Oregon Pinnacles

[g orton]

Chandler Orton, riding the chicken, Menagerie.

Photo: Jim Anglin

[g orton]

 

Pitch-2 of Deer Leap moving into the solid columnar formations (450 feet). Photo: Harold Hall

 

Joe Chaves, swinging out onto the crux o Magic Blocks on the 250-foot Pilot Rock columns, Rogue.

[g orton]

Dave Tvedt making it look easy on Oregon sandstone.

Chandler Orton and Willie Long on Fantasy Island, Callhans.

Edited February 7, 2010 by g orton

[g orton]

T-Rex Spire, Jurassic Park

[powderhound]

T-Rex Spire, Jurassic Park

 

that is a super sweet tree on top

[g orton]

Only 4 established routes with room for more.

 

10 routes of three pitch climbing

 

120 foot columns of the Youtlkut Pillars.

 

Jerry Messinger at Rattlesnake's Rainy Day Cave, Rogue

[OldManRock]

Greg - Thanks for the memory - I also wonder why Eagle Rock has so few routes.

[geoff]

Some trivia on Acker Rock.

We've varified that there is a buckwheat flower variety that has only been found to occur on Acker.

http://www.brit.org/fileadmin/Publications/JBotResInstTexas_3_2/639-643_Reveal_EriogonumVillosissimum_JBRIT3_2__21.pdf

 

That's pretty cool. Great place.

[justinp]

Bump (This is a cool thread that is getting too far down in the list IMHO)

 

 

Close-up of Lonesome Spire-Hills Creek Spires

Bolt ladder runs up right arete

 

[corvallisclimb]

Bump cuz Mt Hood is FAHKING GEYH! Do people really give a shit about the 1,256,303 ascent of da South Side?

 

Anyways nice one Justin, did you guys climb it?

[billcoe]

The top of The Dragons Spine Pinnacle. There is a full 60 meter pitch that gets part way off the ground. Not sideways, but still about 300' off the deck on top.

 

The top picture was taken from the tree between the 2 pinnacles, you can see the tree in the lower picture of the other side in this distance shot. The Old Witch on the left in the sunlight, The Dragons Spine on the right with belays marked with white xx's and oo's (The Old Witch summit). That's the Cathedral Formation out at Gothic Rocks area from the side. I am predicting that The Old Witch will be the most climbed Pinnacle via the currently non-existent route called Bewitched in Oregon within 3 years. Straight up the left side of the left hand pinnacle there....it's in my dreams.

 

Oh yes, she will be mine.....[insert sick fixation picture here]

 

Putting the rap sling on top of the Old Witch last Sept. Hey, I've got some cams left over on the rack! Big shock, esp. since the nearest crack is @ 20 miles away.

 

The profile that shows the Witch's head.

 

Same same but showing where the mouth is.

[ivan]

yes, virginia, there is a santa claus

[billcoe]

Fap fap fap!

[corvallisclimb]

Nice Eric! Where is that pinnacle in Oregon? looks sick!

 

 

Way to finally finish her eh? Now I can have a crack?

[ivan]

it counts if you can SEE oregon, right?

 

still a little tiny bit to work out (the dashed line) but when i get back from cali next week i'll get'er done n' would enjoy having your august opinion on it - a hard man such as yourself will no doubt be non-plussed (5.7 c2?), but i imagine you'll have a good time anyhow - it makes for a good full day at least, w/ ample groovy places to stop n' smell the flowers

 

looks pinnaclely, don't it?

[corvallisclimb]

there some cool pinnacles in Oregon that have some weird holes through them....

 

[corvallisclimb]

and theres a couple of sets of bunny ears out there as well

 

[g orton]

Rabbit Ears, Rogue

 

[g orton]

Tyrolean Traverse between Old Man and Old Woman, Umpqua

[ivan]

Tyrolean Traverse between Old Man and Old Woman, Umpqua

looks like day 3 of the red-neck olympics!

 

"hold my beer!"

[g orton]

The Prize, Old Man - Joe Chaves (2001) making the first free ascent.

[g orton]

Crazy Crack, Umpqua - First ascent team (1982).

[corvallisclimb]

The Rabbit Ears in the Rouge are freaking sweet, thanks Greg!

[billcoe]

Oh man, it's all sweet! Ditto on the thanks!

[g orton]

Acker Rock (S Face)

Upper Climber on Pitch 3 of the overhang on Wipe Out on her. Lower climber is beginning pitch 3 of Easy Street. It was only their 4th day of climbing.