RPC's Leavenworth Cragging

Overview

Ongoing effort...trying to organize my SP submissions during the winter days...We've been visiting Leavenworth mostly in the springtime for 5 or 6 years now (that and the couple of times we failed and/or got rained off from something in North Cascades). The routes we've done have all been very good. The only downside to Leavenworth climbing is that in many cases, a significant hiking/driving around is needed to access a bunch of single & double pitch routes in a day (more so than many other cragging places we've been to).

Castle Rock, Fault/Catapult (5.8)

A three pitch line that starts at road level and brings you to the Loggers Ledge midway up Castle Rock's face. I recall the middle pitch as being fun (The Catapult) and the rest I don't quite recall...
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Castle Rock
Fault/Catapult

Castle Rock, Saints (5.8)

Semi-obscure line that starts left of Angel Crack and reaches the top of Castle Rock in 3 pitches. The first pitch was fun and the rest kinda standard-blocky climbing (bit of moss too). .
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Castle Rock
Saints

Castle Rock, Angel Crack ("5.7")

Fred Beckey's 5.7 line...the guidebooks give the starting finger crack a .10- rating now. Was barely able to onsight it :) but we did not do the upper pitches (reportedly truer 5.7). First pitch: .
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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Damnation Crack (5.9)

Fist crack in a dihedral with a finishing flared chimney. One pitch but very fun! IMHO.
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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Midway (5.6)

A nice introductory classic on upper Castle Rock. Think we've done it twice by 2 variations on upper pitch. First pitch is a bit polished.
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Castle Rock
Midway

Castle Rock, Canary (5.8+)

From what little we've done there, this was the best line on Castle Rock!! Pitch 1 is great and pitch 2 is just incredible, esp. love the starting traverse. . Hi Five!!
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Castle Rock
Canary

Castle Rock, Crack Of Doom (5.10b)

Nice route with a strenuous crux on P2...pitch 1 and pitch 3 though are nothing special IMHO. .
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Castle Rock
Crack Of Doom

Snow Creek Wall, Orbit (5.8+)

Wrote up a trip report long time ago. When we did it back then, I recall working hard on it. Fun route with a few cool positions! .
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Snow Creek Wall
Orbit

Snow Creek Wall, Remorse (5.8)

A variation start to Outer Space (we got rained off from the tree ledge before launching up OS). Nicer than the standard way of getting up to the money pitches on OS but nothing particularly special IMHO. .
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Snow Creek Wall
Remorse

Snow Creek Wall, Outer Space (5.9)

Photo Album. An amazing classic! The opening pitches to access the Tree Ledge are nothing special but once there, the real fun begins! In fact, would love to go back and do it again!
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Snow Creek Wall
Outer Space

Givler's Dome, Givler's Crack (5.8)

Long approach but the two pitch line was tons of fun from what I recall - great low grade intro into hand cracks!
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Leavenworth Crags

Icicle Buttress, Cocaine Connection & R&D (5.7)

Cocaine Connection is a slabby (bolted) 5.7 pitch that replaces some low 5th class climbing on the start of the R&D (5.6) route. Super popular with large groups of Mountaineers...get there first or bring a lawn chair and patience. .
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Leavenworth Crags

Icicle Buttress, Cocaine Crack (5.10a)

A pitch of low 5th used to access a short but very pretty finger crack! Fun climb and well worth a stop while driving the road below. ...would be better if only a little bit longer.
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Leavenworth Crags

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