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The Columns

Submitted By: Karsten on Jan 25, 2006
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Description 

This popular wall is located in the heart of Eugene minutes from the local climbing gym, the Nike shop, and downtown pubs and restuarants. Despite its small size it has a great concentration of cracks. The basalt columns are all trad and TR lines that have many nice bolted anchors at top.

The Columns get afternoon to evening sun and can be crowded with the afterwork crowds. It is a great place to practice crack technique and leading. The routes range from 5.6 to 5.11 but the locals will tell you about the "off" holds to make the climbs more challenging.

While the rock here is generally solid occasionally a piece will break off. A few years back the large block came off the top. As a result the right half of the crag has detestable chainlink fence over it. Luckily the best climbs remain open.


Getting There 

Located in Downtown Eugene at 2nd and Lincoln. The approach is 30sec from your car.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Columns:
Fat Crack   5.8-     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Hard Lieback   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 35 feet   
Limp Dick   5.10b/c     Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Satisfaction   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 35 feet   
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The Columns, Eugene, OR

The Columns, Eugene, OR

Its not much but its way accessible!

Its not much but its way accessible!


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By rl23455
Aug 3, 2009

Most people know this place as Skinner Butte.