Vantage Climber's Log
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| nasak | Route Climbed: Various!  | |
| I've been up to Vantage several times now. The sunshine wall is great ... a seemingly endless wall of routes! Gret climbing. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2006 7:29 am | ||
| brother | Feathers | |
| Climbed most routes on the feathers. The scenery here is spectacular, the routes are fun and I will go back as my trad skills develop. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2006 9:58 pm | ||
| hkutuk | Vantage Climbing Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2005 | |
| First time in Vantage had a lot of fun climbing with Jim. The rain over night scared away the crowds for Sunday. The mandatory climbing log so far is: The Feathers, not so interesting mainly clipping bolts: Notch Route (5.6) - easy route on the back of Satans Tower Jesus Saves (5.8) - kind of tricky moves higher up Blood Blister (5.10a) - TRed, fun little overhanging. Shin Scraper (5.9) - felt easier than .9,one move Chimney just behind Satans Tower (5.5) Altar of Sacrifice (5.7) - cruiser, nice handholds Sunshine Wall fun place but crowded: Stokin' The Chicken (5.6) - Weird chimney moves on top Whipsaw (5.9) - Bolted arete - little loose in places Party in Your Pants (5.8) - Many bulges, but plenty fun moves Arete to the right of PIYP - TRed unknown route, kind of hardmust be 10 something Crossing the Threshold (5.8) - Stem the double crack, nice. Air Guitar (5.10) - TRed, good one gets wider than fist on top Clip'em or Skip'em (5.9) - Clipping bolts on the side | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2006 5:39 am | ||
| rpc | Couple Trips to V | |
| Fourth Trip (Feb. 20-21, 2010): Pony Keg - very nice Air Guitar - Shirley led, great route Crackmaster Lambada - Shirley onsighted this intimidating (to me) looking thin crack Boschido - great bolted arete Ride 'Em Cowboy - Shirley's lead of another bolted arete George And Martha - 2nd time seemed easier and funner! Sinsemilla - Shirley led (seemed harder and more desperate :) Third Trip (March 19, 2006): Half day at Sunshine Steel Grille - very nice route (complete with pigeons) Sinsemilla - failed attempt Seven Virgins... - Shirley's lead; easy but fun, clean chimney Second Trip (March 12, 2006): One day at the Sunshine Wall (crowded). Party In.. - Shirley's lead. Crossing The Threshold - Shirley's lead. Fun route. Tangled Up In Blue - Fun route but short. George & Martha - had to take on it once cause I'm weak. Not sure if it deserves the 4 stars (definitely 3 though :) First Trip (March 6,7 2004): First visit there for me and my wife. Started off with a day at The Feathers. The bolted face climbs surprised us - climbs were relatively steep, with huge positive holds but pumpy on the forearms (radically different than face climbs at Smith of same grade). Day two was spent at the Sunshine Wall where we managed two trad climbs....before rescuers ordered everyone off the cliffs since there was going to be a heli pick up (someone got hurt - don't know details). Here's our list to date: The Feathers: Jesus Saves 5.8 - one or two balancy moves. The Uprising 5.8 - tricky friction move (for short people :) Altar of Sacrifice 5.7 - nothing special Shake It Don't Break it 5.5 - first bolt high, easy ground though The Becky Route 5.7 Ruffled Feathers 5.7 Feather in My Cap 5.5 Don Coyote 5.8 - the best route of the day for us (very pumpy on the forearms) Sunshine Wall Party In Your Pants 5.8 - bulge, rest stance, bulge, rest ....X5 or 6. Used quite a bit of gear... Stroken' the Chicken 5.6 - fun route with crux coming in the last 20-30 feet. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2006 4:45 pm | ||
| Duseks | Route Climbed: The Feathers Date Climbed: November 2005 | |
| Lead a group of newbies out here, what a great place to be introduced to rock climbing, we had a blast. -Scotty | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2005 5:35 pm | ||
| jtschanz | Route Climbed: Feathers & Sunshine Wall Date Climbed: November 12-13, 2005 | |
| First time in Vantage to escape the rain in Portland - fun climbing with Haydar! The Feathers: Notch Route (5.6) - very easy route to the top of Satans Tower Jesus Saves (5.8) - fun route with some tricky reachy moves Blood Blister (5.10a) - tricky route with an overhanging crux (TR) Shin Scraper (5.9?) - short move over a roof - easier than 5.9 Some easy chimney climb just behind Satans Tower Altar of Sacrifice (5.7) - pretty easy Sunshine Wall: Stokin' The Chicken (5.6) - Fun crack/chimney climb Whipsaw (5.9) - Bolted arete - slightly overhanging but nice holds Party in Your Pants (5.8) - Very fun route! A few bulgy moves but plenty of rest positions. Arete to the right of PIYP - Don't know what this route was - felt like 5.10 (TR) Crossing the Threshold (5.8) - Another fun "double-crack" climb Air Guitar (5.10) - Top-roped this awesome hand-crack Clip'em or Skip'em (5.9) - Another arete climb. Not too hard, but I clipped 'em! | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2005 2:50 pm | ||
| jtostenr | Route Climbed: various Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2005 | |
| First time at Vantage. We stuck to the easier routes on the Feathers and Sunshine Wall. So many routes to climb, I wish we had more time. Very cold and windy until the afternoon. | |
| Posted Feb 15, 2005 12:40 am | ||
| wildstar | Route Climbed: A few Date Climbed: September 1999 | |
| Not my best day but it is always fun to be climbing. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2005 12:19 am | ||
| Martin Cash | Route Climbed: Feathers, M&M Wall, Sunshine Wall, RiverView Park Wall, Corn Wall, Fat Man Wall, Zig Zag Wall, Agathla Tower, Middle East Wall, Millenium Wall Date Climbed: 2/03 - 9/04 | |
| Climbed here about 20 times in the last 2 years. My favorite routes for the grade... 5.6 - Stroken The Chicken 5.7 - Seven Virgins and a Mule 5.8 - Party in Your Pants 5.9 - Tangled Up In Blue 5.10A - Sex Party 5.10B - Satan's Wagan 5.10C - Sinsemilla 5.10D - None 5.11A - Jihad 5.11B - Apoolo's Last Revenge (haven't tried Stems and Seeds yet) | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2004 12:02 am | ||
| gato | Route Climbed: Several Date Climbed: September 2004 | |
| Stayed here for a DMB concert, managed to get in some quality sport climbing before the show. First time at vantage, looks like a lifetime of rock to climb. Did one route at the Feathers, a few additional routes at Sunshine wall. Good times! | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2004 11:38 am | ||
| Moni | Route Climbed: Feathers area. Date Climbed: 24 April 2004 | |
| First time here, and the first technical rock I have done since blowing out my knee. Great weather and lots of fun. Shake It, Don't Break It Mandatory Suicide Get the Pever Fever Beckey Route Where the Sidewalk Ends Feather in My Cap Ruffled Feathers Updrafts to Heaven | |
| Posted Apr 25, 2004 9:42 pm | ||
| M and N Denyer | Route Climbed: The Feathers/The Sunshine Wall/Zig Zag/Riverview Date Climbed: March 20 and 21, 2004; April 24 and 25, 2004; October 9 and 10, 2004 | |
| First visit to Vantage for my husband and I; we absolutely enjoyed it. What a cool place! Loved the rock--the endless positive holds for both hands and feet. Conditions were exceedingly windy on Saturday, March 20th, but that did not stop us from enjoying ourselves. We started on the Feathers the first day, climbing: Updrafts to Heaven (5.5)--fun Notch Climb (5.6) So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (5.9)--nice climb Medicine Man (5.10A)--very fun climb, great holds Don Coyote (5.8)--very fun; great clipping stances Dance of the Shaman (5.10B)--awesome route with fun traverse to the right off of the arete; Me Too (5.9) and finished the day on the Sunshine Wall on: Ride'em Cowboy (5.9)--classic route!! On Sunday, March 21st, returned the SunShine Wall and did: Party in Your Pants (5.8)--awesome climb with great positions Hakuna Matata (5.10B)--awesome 5.10; very well bolted with great exposure and meandering moves back and forth across the arete; Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (5.8)--fun; top half after ledge is the most enjoyable; lower half has some loose areas Then headed back to our car, but we just had to squeeze in a bit more climbs on the Feathers: Jesus Saves (5.8)--enjoyable with nice positioning; Blood Blister (5.10A)--cool climb; sustained; reachy in areas Alter of Sacrifice (5.7) Can't wait to go back! April 24 and 25, 2004 Another great weekend of climbing; did the following routes: Sunshine Wall: Under Duress (5.8) Duress (5.9)--these two can be done in one long pitch with 60 meter rope; The Manxome Foe (5.10A) Peaceful Warrior (5.6); actually led 5.10A face; The Chossmaster (5.7) Preying Mantel (5.10A)--sweet climb with numerous mantel moves; Zig Zag Wall: Orangekist (5.8) Jeff's Crack (5.8)--fun Secret Passage (5.10B)--top roped; Riverview Park: A Walk in the Park (5.7) When Angels Dress in Closets Deep (5.4) Corroding Through Noctural Silk (5.8) Rock of Sages (5.10B)--fun route with heel hook move off the ground; Thine Ardent Caress (5.10B)--fun route Serenity (5.10A)--very fun 10; Battle of Insecurity (5.8) Winter Sun and Fun (5.9) Sweetie (5.9+)--listed as 5.10C in guide book, but a hold has broken off and it is now a 5.9+; Tunnel Vision (5.8) Don Coyote (5.8)--by headlamp; enjoyable to climb during the day or at night; | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2004 5:56 pm | ||
| vertx | Route Climbed: Mainly Sunshine Wall Date Climbed: March 2, 2004 | |
| What an incredible area. We did a number of routes on the Sunshine wall from 5.8 to 5.11. The routes were a mix of sport and trad. As a note, Herms Tower has fallen over. The 5.7 chimney behind it is now a solid 5.10c stem problem with long run outs. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2004 11:11 pm | ||
| Fred Spicker | Route Climbed: a bunch Date Climbed: Several | |
| A great area. | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2003 7:59 am | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: Sunshine, Feathers, Green Wall, Kotick Wall, M&M wall, and others. Date Climbed: Mostly from '93-96. | |
| My top 10 favorite routes: 10. Welcome to Vantage. A good crack skills test. 9. Stokin the Chicken. A crazy chimney, that is easiest done if you spiral up inside it, ended up facing out and down at the top. 8. Clip 'em or Skip em. For all who think a 5.8 clip-up is boring. 7.The Rod of God. Get up there Moses! 6. Tangled up in Blue. Like Party Pants, but a little wider. 5. Sinsemilla. Stemming on the harder side. 4. Riding Sidesaddle. A climb requiring big expressive moves. 3. Stems and Seeds. Almost impossible stems, with tiny incut faceholds for flagging and weird balance moves. 2. George and Martha. Begins with tips, ends with O.W. 1. Party in Your Pants. The definition of stemming. I love Vantage for the stemming problems, and steep juggy aretes where the challenge isn't so much technique, but if you can get to the top before the pump wipes you out. I've seen the blood from other climbers who were not wearing helmets, and died here. Enough said. | |
| Posted May 30, 2003 1:16 am | ||
| Brian Jenkins | Route Climbed: Feathers, Sunshine Wall, Kotick Memorial Wall Date Climbed: 2002 - 2004 3 times | |
| Cool place. Nice to warm up at the Feathers and then head down to Sunshine Wall. Led my first 10a here. New permit systems sucks though. Got a $66 ticket for not having one but my buddy's car (with Washington plates) parked next to me did not get one. Nice! Still, a really cool place. Favorites Medicine Man Me Too unnamed 10A on Kotick Memorial Wall Ride 'Em Cowboy Party in Your Pants | |
| Posted May 29, 2003 4:16 pm | ||
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