[TR] Snow Creek Wall - Orbit 5/11/2010

[summitchaserCJB]

Trip: Snow Creek Wall - Orbit

 

Date: 5/11/2010

 

Trip Report:

Ran a lap on Orbit today. This was my first time on this route. I personally liked it better than Outer Space. Definitely more spicy. I might add details later but I'm pretty tired now.

Trip Report.

 

Gear Notes:

As little as possible. Doubles in most sizes.

Edited May 12, 2010 by summitchaserCJB

[ivan]

it felt much easier to get lost on orbit than o.s. - i'm actually not certain what the hell we climbed

[summitchaserCJB]

True Ivan. I was definitely off route for the second to last 200 feet. That's one of the reason I liked the route. And we did an awful chimney on the last pitch to the right of the route.

Edited May 12, 2010 by summitchaserCJB

[G-spotter]

If you were that far off route, did you really do the route?

[marc_leclerc]

True Ivan. I was definitely off route for the second to last 200 feet. That's one of the reason I liked the route. And we did an awful chimney on the last pitch to the right of the route.

 

if you liked the route becasue you were not on it.. then you actually didn't like the route? I am very confused!

[ivan]

I am very confused!

that about summarizes my orbital x-perience - it may have had something to do w/ the sheet of death-head triple-x acid i ate for breakfeast that day though

[summitchaserCJB]

Yes Marc. Spray all you want. We were minorly off route for the second last pitch (like 10 feet off on identical knobs.) And the final chimney is the other part. So how is that not doing the route. Just do the route before you spray. It is sweet. And the reason I liked the route is because it is rather convoluted with routefinding.

Edited May 13, 2010 by summitchaserCJB

[TrogdortheBurninator]

how can you be off route in a sea of choose-your-own-adventure knobs?

[summitchaserCJB]

I see the usual suspects. Oh ya I forgot. I missed one of the finger pockets on the chimney, so I didn't do the route. I'd better get going to go repeat it.

[summitchaserCJB]

how can you be off route in a sea of choose-your-own-adventure knobs?

My point exactly. If you're asking how I knew I was offroute- there was lichen everywhere and a perfectly polished section to my right. {>)

[marc_leclerc]

Oh, I thought you said you were 200ft off route! I wouldn't really count being 200ft away from the route as the same route..... glad you had a fun adventure.

 

Although I don't understand what could be better than the headwall crack of outer Space in that grade! That crack was like heaven itself.

[summitchaserCJB]

no no no. I know. That crack is the best handcrack in the northwest.

[Sol]

I find orbit much more interesting than outer space.

[summitchaserCJB]

Ya. Maybe it's the fact that everyone does outerspace.

[Dirtyleaf]

Outerspace....can derelict my ball$.

[Blake]

no no no. I know. That crack is the best handcrack in the northwest.

 

There are so many knobs, one doesn't even need to touch the crack on OS. What is the best handcrack in the NW?

 

I guess I'd say High Planes Drifter is up there

[marc_leclerc]

What is the best handcrack in the NW?

 

I guess I'd say High Planes Drifter is up there

 

First 12d pitch on Teedy Bear's Picnic looks like one of the best.

 

Not sure about fist of offwidth, I don't climb those sizes that often, but for fingercracks it is the 'Cobra' hands down.

[summitchaserCJB]

Knew that one would get some flack. Oh well. I tried.

[rocketparrotlet]

Toxic Shock?

 

Although I haven't climbed Outer Space. But it's high on my list!

[summitchaserCJB]

The toxic is sweet. But as handcracks go...not so much. Once you get on Outerspace you'll understand. Hard to compare 10 feet of (pure crack) climbing with 300.

Edited May 13, 2010 by summitchaserCJB

[counterfeitfake]

The toxic is sweet. But as handcracks go...not so much. Once you get on Outerspace you'll understand. Hard to compare 10 feet of (pure crack) climbing with 300.

 

As was established, OS is a face climb with a crack for pro.

 

P2 Rattletale?

 

I would say Split Pillar but everyone knows you can just lieback that.

[stevetimetravlr]

Midnight Rock has my vote for best crack climbs. Probably has most of the best crack climbs in the state, along with Index.

[eldiente]

Laybacking the split pillar? Maybe you could, but why would you? Just because you can climb it with poor technique doesn't disqualify it from being a great crack. I'll give the nod to the split pillar just because it is classic and you can see it from the Pub a the end of the day.

 

Runner-up would be the enduro pitch below the roof on the West Face, Colchuck Balanced Rock. Perfect hands/tight hands for a good long ways.

 

-Nate

 

 

[Frankazoid]

How about the first 15? ft of Angel? That crack is pretty good. I havent climbed any super long cracks yet, so thats all I got to offer. Oh and the low angle offwidth pitch of the tree route... thats a fun one.

[counterfeitfake]

Yeah Nate, I was joking, although I saw it done once by this badass Slovenian girl.

 

Uh, Angel is not a hand crack.