ColinB Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Trip: Illumination Rock - Skylight Date: 2/17/2013 Trip Report: Mike and I enjoyed bluebird skies up high yesterday and climbed Skylight up to the last bolt. Would have some bitchin' photos but the camera battery died from the cold. Fantastic neve, good gear, and fun climbing. The route is a great mini alpine climb and deserves more traffic considering how its a straight forward day trip from Portland. You can rap the route on fixed anchors at the top of pitches 1+2 as well as the bolt at the belay for pitch 1. A single 70 m should get you down but we used two 70s and skipped a rap station. Not recommended due to increased chances of getting a rope stuck. Everything else on the north side of Illumination Rock looked in fantastic shape. Gear Notes: Cams to #3 (placed it on both pitches), singles except for doubles in the .3-.75 range. Handful of pins and nuts helpful as well. Approach Notes: Traverse around the back on Illumination from the saddle, pick a line, climb it. Quote
wayne Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Nice to see this become routine funnery! Thanks for not making me feel like a crazy prophet! Quote
ColinB Posted February 19, 2013 Author Posted February 19, 2013 Not a problem! Definitely a venue worth seeing way more traffic. Hardest thing is finding people who believe me when I say there are routes near das Hoodwand that protect well and have (mostly) solid rock. Quote
The Cascade Kid Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Most excellent [brew] Hope our beta photo got you off the sofa, but that's probably just coincidence. When you want a catch, call. Quote
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