Jacob Smith Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) So I was hiking around an area near Frenchman Coulee looking for potential projects and I came across several cliffs that look, well, developed... Really not sure about the etiquette of what is clearly someone's secret crag, but I don't want to jack somebody's project or falsely claim an FA, so if this looks familiar, send me a PM. Edited March 6, 2014 by Jacob Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Looks like the small section of decent rock in the next Coulee north of Frenchmans. My Friend Aaron Stetzer developed that area about 5 or six years ago. He also did a bunch in Tieton and Banks, before he moved to South Dakota. I'm sure he'll be stoked to hear that somebody found his climbs and are havin fun on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley81 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I've climbed a few of those cracks. You should probably just climb them and have fun, not worry too much about secret crags or FA's. There's not much left around there that hasn't been climbed before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
num1mc Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 There's literally miles of Rosa out there, some good, some not so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Smith Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 True enough, this post is mostly just to cover my ass if someone ever gets pissed at me for throwing a few anchor bolts on their route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley81 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Throw some bolts at the top of those things. The rock on top is shit. Take a push broom with you too and clean it off so a top out doesn't slice your belayers throat. Just make sure the bolts are either really long or glue in because the exposed rock at the top of those columns is really weak for the first 2-3 inches of exposed material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Smith Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Huh, I guess I assumed that because the double crack in the alcove around the corner had bolts at the top there already were bolts out of sight from the bottom. Did you climb the crack on the prow to the left of the cracks in the photo as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley81 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I have not climbed the crack on the prow around the corner, and I don't think the cracks in your photo have anchors at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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