[TR] Mt. Baring - Vanishing Point 9/19/2012

[bigwallben]

Trip: Mt. Baring - Vanishing Point

 

Date: 9/19/2012

 

Trip Report:

I've not the time or savvy to make an additional report CC specific, but here is a link to the full write-up. Blake Herrington and I climbed Vanishing Point yesterday on Dolomite Tower. It was an excellent day climbing with a solid partner.

 

[Tyson.g]

Sweet!

[wayne]

Bad ass! What an adventure that looks to be.

[crazedmaniac]

i have some sweet pics of the "MAN", PETE DORISH, up there doing work, on/in one of my wall tents, that black-die-mounds (not the MAN, comrade anchor) copied 20+ years later .... They used to hang on the walls in the 'store' in lynwood. I think Pete has done a lot of work up there! He (Pete) also has done similar badass routes on Mt. Index. Very steep and extremely intimidating.

[ivan]

jeebus, must be nice to be a decent rock climber?

[JasonG]

That's a really cool blog! I went back and lived vicariously thru some of the Vansion adventures. Pretty inspirational. I need to get back out traveling one of these days.....

[matt_warfield]

I have the time and savvy to say good job and this team is for real

[mountainmatt]

Damn, that sounds spicy! Nice work!

 

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[Pete_H]

Impressive! Quite an adventurous "sport climb." Enjoy the pic's and writing on your blog too. Thanks.

[layton]

that was a really good write up - you guys are badass!!!

[Sol]

That beast looks STOUT and SPICY.

 

Nice work boys!

[Wallstein]

You find a couple of my biners up there from failed attempt/epic from a month ago?

[OlympicMtnBoy]

Sweet, I've been wondering what's up there for a while, might have to go check out some of those older routes one of these years.

[Sol]

i have some sweet pics of the "MAN", PETE DORISH, up there doing work, on/in one of my wall tents,

 

u should post up those pics

[dberdinka]

Sweet, I've been wondering what's up there for a while, might have to go check out some of those older routes one of these years.

 

For those of us who don't crank 5.12 supposedly the historic north buttress is actually a good route.

[G-spotter]

You find a couple of my biners up there from failed attempt/epic from a month ago?

 

Dang, if Mike has an epic you know it must be hard.

[Wallstein]

Well lets just say my partner had more of an epic than me. I think he just got off the crutches. I only bruised my ribs catching the whipper.

[Blake]

I thought this was a memorable route in a stunning location - definitely not the type of climbing typically found in the mountains. It wasn't one of those climbs where you keep doubting your ability to make it happen or wondering "is this a go?" Probably all the moves harder then 5.10 or 11- could be easily aided, and it seems like rapping from almost anywhere on the route would be pretty easy. Those factors definitely make it possible to focus on the climbing, position, and exposure more than the fact that you're on a big steep north face. That being said, I didn't free the route and felt that probably just 3 of the ~13 pitches were really classic on their own.

 

[ivan]

what's the max free rating do you think for a suck-ass aider? looks like a sick setting but i'm mostly madeout of bubble-gum

[bigwallben]

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Still reliving the Mt. Baring climb with fond recollection. This was one of my more memorable rock climbing experiences in the Cascades over the years...and IMO it should see more traffic.

 

Wallstein, what kind of biners were those...? Hope your ribs are ok.

[Verticolorful]

Hell yeah dudes! Nice Write up Ben.

 

Jens Holsten and myself got on this baby yesterday; What a wild route!!

 

The rock was very good and the exposure was amazing. An all around blast. I can no believe how much work was put into bolting this line, but wow!

 

As beta is emerging and pictures are flying around the internet, this route might receive some of the attention it deserves.

[climbaround]

Good work Ben, great write up and pics on your blog. I hiked Baring yesterday and couldn't bring myself to creep close enough to the edge to look down the face proper. What a cool mt. and proud line you guys did.

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Edited October 7, 2012 by climbaround

[Newt2u]

On 9/20/2012 at 4:42 PM, bigwallben said:

Trip: Mt. Baring - Vanishing Point

 

Date: 9/19/2012

 

Trip Report:

I've not the time or savvy to make an additional report CC specific, but here is a link to the full write-up. Blake Herrington and I climbed Vanishing Point yesterday on Dolomite Tower. It was an excellent day climbing with a solid partner.