Latest Newhalem WA Topo

[patrick69]

I just posted up the latest Newhalem, WA topo here:

 

http://wheretoclimb.net/topos/newhalem/newhalem_topo.jpg

 

Enjoy,

 

-Patrick

[patrick69]

I barely ever check this site so if there are questions or whatever email me at:

 

patrick_b_odonnell@yahoo.com

 

Cheers,

 

-patrick

[Wakaranai]

Thanks for the topo. Looking forward to getting out there again. We climbed dry rock in the rain on our last visit. Nice routes and nice gniess.

[kukuzka1]

are all those x's BOLTS!

[orion_sonya]

Newhalem has plenty of bolts - it is definitely a sport crag. This is particularly true on the legacy routes that primarily take up real estate on the first 50 ft or so of the crag. The newer pitches and route extensions are generally bolted a little more sparingly, but still sport climbing.

 

The recent development by Patrick, James, Benjit, Ryan, and others has really bumped the route quality up a level at the crag IMO. Plus they along with Jonah and the access fund have done a good job of coordinating with the Park Service to make sure we continue to have access and develop the area responsibly.

 

If you don't like sport climbing, you won't like it there. If you like climbing steep granitic clip ups go get some. Cinnamon Groove is one of the best 5.12s around...

 

 

[bigwallben]

Sport climbing is SO weak, gutless...and I really don't know why someone would ever want to do it.

[kukuzka1]

Is ryan wall named after ryan the route developer?

[wayne]

Nice work all of you!> Jonah is a bud of mine, glad to hear he could help. Thanks for posting it. What a sick area!

[Off_White]

I'd assume Ryan's Wall is in honor of Ryan Triplett who died in an unknown and unwitnessed accident while soloing at Goat Wall in Mazama in 2008. Thread here: link

 

Patrick, thanks for posting the topo here in spite of the "sport climbing is neither" crowd. Stout looking crag.

[kukuzka1]

wow, thats a bummer . speaking of the unfortunate act of falling does anyone know how it happend to paul boving on thin fingers? also to john stoddard?

[patrick69]

I think the link to the Topo was broken. Here it is again:

 

http://www.wheretoclimb.net/topos/WA/newhalem_topo.png'>http://www.wheretoclimb.net/topos/WA/newhalem_topo.png

 

or

 

http://www.wheretoclimb.net/topos

 

there's been some updates. projects have been sent etc.

[Rafael_H]

Neither link works

Edited June 8, 2017 by Rafael_H