Rafe1234 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Has anyone seen this? They got a $60,000 grant from King County to build this wall that cost more than $150,000....In NORTH BEND! Planners of the wall wanted to attract climbers to North Bend....Brilliant!! Leavenworth should build an artificial boulder field at the Icicle/HWY 2 junction. Get some climbers out there too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Awesome, now there will be something worth climbing in North Bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Looks like a fun wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollinWoods Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah i think they should put one of those rock walls up by the gorge amphitheater... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 sweet. as long as they don't bolt it. trad only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff M. Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Wow this thread was disappointing to see, especially on a climbing forum. Any city funded climbing wall is a good thing!! It took a lot of guts to get this thing funded, and I have to say to the North Bend city council, GREAT JOB!! This North Bend climbing tower is one of the best I have climbed. There are 8 top rope anchors, however only 2 lead routes. To us locals, it offers a chance to show our sport to the non climbing community since Torguson park attracts many visitors. It also provides easy access, an opportunity for the smaller climbers and more importantly for me a place to practice even in the rain (no runoff). The tower has some great routes and even a boulder roof. The overhangs can be especially challenging if you only stick to the natural features, 5.10+. Give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I took a look. It is a nice wall with natural features that remind me of basalt. It is much smaller than originally planned it seems though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlinger Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) Any wall put in for local teens to learn to climb is awesome! my only rants are... *It was touted as the largest outdoor wall in WA, when in fact I believe it is even smaller than Camp Long in west Seattle. 150K might have been a bit high? *The holds are bolted on with a wrench that will make them easy to steal. Some meth-head will sell them on ebay. * The wall is way, way easy to climb. Even not using the modular bolted on holds, the arch goes at a weekend warrior grade. * North Bend gets over 100" of annual precip some years. The wall should perhaps have been steep enough on one side to keep it dry. Sadly, now the entire structure will only be climbable about 50 days a year due to rain. I was out once on a rainy day and every aspect seeped water to the point that it was unclimbable. * Sawdust isn't good for absorbing the energy of falls. * The wall is within 1200 yards of one of the best cliffs in Washington that stays dry 365 days a year. * The money spent on this wall would have been enough to save Index and with the extra money enough to ensure the access fund could keep every other WA crag open for the next decade or build a climber's hostel up Icicle Canyon as has been talked about for years. Although on a positive note, just like North Bend, Chamonix has an outdoor artifical wall right below amazing stuff and everyone loves the wall (including myself)! Edited September 27, 2009 by Edlinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMcJizzy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 * The money spent on this little wall would have been enough to save Index and with the extra money enough to ensure the access fund could keep every other WA crag open for the next decade or build a climber's hostel up Icicle Canyon as has been talked about for years. It is for an entirely different purpose than any future Index park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I believe what happened was they were trying to raise 150k to build the largest wall in the state but they fell far short of their goal so they built what they could afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 * The money spent on this wall would have been enough to save Index and with the extra money enough to ensure the access fund could keep every other WA crag open for the next decade or build a climber's hostel up Icicle Canyon as has been talked about for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcbd Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 All they need now is a few more thousand to get something like this with extendo legs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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