll

[111]

Dude, I was planning on going down there Thursday afternoon to look for a snugtop for my ranger and pick up some scuba gear. We should meet up for a few hours. PM me your phone #.

[letsroll]

pm sent