Dry ideas?

[Frankazoid]

Any "dry" ideas out there for the 4 day weekend?

 

Leavenworth, NE Washington, skaha, smith, lovers leap, castle crags (CA) are all going to be wet apparently.

Red rocks looks like it will be nice, but 34 hours of driving doesnt work well with a 4 day weekend

[eldiente]

Smith will be dry, I often climb there with 80% chance of rain in forecast and do fine.

[Frankazoid]

Smith will be dry, I often climb there with 80% chance of rain in forecast and do fine.

 

I hope so!

when it is raining at smith are there any particular walls or routes that stay dry (up to low 12's)? If I go this weekend it'll be my first trip.

[obwan]

Eldiente is correct, mostly dry at Smith - especially at the south facing wall "The Dihedrals". You'll find all grades there. I am envious.

 

[Frankazoid]

And how about the Horne Lake crags on Vancouver Island? anybody been there? I know it has very steep climbs...

[cascadesdj]

Statistically, Vantage is probably the driest climbing venue in the NW, although I've been rained out there about 3 or 4 times in the past 15 years.

[Jens]

And how about the Horne Lake crags on Vancouver Island? anybody been there? I know it has very steep climbs...

 

Never been, but heard from some very well traveled globetrotting Euros that it is the best rock for climbing in the western hemisphere.

[ivan]

when it is raining at smith are there any particular walls or routes that stay dry (up to low 12's)? If I go this weekend it'll be my first trip.

aren't pretty much ALL 5.12's dry when it rains?

[Frankazoid]

when it is raining at smith are there any particular walls or routes that stay dry (up to low 12's)? If I go this weekend it'll be my first trip.

aren't pretty much ALL 5.12's dry when it rains?

 

That would be nice.... unfortunetly, no.

[ivan]

when it is raining at smith are there any particular walls or routes that stay dry (up to low 12's)? If I go this weekend it'll be my first trip.

aren't pretty much ALL 5.12's dry when it rains?

 

That would be nice.... unfortunetly, no.

maybe i was thinking 5.13? seems like all them thare hard clibms are upside down under big ass roofs

[corvallisclimb]

im going to say not so true on the smith being always nice, this year its been shitty at smith, rain and snow many days. hell it rained today, ive gotten rained on like 4 of the past 8 days of work out there since april. last week we had an epic hail storm with half of the class still on the monkey... its been raining on 40% days there this year but like nate said you can surley get lucky many times as well. there is a webcam at the park http://www.smithrock.com/webcam/index.html this helps a lot!

[Frankazoid]

Nice, thanks for the link C'climb.

[ivan]

if nothing else at smith, bubbas in bondage is a nice 5.hard climb that's dry pretty much no matter what!

[obwan]

Man - It sounds like the weather is lousy everywhere this year.

[RaisedByPikas]

It looks like there may be light at the end of the 10 day forecast tunnel.

[Josh_HC]

Frank,

Hey, i know ben g is up in horne lake right now and he says it is bone dry. It has some quality 11a and up

 

josh

[Frankazoid]

Thanks Josh.

Ben must be having a blast up there... I would imagine he might often have the place to himself.

[JosephH]

Looking to be another wet spring like the last two years. Last year in PDX March was the best month between January and July 1st. Hoping this June doesn't suck as bad as last year.

[Frankazoid]

global warming baby! I would expect similar weather patterns in years to come.

[TRoth]

Its looking to be a break on saturday & sunday,Im going for Smith. The weather rewards the bold. plus there are lots of routes that stay dry at smith, but hoping to go up to Koala rock. I heard myths of snow......

[obwan]

Take a look at my favorite dry spot in the Mt. Rainier rain shadow - head to Tieton, lots of hardman climbs. Check weather.com for Naches, WA.

[cascadesdj]

75 degrees and dry all day today at Frenchman Coulee! Perfect climbing day.