markwebster Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 had some fun climbing cocaine and meatgrinder with a couple friends this weekend. I love to play with my canon SLR, and with 3 people there is lots of time for pictures. Craig is a friend of my son. My son usually works weekends, so I've been climbing a little more with Craig. I just taught Craig to climb in May, and he on-sighted Meatgrinder clean. His new nickname is "mr natural". Meatgrinder is such a classic Icicle 10a. There is a rest every 12 feet. The crux is 5 feet above a ledge you could sleep on. My kind of climb. Me, just above the meatgrinder crux This is Steve, a friend from Edgeworksclimbing.com. He wanted to put some scratches in his new trad rack. Here he is belaying me up Cocaine Crack, 10a, icicle creek buttress: I brought Steve up first, who brought my camera and took over belaying so I could shoot. This is Craig following. Cocaine has a Yosemite feel. It's kind of on a shield of flat, steep rock...a few pitches up too. The exit from this roof is dicey. All the jugs dissappear and the feet are 1/8" flakes on a vertical wall. I was so pumped from the finger crack that I chickened out and french free'd it. Craig cruised it all cleanly. The views are awesome up there: From the top of cocaine you finish up on R&D. The belay at the top of R&D is a couple huge washing machine sized boulders on a sloping ramp, which may or may not be secure. I was able to back them up with this purple mastercam between my legs. Craig liked it so much he took this photo of me and my anchor: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drederek Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) Its way more fun going left at the roof on Cocaine crack. Edited August 25, 2009 by Drederek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crillz Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Nice pics Mark. Left is the way I've done Cocaine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokIzGud Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Where is this at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Renton. Not far for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokIzGud Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) Wow, im going to have to take a look at this place. Thanks! ...Wait isnt this in Leavenworth... Alphabet wall... Edited December 22, 2009 by RokIzGud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Sweet Renton granite. Tastes like chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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