[TR] West Craggy - East Face 7/27/2010

[Z-Man]

Trip: West Craggy - East Face

 

Date: 7/27/2010

 

Trip Report:

Went looking for Doorish's NE Buttress route while I was living in Omak last Summer. No dice, but climbed the generally unprotectable East Face through light snow and had a good time. Can't recommend this one, but there are some other impressive crags nearby that may yield better climbing. There are definitely some steep, good-looking couloirs above Copper Glance Creek for people who are into that kind of thing.

 

 

 

 

 

Despite how it looks, he had the rope under control. This chimney was the redeeming feature, several hundred feet of solid mid-fifth, didn't have to touch the grass in the back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[curtveld]

Actually that looks pretty cool, though a bit on the chossy side.

 

Bonus points for beta on a place I've never seen written up here before!

[Z-Man]

I don't think its ever been climbed before we were there... with good reason. I think the route to do would be to find Doorish's NE Buttress and finish it to the the summit via the North Ridge.

[Rad]

Nice. I was just looking through the Becky N Cascades guide and am again astounded at how prolific Doorish was/is at putting up routes on big alpine walls. Respect.

[genepires]

doubtful that a book has most of what Doorish has done in the alpine.

[Z-Man]

I have a pretty good idea of where Doorish's route is now, and although its hard for me to imagine the multiple pitches of 5.8 cracks he describes, it sounds great.