Anyplace to climb this weekend?

[TankMasterFlex]

Some friends and I had our sights set on Rainier, but it doesn't look like weather will cooperate. Anyone have any ideas on where to climb, somewhere within a half day's drive from Seattle? Ice, rock, alpine etc... anything?

[summitchaserCJB]

Haven't yet looked at weather but here is what I usually do. Look at the leavenworth weather, marblemount, Index (probably raining if Seattle is rainy) and beyond depending on where you want to go. Good luck.

[JoshK]

Some friends and I had our sights set on Rainier, but it doesn't look like weather will cooperate. Anyone have any ideas on where to climb, somewhere within a half day's drive from Seattle? Ice, rock, alpine etc... anything?

 

Current forecast calls for a rather serious douching of pretty much the entire state.

 

A snippet from the Seattle NWS forecast discussion reads: "A SERIES OF WET FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. RAINFALL WITH THESE FRONTS MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE COAST."

 

a snippet from the Spokane NWS adds: "THE WEATHER

PATTERN IS SETTING UP TO BE VERY WET AND ACTIVE BEGINNING FRIDAY

NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AS A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW

SET UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST."

 

Even the forecast for Vantage, WA which is generally one of the drier areas reads:

"Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 54.

 

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. "

[Rad]

The forecast calls for plastic.

[LUCKY]

The rain is allways dry rain at the coulee!!!

PLASTIC

bring BUDDY Rad

Edited October 8, 2010 by LUCKY

[nels0891]

its supposed to rain at the coulee this weekend too...

 

just find somewhere overhung enough it doesnt get as wet. ie deep creek out of spokane.