bwwakaranai Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Trip: Coal Crag - many Date: 6/21/2013 Trip Report: Skagit County- decaying infrastructure, bumper to bumper traffic, hillbillies galore--------fresh produce, tulips, red-necked climbers, and some great rock+++++++++ Here's a few pics from another stellar day at Cumberland Crags Gear Notes: quickdraws, light rack, 0 and 00 metolius are very helpful Approach Notes: Get in the car, drive up road 17, roll out of the car onto a short trail, hike 5 minutes to the rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Very cool Brandon! I'm sure all the holds will be nice and clean when the sun comes back out. Edited June 21, 2013 by curtveld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanman Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Nice crag- are there some other domes up in these parts? MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwakaranai Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yes there are three areas that I know of. Might be more that I don't. 7 Mile Rock, Coal Crag, and Iron Mt. Crags together make up the Cumberland/Finney road group. You can find directions to two of these places on Mountain Project. Its posted under Bald Mountain Boulders/Coal Mnt Crag. I've tried to create its own page but it wont give me access and some guys had already posted a bouldering page for the same area, though its not called Bald Mountain boulders since bald mountain is miles away from there. Its not called monkey cliff either, Ive heard a couple people name it that. Dallas Kloke and friends applied their given names and since he was stomping around here in 1973, I think that its appropriate to use them. Fun stuff, come up soon Mark and down Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley81 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Definetly going to have to come up and check that out with you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Sweet! Keep up the great work our there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric K Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That is a cool place, I have been there a few times. I need to head back soon. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hopefully no locals ran off with your car keys this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwakaranai Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 no kidding, i wont ever forget to hide the gear again! Seems like less shady types hanging out there these days. I think because there's more dirt bag climbers looking out for each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Sounds like a good story, do tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwakaranai Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Dallas and I were climbing a 3 pitch route called Ultra Basic and when we came down our packs had vanished. A couple rednecks pulled up at the parking area before we started climbing but they seemed friendly enough. There was also some dude with a metal detector snooping around. Regardless of who it was they didn't have the manners to leave us the car keys that were in the top pouch. Coal Mt. Crag is about 9 miles on a dirt road and so Dallas and I started hoofing it since there isn't cell service. About 6 miles in we ran into some target shooters and they gave us a ride back to Sedro. It was odd for sure, even for that place. Haven't had any trouble up there since though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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