The Washout Rock Climbing

The Washout is in the gap between Middle and Upper Mother’s Buttress where time has eroded away a gully creating some interesting features and, as it turns out, some fun moderate climbs. I guess this could technically be part of Middle Mother’s, but the routes here do have a different character. The climbs are also separated by enough distance that we felt it better to call this a new area. Everything here was developed with beginners and kids in mind, though be aware that rock fall is still relatively common, and the ground is not level. It is recommended that small kids not be brought here, and helmets should be worn at all times. There is one pure sport route here at this time, but everything else protects well with a standard Unaweep Rack (a single set of cams, but a double set is better, and of course a set of nuts). A 60 meter rope is sufficient for all routes in this area at this time.

This is a new area, and the routes here are still a little dirty. We did our best to clean them up and remove potential rockfall, but you may still come across a dirty/dusty ledge and/or some small rocks here and there. It should clean up well as more people climb here.

We hope you enjoy this new area, and please know that ratings are likely a little off. We believe in the philosophy of “hive mind” ratings. With this, the first ascensionists put an initial rating, but as more and more people climb it and give feedback, we can zero in on a consensus rating. We didn’t intentionally sandbags or rate soft, we gave an educated guess, and sometimes that guess is a little off. If we hear nothing, we will assume that most people feel the ratings are close enough, but if you feel a rating is off, give constructive feedback.

We created a free mini-guide that can be downloaded and printed off our website for this area. Download it here.