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...except for grades on the last pitch which felt more like 5.8, especially the slab moves.
Chris

Nice photo of pitches 3&4. I linked 1&2, then 3&4 on a 60-m rope with no issues at all. Makes for 2 really fine pitches as long as you extend runners in the right places to avoid rope drag and have enough gear. As mentioned in the topo, a 60-m rope with stretch is just barely long enough for the fin...

Dark Side - Nanaimo River.
It will be pleasantly cool and shady even in this hot weather.
Good sandstone, mostly bolted but some routes take a cam or two.

Heard that it may be 'closed' for some power washing next week.

Pitch 3 is certainly well protected and friendly, and requires finesse rather than strength. It's the kind of climb that gets much easier as the best holds and efficient moves are learned. That being said, my partners and I all found it very tricky to onsight (i.e., we all fell) which made us think ...

Hey Mike, Glad to hear you got on the route. You're probably the first one. Dave is planning to give pitch 6 a final brushing soon. We found it a little scruffy too when we finished the route as it hadn't been cleaned in a while (since 2005). Any comments on the grades? We did the route yesterday a...

If it stops raining Saturday but remains cool and cloudy, would Ultimate Everything and/or Birds of Prey be dry enough to climb without special challenges on Monday? Anyone have recent experience?

Thanks Kevin! Having climbed many of the original Apron routes back in the early 80's, I am always intrigued by how routes have changed over the years. It would be nice to see a more detailed topo version of the Apron that captures this for posterity, maybe as two figures (old and new), or one that ...

On Friday, I climbed what I thought was Whirlwind, but now, after consulting various guidebooks, I am confused about the first pitch, and whether I actually climbed part of Evergreen State. I'm hoping that someone can explain the distinguishing features (or history of variations?) for Evergreen Stat...