Leslie Gulch, Oregon

[Kimmo]

anyone ever been? how long a drive from seattle? time of year for climbing? any guide available? a bunch of harder sport climbs there, from what I hear, and a bit steeper than smith?

[orion_sonya]

Kimmo, have you seen this?

 

link

 

Let me know if you find anything cool over there - I have always been interested in checking it out sometime.

 

Orion

[shapp]

Yes, 8.5 hours or so, probably spring and fall. Not much guide info except the link above. There are a buch of crags all round the area that look good. Floated the lower Owyhee this last May and scoped some lines. While most of the rock in the lower Owyhee Canyon is total choss, there are some fairly sane looking lines with defenite potential for some aid and trad besides weld tuff Leslie Gulch festivities.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2008 by shapp

[powderhound]

If you can get in touch with Tony Yaniro he would probably have some good information for you. It is my understanding that this area was his little design project. He lives in Bozeman, Mt, maybe look him up in the yellow pages.

[RuMR]

marty bland would be a good contact info...

 

also, mike smith used to head over there ALOT 10 or so years ago...get ahold of him...

[Kimmo]

thanks for info all, looks like ya had a fun float trip shapp! (we went down the john day river a couple of years ago. super fun stuff!)

 

thanks rudy, i'll talk to mike. orion, i'll let you know what i find.