shapp Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Trip: Darrington - Silent Running Date: 7/3/2010 Trip Report: Darrington Change up. Was going to go up to Spring Mt. (WA) on Saturday to belay Old Dirty on the 5.hard second pitch of rolling thunder, top-rope the new line left of Romantica (as yet unnamed wet dream) which follows just to the right of the waterfall (killer awesome position) to see where appropriate and necessary bolt placement might be, and work on a third pitch crack to that route. It was cloudy and misty, so we stopped to say hi to the Hanman family and see their new domicile that is even closer to Darrington than the previous pad. Checked out the wood-fired hot tub in the works, and potential for sheep or goats in the back yard. Finally took off, and got up to Spring Mt. parking spot at about 10:00. It was raining. Noted that back down the road, the turn off up Clear Creek was dry, so we turned around and headed for Three Oclock rock. Made it up to 3 oclock rock by about noon. Was going to get on Stance or Dance, but it was wet. Went over to Total Soul/Silent Running and the first pitch of Silent Running was dry. Snow Slogger Dan is new to slab climbing so we talked him into leading pitch 1 of Silent Running. He did fine. During Dan’s lead, Hanman and family along with Gunnery Sergeant James, came up carrying full packs for some overnights at Squire Creek pass, WTF are you guys doing up here was exclaimed followed by hugs and groping by Gunny. Yelled up to Dan, second pitch looks dry now, we are going up. Racked up, threw on coats, grabbed water, etc. etc. Fun times. Made it up all the pitches, including bonus pitch 7. I got to lead Pitch 3, 5, and 7. Loved the hard bonus 7 pitch. Glad old dirty talked me into the lead. Got down to the truck and had a couple beers before dark. No camera, so no pics. Threatened rain all day, but got back without getting wet. Bonus pitch 7 should not be missed, the extra gear you need to bring up to lead this pitch is well worth the effort. A brush might be nice on this pitch, it’s a bit dirtier than below. I guess 5.10b slab deters a few folks. However, the pro on this pitch is overall much more ample than the preceeding pitches. Gear Notes: small rack, double tcus in grey, purple and blue then standard rack to 3 inch. Approach Notes: 3 oclock rock via spring mt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchuck71 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice Shapp! Way to get some despite the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapp Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Also of note, all pro bolts and rap stations have modern hardware now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climinguy Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 nice to climb with you again shapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapp Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 You need to change your name to Old Dirty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 agreed. 7th pitch is truly a gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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