This was my first multi-pitch rock climb and part of my 13-day mountaineering course. I had a blast! It was a great route for us beginners! Very satisfied with the climb.
A beautiful day!! Cold morning, but day was clear and the rock was warm by the 1st pitch of midway. tricky 1st pitch (face/chimney, jogged up the next 2 pitches of friction. good stuff! There's a hueco big enough to bivy in midway up the third pitch. Incredible view of the river!!! Great place to hang out at the top.
June 2008: Crack Of Doom. Probably screwed up near top of P1 & eneded up on "hard" terrain.
April 2006: Damnation Crack. I should've brought a #5 Camalot to make the upper half less stressful. Though not very hard, the flaring chimney up top is not trivial either. Nice route.
Angel Crack. Got 1st pitch of it clean. Nice 5.7 (per Beckey ;)
2004 Midway. 2X, with 2nd time being when took my little brother for his second "multi" pitch (well, 2-pitch) climb.
Saints. 5.8-5.8+ Very nice. (June '04)
Canary. 5.8-5.9 Outstanding. (May '04)
Fault/Catapult. 5.6/5.8 Very nice. Got rained off on Logger's Ledge (June '04)
Route Climbed: Midway / Saber Date Climbed: September 4, 2004
Two very fun routes in a quick afternoon of climbing. Climbed part of the Midway direct but ended up traversing back onto Midway. Finished it off by climbing Saber.
Climbed with jtschanz this fun 3-pitch rock. I don't know how Jim squeezed through the chimney on the second pitch but I almost got myself stuck in it. It was nice to be on dry and warm rock after two days of cold up at Colchuck Peak.
Climbed with Haydar after coming down from Colchuck the previous day. Fantastic route - every pitch was more fun than the one before it. Definitely want to come back and climb some more on this rock.
Route Climbed: Catapult/Canary Date Climbed: March 2004
This is a great rock. My first WA climbing experience, and I'll be back. The roof on Catapult was fun, the one on Canary was incredible. And we saw Peregrines through the rangers scope on the summit.
cp0915 - Jul 22, 2007 5:11 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
MidwayHad a fantastic time on this excellent route.
spotly - Jul 20, 2007 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2006
MidwayClimbed with Machelle. Easy lead on good rock. A fun route but seemed sliffer than rated on the traverse to top of second pitch.
IagosGhost - Jul 18, 2007 1:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2007
Saber RouteThis was my first multi-pitch rock climb and part of my 13-day mountaineering course. I had a blast! It was a great route for us beginners! Very satisfied with the climb.
Sharon - Dec 22, 2006 3:44 am
Jello Tower & Midway7 May 1988: Jello Tower w/ John Middleton & Pat Gallager.
2 Aug 1989: Midway w/ Steve Reynolds.
agreenstreet - Sep 26, 2006 11:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006
Route Climbed: Saber Date Climbed: 9-24-2006Climbed Saber in the evening, fun route, although it felt alot harder than 5.5. Maybe we were off route. Either way it was a great climb.
binersrcool - Sep 8, 2006 12:06 am
Route Climbed: MidwayA beautiful day!! Cold morning, but day was clear and the rock was warm by the 1st pitch of midway. tricky 1st pitch (face/chimney, jogged up the next 2 pitches of friction. good stuff! There's a hueco big enough to bivy in midway up the third pitch. Incredible view of the river!!! Great place to hang out at the top.
rpc - May 17, 2006 5:05 pm
Sum stuffin on CastleJune 2008:
Crack Of Doom. Probably screwed up near top of P1 & eneded up on "hard" terrain.
April 2006:
Damnation Crack. I should've brought a #5 Camalot to make the upper half less stressful. Though not very hard, the flaring chimney up top is not trivial either. Nice route.
Angel Crack. Got 1st pitch of it clean. Nice 5.7 (per Beckey ;)
2004
Midway. 2X, with 2nd time being when took my little brother for his second "multi" pitch (well, 2-pitch) climb.
Saints. 5.8-5.8+ Very nice. (June '04)
Canary. 5.8-5.9 Outstanding. (May '04)
Fault/Catapult. 5.6/5.8 Very nice. Got rained off on Logger's Ledge (June '04)
rcook1 - Jul 19, 2005 7:44 pm
Route Climbed: Saber Date Climbed: July 2005Sunny day, heard some rattlesnakes on the hike out
jtschanz - Sep 7, 2004 4:39 pm
Route Climbed: Midway / Saber Date Climbed: September 4, 2004Two very fun routes in a quick afternoon of climbing. Climbed part of the Midway direct but ended up traversing back onto Midway. Finished it off by climbing Saber.
skook - Jun 18, 2004 10:08 pm
Route Climbed: Midway Date Climbed: June 99Great route with good exposure of the valley below. Nice route to get into multipitch climbs.
wildstar - Jun 11, 2004 10:35 pm
Route Climbed: Midway Date Climbed: Spring 94; Summer 95, 96, June 99A fun route in a great part of the state. I rope soloed the route (set up belays for partner) in 96.
hkutuk - Jun 4, 2004 12:08 pm
Route Climbed: Midway Date Climbed: May 31, 2004Climbed with jtschanz this fun 3-pitch rock. I don't know how Jim squeezed through the chimney on the second pitch but I almost got myself stuck in it. It was nice to be on dry and warm rock after two days of cold up at Colchuck Peak.
jtschanz - Jun 2, 2004 1:52 pm
Route Climbed: Midway Date Climbed: May 31, 2004Climbed with Haydar after coming down from Colchuck the previous day. Fantastic route - every pitch was more fun than the one before it. Definitely want to come back and climb some more on this rock.
b. - May 18, 2004 10:24 am
Route Climbed: Catapult/Canary Date Climbed: March 2004This is a great rock. My first WA climbing experience, and I'll be back. The roof on Catapult was fun, the one on Canary was incredible. And we saw Peregrines through the rangers scope on the summit.
Fred Spicker - May 18, 2004 9:52 am
Route Climbed: Midway, Midway Direct, Saber, Cat Burglar Date Climbed: SeveralClimbed with various partners at different times........