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Summary

Shirley in the thick of it on Cocaine Crack (March 2006).

A an early spring weekend (March 18 & 19, 2006) of cragging in Washington. On Saturday, we climbed the Cocaine Crack (5.10a; after 2 pitches of “approach” up R & D route, 5.6). Very nice…so nice in fact we’d be back in a couple years so that Shirley could style it 🙂 We looked around Leavenworth but many of the walls were still running with snow melt. Went to Vantage on Sunday where we climbed Steel Grille (5.9 off-width – nice!) and Seven Virgins And A Mule (5.7). I also chickened out of Sinsemilla (5.10c).

Photos

Cocaine Crack (5.10a)

Shirley leading the R & D (5.6) first pitch to reach the Cocaine Crack (March 18, 2006).

Shirley following the 2nd pitch of R & D route on approach to the base of Cocaine Crack on Icicle Buttress (March 2006).

Yours truly starting up Cocaine Crack (5.10a) on Icicle Buttress in Leavenworth (March 18, 2006).

Getting into the meat of things (10a fingers) on Cocaine Crack. Water inside the crack was not helpful despite what one might think (March 18, 2006).

Shirley starting up Cocaine Crack with another party visible below on the first pitch of R & D route (March 2006).

Shirley in the thick of it on Cocaine Crack (March 2006).

Shirley topping out on Cocaine Crack (March 18, 2006).

Shirley topping out on Cocaine Crack with Icicle Road (and our truck) down below (March 18, 2006).

Shirley hiking off from Icicle Buttress after our climb of Cocaine Crack (visible below the leftmost tree on top of the buttress; March 18, 2006).

Castle Rock in early spring (March 18) of 2006...still wet from snow melt.

Steel Grille (5.9)

Leading Steel Grille (5.9) - an OW crack route on the Sunshine Wall. Despite the constrictions, I was happy to have some large gear with me (March 19, 2006).

Leading Steel Grille (5.9) on the Sunshine Wall. A very nice route on very good rock despite the pigeon shit (March 19, 2006).

Blondie chilling at the base of the Sunshine Wall in Vantage (March 19, 2006).

Nearing the top of Steel Grille (5.9 wideness) in Vantage (March 19, 2006).

Sinsemilla (5.10c, fail)

My failed on-sight attempt of Sinsemilla (5.10c) - a stembox/finger tips route on Sunshine Wall (March 19, 2006).

Failure on Sinsemilla (5.10c) on the Sunshine Wall (March 19, 2006).

Seven Virgins And A Mule (5.7)

Shirley starting up the fun Seven Virgins And A Mule (5.7) route on the Sunshine Wall (March 19, 2006).

Shirley low on Seven Virgins And A Mule chimney.

More Seven Virgins And A Mule action (March 19, 2006).

Close-up shot of Shirley leading the Seven Virgins And A Mule chimney (5.7) on the Sunshine Wall. Fun route (March 19, 2006).

Vertical pano of Shirley leading the fun Seven Virgins And A Mule chimney (5.7) on the Sunshine Wall at Vantage (March 19, 2006).

Blondie chilling at the base of the Sunshine Wall in the afternoon sun (March 19, 2006).

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