Mt. Si climbing route?

[Juneriver]

I heard that someone put up a climbing route on Mt Si (not Little Si), and that it was even reported in the mags. Does anyone know who did this route? How can I contact them?

Thanks,

Jamie

[mikeadam]

Yes, there is a quality climb that was put up there a few years ago. The reason it was not reported to the magazines is because of issues with the land managers and the need to maintain peaceful coexistense with them.

The route follows a beautiful line up the rust colored buttress to the North of the huge white rock scar on the concave face.

The route can be viewed in full from Moon Valley road outside of North Bend. It is rated Grade IV 5.10+. The climbing is clean and aesthetic.

All the fixed hardware (pins) were removed during the descent. The first ascent was put up by Martin Volken and Andy Dappen. Volken is a UIAGM guide and the owner of Pro Ski and Guide service located in Seattle and North Bend. Dappen is a writer for a prominent ski magazine.

There is a topo and pictures of the route in the North Bend ski and climbing shop on North Bend Way. http://proguiding.com/

Contact:

For information call: (425) 888-6397, or (206) 525-4425, or (208) 726-3859

martin@proguiding.com

 

There iss evidence that Pete Doorish had planned on working the complete route at some point. He has been climbing there for 20+ years and uses that area for a "PRACTICE CRAG". At some point he had probably climbed every one of those pitches, so if credit were to be given for original ascent it should probably be Pete's, but Martin and Andy were the first to do the line as one continuous ascent line.

Have fun and be VERY low key if you decide to try the route.

Mike Adamson

I edited this message because I originally mistyped that it was a 5.9+, but it's actually 5.10d. Sorry.

[This message has been edited by mikeadam (edited 07-23-2001).]