Lucie and Eric at the base of the Main Wall.A very fun weekend of climbing at Trout Creek with our friends Eric & Lucie who were visiting from Boulder. Went to the Main Wall on Saturday for the first time since 2007 and holy shit – Zoo Creek is probably a more fitting name for the place these days. Suppose it’s understandable given the quality of the climbing. Less understandable is the forest of perma top ropes. Seems once a route is put up, everyone in the group gets to ride including grandma and cousin Joe “who’ll be back from the shitter in like literally 15 minutes ‘K?”… On a positive note, the climbers (& boaters it seems) are largely a civilized bunch and the campground was surprisingly quiet at night. What the photos below don’t show is that Eric & Lucie also climbed The Space Between on the Main Wall.
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Shirley, Eric, and Lucie hiking out after a good day of climbing.Went elsewhere on Sunday and enjoyed solitude and great climbing. Lost track of time and were home just shy of midnight – an uncharacteristic level of enthusiasm for us as far as local cragging goes. Something no-doubt imported by our Colorado friends. Primo company and good climbing (esp. Sunday)!
Photos
Saturday
Welcome to Trout Creek – a pretty idyllic campground (despite the crowds; Oct. 2013). View of the Deschutes River and Warm Springs Reservation from the base of the Main Wall (Oct. 2013). Leading Fissuremen (5.10-) on the Main Wall. Easy if elbow-twisting climbing (Oct. 2013). Lucie on an Unknown 5.9+ being belayed by Eric (Oct. 2013). Shirley digging in on Fissuremen (Oct. 2013). Lucie and Eric at the base of Mr. Squiggles (Oct. 2013). Eric starting the lead of Mr. Squiggles (5.10). Leading the same Unknown 5.9+ (Oct. 2013). Eric cruising Mr. Squiggles (5.10; Oct. 2013). Leading Suzuki (5.10+). Shirley on Suzuki (Oct. 2013). …and Lucie on Suzuki belayed by Eric (Oct. 2013). Eric starting up Gold Rush (5.10-) belayed by Lucie (Oct. 2013). Eric enjoying the Gold Rush lead (that’s a shadow of a rope hanging on the next door route…yes, place was packed). Topping out on Gold Rush (Oct. 2013). Preston (w. hat) leading the Unknown 5.9+ belayed by Ray (w/o the hat). Shirley, Eric, and Lucie hiking out after a good day of climbing on the Main Wall (Oct. 2013). The ladies on the hike out (Oct. 2013).
Sunday
Leading the very fun Glory Bulge (5.10; Oct. 2013). Eric, Lucie, and Blondie at the base of Billy Is Gay (5.9; Oct. 2013). Shirley enjoying Glory Bulge (Oct. 2013). Lucie in red, Shirley in blue, and who is that asshole belaying you? Caption credit yours truly; photo credit Eric. Eric leading the Glory Bulge (5.10) belayed by Lucie (Oct. 2013). An F16 pulling a ~4G banked turn low over the Deschutes River – I believe (Oct. 2013). Eric in the fun stem portion of Glory Bulge (Oct. 2013). Shirley on Billy Is Gay (Oct. 2013). Leading the wide (but easy) Promise Not To Stop When I Say When (5.10…generous). The Main Wall of Trout Creek. This is (by far) the most scenic basalt climbing area we’ve been to (limited to OR & WA; Oct. 2013). The Zoo Creek (Oct. 2013). Somebody psyching up at the base of the Cool Wall. Photo by Eric (Oct. 2013). Shirley crack diving on PNTSWISW…. Lucie finishing up the lead of Chick Magnet (5.10). Eric starting up the very nice (& hard) Pearl’s Jam (5.11-; Oct. 2013). Eric on Pearl’s Jam belayed by Lucie (Oct. 2013). Almost there on Pearl’s Jam. Great company, fun climbing…if only Monday wasn’t around the corner.
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