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Left of Orc Tower 
Orc Tower 

The Country Area 


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Administrators: Jon Nelson, Peter Franzen, Kristine Hoffman, Tom Erickson
Submitted By: Lizzy Trower on Jan 26, 2006

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Thunderstorm
61° | 43°
Chance of Rain
66° | 45°
Chance of Rain
63° | 36°
Mostly Cloudy
66° | 37°
Chance of Rain
68° | 46°

Stephen Shrader high on Humble Pie during the seco...

Description 

The Country Area is often less crowded than the Main Wall, and tends to be warmer when the sun is out. But the lower parts, particularly on the right side gets shade earlier in the day than the Lower and Upper Walls. So on a sunny day, it is warmer in the morning, cooler in late afternoon.


Getting There 

After you cross the train tracks, walk right along the tracks, following an access road. Soon, the road turns off to the left into an leveled, open area with a picnic table and an obvious tunnel, now sealed off.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Country Area:
GM Route   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, Grade II   The Country
Zoom   5.10d     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Country
Cunning Stunt   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Country
Leave My Face Alone   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Country
Frank Presley   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Country
Hairway to Stephen   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 110 feet   The Country
Heironymous Bosch   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   The Country
D is for Dictory   5.11b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Country
Heart of the Country   5.11b     Trad, 3 pitches   The Country
Phone Calls from the Dead   5.11b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch   The Country
Wham   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch   The Country
Kite Flying Blind   5.11c     Sport, 2 pitches, 200 feet   The Country
Climax Control   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch   The Country
Just say no to Frank Sinatra   5.11d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Country
Little Jupiter- Short Version   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Country
Spooner   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Country
Fifth Force   5.12b     Sport, 100 feet   The Country
Steel Monkey   5.12     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   The Country
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Featured Route For The Country Area
The second pitch of G-M goes up the corner right of the tree.  The handcrack on the Heart of the Country is also visible above.

GM Route 5.9  WA : Index Town Walls : ... : The Country
A fun route with great rock and varied climbing. Walk right from the clearing in front of the tunnel and turn left when the trail allows. There is a ledge 15-20 ft. up. There are a couple of boulder problems that go up the face, or you can scramble around up and right to gain the ledge, then traverse back left to the bolts where the route begins. P1 (5.8+) Climb up the corner past a bolt to a long ledge. Traverse to the left end of the ledge, where you will find a bolted belay by the tree. P2 (5...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA


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By Drewsky
Oct 30, 2009

ROCKFALL!!!

Within the past 2 years (2009), somewhat significant rockfall has affected the Country area. A large block landed about 100 feet from the wall next to the trail. Another block landed precisely where the belayer would typically stand for Zoom. More blocks fell into the creek area behind Zoom.

USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER WEARING A HELMET WHILE CLIMBING IN THIS AREA!!!

By Jon Nelson
Administrator
May 8, 2013

Someone pointed out a new scar (back in 2010), indicating that the blocks came off of Orc Tower. The tower is known to have loose blocks, so be particularly careful in that area.