Weekend Rock: Washington

by Whitelaw, David

• ISBN13: 9780898869842
• ISBN10: 0898869846
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-15
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Summary

This guide is for climbers with busy lives who want to make the most of their time on the rock. Trips can be completed in a day or two: most approaches are short, drive time from urban centres is noted, and estimated climbing times range from a few minutes to a full day for these routes rated 5.0 to 5.10a. But - more important - these routes have been selected for quality of experience, rated on a three-star system. There is something here for everyone: sandstone pinnacles, alpine granite, and cliffs rising above high desert terrain. There are classic routes like Midway on Castle Rock (Washington's first rock climb and a super-classic 5.6, a great multi-pitch route for intermediate leaders) and routes in two previously unpublished areas, Banks Lake and The Half Moon Crags.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Preface	11	(2)
Introduction	13	(12)
Washington Pass	25	(24)
Liberty Bell	28	(5)
Concored Tower	33	(3)
North Early Winter Spire	36	(3)
South Early Winter Spire	39	(10)
Mount Erie	49	(18)
Summit Wall	52	(4)
Powerline Wall	56	(4)
The Sang Buttress	60	(7)
Darrington	67	(38)
Three O'Clock Rock	70	(20)
Exfoliation Dome	90	(7)
Green Giant Butters	97	(8)
Static Point	105	(14)
Index	119	(14)
Lower Town Wall	121	(8)
Inner Town Wall	129	(4)
Half Moon Crags	133	(10)
Half Moon Group	135	(4)
Ramone Rock	139	(2)
Skyline Area	141	(2)
Leavenworth	143	(64)
Tumwater Canyon	146	(16)
Icicle Creek Canyon	162	(17)
Peshastin Pinnacles	179	(28)
Exit 38	207	(28)
Deception Crags	209	(9)
The Far Side	218	(17)
Tieton River	235	(18)
Royal Cloumns	239	(9)
The Bend	248	(5)
Frenchman Coulee	253	(30)
The Feathers	256	(9)
Zig Zag Wall	265	(3)
Kotick Memorial Wall	268	(3)
Sunshine Wall	271	(12)
Banks Lake	283	(14)
The Bastion	286	(3)
Tent and Awning Rock	289	(2)
The Bunker	291	(1)
Prime Cut Area	292	(1)
Dragonfly Point	292	(1)
20-Meter Freestlyle Area	293	(1)
Roadside Rock	294	(3)
Appendixes	297	(13)
A. Emergency Medical Facilities	297	(1)
B. Wilderness First-Aid Instruction	297	(1)
C. Routes by Difficulty	298	(3)
D. Routes by Type	301	(4)
E. Routes by Quality	305	(5)
About the UlAAlTable of Difficulties	310	(1)
Bibliography	311	(2)
Index	313