shapp Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 (edited) Trip: Spring Mountain, WA - Strait Creek Boogie, Rolling Thunder Date: 9/4/2009 Trip Report: The Fat Bastard, The non-Climbing Climber, and Mr. Abb's go to Spring Mt. WA, hitting the calm before the storm The guide: The rock: 1st Pitch Strait Creek Boogie styled by Mr. Abb's Second pitch nearly styled by Fat Bastard: The real Goat Nuts/Ball Jangler and Great Oogglie Booglies!, sweet steep 5.9 called Rolling Thunder, very steep and exposed right off the bat, no slab climbing here, second pitch 5.hard steep roof (not attempted or contemplated by us) awaits FA. 1st pitch follows clean crack and steep featured face next to arete, then pulls bulges on awsome fins: Great Jiggly Tittlies, the Fat Bastard lead this? Hey Fat Bastard! Steep roof/wall above (poor photo below) takes gear and is bolted awaits FA, Holy Sheep Shit! Rolling Thunder ascends the crack up to this face to the right of the arete, then over bulges past that: Gear Notes: standard rack to 2.5" (TCUs and Tricams helpful) Approach Notes: Follow hanmans guide: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/892735/1 Edited September 7, 2009 by shapp Quote
mountainmatt Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 Awesome! I definitely need to get back to Spring Mtn. this season! . Quote
lancegranite Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Nice looking rock! Those fins look cool. Quote
curtveld Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 I see more sunglasses than snorkels - maybe shoulda joined you guys! Quote
shapp Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 It started raining as we rapped Rolling Thunder. Quote
shapp Posted October 7, 2009 Author Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) Yesterday (October 6, 2009) Jeremy the "the rope-gun Kid" from Everett Vertical World (belayed by fat, but continuing to slim-down, bastard) freed the very steep second pitch of Rolling Thunder after a short fall on the first attempt and a little scrubbing (i.e. removing large moss chunks from key holds. He gives it about 11a. This is not your mothers Darrington slab climb. Props to Mr. Greyell for bolting it. It is pretty clean, but a little more brushing would help. All bolted, but a red camalot is helpful for a the first piece above the belay. Head out left to first bolt, then traverse right, at the steep crux bulge, go up/slightly left (ignore the single bolt out right). Have fun. Shapp Edited October 7, 2009 by shapp Quote
benmurphy Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Looks sweet man, great job...I gotta get out there sometime before this season ends! Quote
Pilchuck71 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 I was out last weekend just to have a look around and was impressed with the place. The rock has some really cool features and it appears that there is a significant amount of new route potential. Quote
shapp Posted October 9, 2009 Author Posted October 9, 2009 The rock has some really cool features and it appears that there is a significant amount of new route potential Word! Quote
benmurphy Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 hell yeah, now i really gotta get out there soon... maybe early next week or next weekend, weather permittin' Quote
patrick69 Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 What are the restrictions on bolting? Is it wilderness area? Looks good guys! -patrick Quote
wayne Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 Is it possible to have a download copy of the topo on this thread? please Quote
Pilchuck71 Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) I found one by searching trip reports in the archive and there was a link to the topo. It printed out well but it is like 20 pages. Here you go! I could not get the link to work as a clickable link, but if you copy and paste the url it will work. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/4074/filename/Spring%20Topos.pdf Edited November 6, 2009 by Pilchuck71 Quote
shapp Posted November 6, 2009 Author Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) Bolting: It is not in the wilderness area. However, please respect the ethic and style like the routes put up so far, now over 50 pitches. Use good natural gear placements where possible regardless if the pitch is mostly bolted or not. If you put up a route, please pm Hanman with details for the historical record. Thank you. Shapp Also bolting in the spring while naked is not recommended due to the massive amount of ticks that are present during that season. Edited November 6, 2009 by shapp Quote
olyclimber Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 but naked is the only way to go during tick season. that way you can see them and get them off of you quicker. Quote
dberdinka Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 Make sure to shave. They'll be easier for your partner to find. Quote
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