Static Point Work Party 07.10.10 Saturday 9:30AM

[David Yount]

 

Static Point - Trail Work – Saturday 07/10 9:30AM

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Static Point is a climbing area that has a longer season and better climate than many western Washington areas and it’s closer than Index. With 800-feet of clean rock, most routes are 6-pitches tall, including the celebrated route Online 5.10B 6 pitches. This awesome crag sits in a near-wilderness environment and needs some trail rehabilitation.

 

DNR and Snohomish PUD know about this issue and they were pretty amenable to our going up there and cutting Alder trees from the abandoned road so as to maintain a walkable path.

 

I will be headed out with a saw and extra gas. Another couple saws are helpful but mostly we need people to toss logs off the road and uproot small starting trees. Bypass loppers and hand pruners, also necessary.

 

Dave Yount.

 

 

East on US-2 to the town of Sultan. On the east end of town, take a Left on Sultan Basin Road. About 11 miles after leaving US-2 the pavement ends, the road gets a bit steeper. At 13 miles from the highway you reach the registration station (and toilets) near Spada Resevoir.

 

Drive through the Yellow Gate on the right. In about 3 miles the spur road is just past the bridge and is marked (blocked) by several large boulders (impossible to miss). Parking area on the right and left just a short distance up the road from the bridge.

 

We’ll meet here at 9:30am

 

Static Point - parking and hiking map

 

 

My work notes from climbing there last week:

 

At the always-raging little creek:

Heavy Brushing, on the parking side, to daylight the trail up on the raised roadbed

 

100-feet after the wide dry riverbed:

Moderate / Heavy Pruning in a small section

 

Just before my 2009 chainsaw work trimmings:

Very minor Brushing

 

From start of 2009 chainsaw trimmings to the Culvert on Left side of road that encroaches halfway across road:

Removing past chainsaw work and minor Brushing

 

From Culvert on Left Side of road that encroaches halfway across road to Culvert Right Side of road:

Heaving Brushing and some Chainsaw work

 

From Culvert on Right Side of road to Hiking Trail:

Medium Brushing and some Chainsaw work

 

The Hiking Trail:

Immediately needs Chainsaw work and Moderate Brushing

 

 

[tvashtarkatena]

Damn. I'd love to, but I've got a meeting Sat morning I can't miss. Thanks for the invite, though. Keep me on the list.

[David Yount]

 

It went very well.

 

Trip Report Work Party 07.10.10 Satic Point

 

[S1W]

Dang - just got your message. I was overseas.

 

Thanks for the work!