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DescriptionVantage is one of Washington's great winter crags. The columnar basalt creates a great balance of sport and trad routes. The sport routes stick to the faces and range from 5.5 - 5.12+ and the cracks are found in between the columns and are of similar grades. All of the faces are out in the open and will get sun at some point in the day. Getting ThereHead East on I-90 from Seattle. Follow this over the columbia river past Vantage, WA. After a big hill take the second exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left. Follow this road under the highway and take the first left. This will wind you down a canyon and you will see vantage on the left after about 10 minutes. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Vantage (Frenchman Coulee):
Seven Virgins and a Mule 5.7 Trad, 1 pitch Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Party in Your Pants 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet Sunshine Wall : Twin Cracks Area
Satan's Little Helper 5.8 Sport The Feathers : The North Side
The Uprising 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet The Feathers : The North Side
Clip 'em or Skip 'em 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Pony Keg 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Ride 'em Cowboy 5.9+ Sport, 1 pitch Sunshine Wall : Twin Cracks Area
Desert Shield 5.10a PG13 Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet The Feathers : The North Side
Sex Party 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Middle East Wall
George and Martha 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Air Guitar 5.10a Trad Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Hakuna Matata 5.10- Sport, 75 feet Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Dance of the Shaman 5.10b Sport The Feathers : The South Side
Satan's Wagon 5.10b Sport The Feathers : The North Side
Easy Off 5.10c Sport, 90 feet Sunshine Wall : Twin Cracks Area
Stems and Seeds 5.11a Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Jihad 5.11a Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet Middle East Wall
Red M&Ms 5.12a Trad, 1 pitch Sunshine Wall : Stems and Seeds Area
Featured Route For Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)
Stems and Seeds 5.11a WA : Vantage (Frenchman Coulee) : ... : Stems and Seeds Area
Awesome stemming route especially if you have long legs. The book claims anyone over 6' can drop a letter grade, make what you want of that. placing gear on the left seemed best to me. Hard part is seeing what you place. Eventually move left to a bolted anchor or top out. ...[more] Browse More Classics in WA
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