Middle East Wall Closed Temporarily

[pindude]

(Cross posted to Central/East WA Route Reports)

There are several issues in the Vantage area being worked out by the FCCC. If you climb out at Vantage, help preserve our access by becoming active in the FCCC, with us working as a group rather than as the mavericks we normally are as climbers...

As posted on FCCC this morning by Bill Robins:

The falcons are nesting again on "Be a Barbie Doll", Middle East Wall. Robert Kent WSFW has closed all of Middle East Wall and the cliffs below to climbing. He thinks that he may open the east half of Middle East wall after the eggs hatch. Robert will re-evaluate things some time in June. If anyone has any questions or concerns, they can call Robert at 509-765-6641. I suggest calling between 7:30 am and 8 am, he is rarely in his office after 8 am.

Bill Robins

[erik]

i think we need to grid bolt the cliff worthy routes or not.....after all the quarrying to get to good face holds and mass of people at the base of the cliff should be enough to scare the birdies away forever!!!!!!!!!!! then we will be closer to achieving sport mecca!!!!!!!!

allah allah clip stick!!!!!!

that or we can repsec the natural enviroment that we have the privlage to experince and give the nesting birds a chance to live their life in peace without the disruption of selfish people......

this is a cross post!

[robertm]

I will bring the colored tape. left finger pocket is in right stem column is out follow the yellow and brown tape. Must do a sit start.

Perhaps in the spirit of Geo W's parks privatization initiative we can just have VW run vantage. Only $15 + tax per day. You will be required to take a belay and lead test though.

[chris_w]

If we grid bolt the wall we should also put anchors in the ground so I can use a GriGri, like VW.