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Complete Exum (Lower to Upper, downclimbing Owen-Spalding) was superb. A nice mixture of crack, face, scrambling and trail running.  |
Nick Sweeneywrote: Hi Nick! Meet me at the base of North Howser, you bring the swine. Fine, fine Forbidden is on the list. |
F r i t zwrote: Dannnng, I'm here for that. Awesome recommendation! |
Jenna Frickinfrackwrote: Caveat emptor: A rope and a partner would be nice on the old-school 5.7 "Black Face" pitch. It's positive holds on good stone, but pretty vertical for a full 70 meters. The exposure is intimidating. Not sure if I would third-class it again. The rest of Lower Exum is chill, and Upper is even easier. It's easy to courteously pass people in the conga line by climbing far around them. The crux of the route is driving through town to get there ;-) |
F r i t zwrote: Yes that is a great c to c. When I did that a few years ago not really a c to c but a climbers ranch up the trail to the summit via the exum direct and down climbing past a few roped climbers coming up roped on the owen spalding was a blast. It was one of the best days of my climbing. Left the ranch about 4AM scared by an elk that passed in front of me on the trail summit by noon and was so stoked that I ran down the road to moose junction for a beer. It was a good day |
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I’ve always got a good kick out of climbing Hood Seattle-to-Seattle. A nice 9 hour drive broken up by a climb in the middle. |
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Green Creek Circuit with the NE Ridge of Skookum looks like a lot of fun! The climbs in the Vesper area (true grit, mile high club, etc) are fun C2C. I've been wanting to do some more of the longer climbs in the Darrington area (blueberry buttress, stuff on squire creek.. excalibur would be a goal once I up my slab skill!). Getting up and doing the Mole has been on the to-do for a long summer day. |
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Acid Baby, Solid Gold, Outter Space- 20 something miles, 1500-1800 feet climbing up to 10+/11- 22 hours (easily one of my top three best days in the mountains) (I believe Max Tepfer did West Face, Acid Baby, Solid Gold, Hyperspace- also car to car in under 24 hours) |
Dan Booklesswrote: This is at the top of my list! Excellent selection. I won't love the lil jaunt off of outer space, but totally worth it. 22 hours seems reasonable with all of that mileage in between. Thanks :)) |
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I realize this is for The PNW, but my favorite Mountain round trip is climbing Mt Wilson in Red Rock. There are so many routes to choose. For a first timer, Inti Watana to Resolution Arete is the obvious choice. For the more adept, Resolution Arete proper is a stellar route. For more exposure and a more direct line, Woman of Mountain Dreams is incredible. For a wide adventure, Lady Wilson’s Cleavage is excellent. The my most recent joy up there was Pink Tornado Left into Gwondonna Land Boogie. They typically make 15-17hr trips for my partner and I. Each descent has its pros and cons. Every route has its character. I love that mountain. |
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I hope this thread isn’t dead now! I also have a love for a Shuksan Fisher Chimney’s C2C. |
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For the 5.9/10 weekend warrior type, the Cascades is full of great big-day outings. Just off hand: Paisano-Burgundy linkup, Backbone on Dragontail, and Dreamer to the ridge are favorites. Basically any long route in Squire Creek (Slab Daddy, Concerto, Roan Wall, Waterfall Buttress) will be a solid day with the approaches and rappels. N Ridge on Cutthroat is fun but hardly a big day except for someone new to multi-pitch. Now, going up the South Butt, down the North Ridge and back up and over...that would be cool. |
Dan Booklesswrote: That's a lot of quality climbing in one day. And hell of a lot of hiking too. This My Friend to Acid Baby to Valkyrie seems like a solid linkup without a lot of the extra hiking. You'd be following the sunlight too. Linking multiple routes on CBR seems like it should be more of thing. West Face to Scoop would be a nice challenge c-to-c (for somebody fitter and faster than me). Dunno if anybody has said W Ridge of Stuart yet. Great c-to-c solo and you can add in some nice 5.7ish climbing at the top by staying on the ridge to the very end. Really fun on a late summer day. |
Alex Fletcherwrote: It's allllllive! Keep em coming :)) |
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Some of my best days out were home-to-home trips by bicycle. Baker in 19 hrs. Various jaunts in the Twins. Really alters your perspective on how your daily life is connected to the mountains. Obviously varies depending where you live but pick something, even something in the foothills, and go for it. |
Jenna Frickinfrackwrote: Agreed. After 20 hours of hiking and climbing, the walk off from the top of Snow Creek Wall at 0100 in the morning is a bit demoralizing. |
Dan Booklesswrote: I used to run a lot more but will occasionally make some kinda enchaments run most years. People are always like, “how the hell do you go up Asgard?” I always tell them the descent is the crux. |
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For Type I fun in the North Cascades, it's hard to beat Eldorado (plus any neighbors you want to add), Torment-Forbidden, or the N Rib of Johannesburg. For Type II, the NE Buttress of Goode is a full-spectrum adventure, and Glacier via North Sauk is a spectacular run. It's all C2C with enough effort, but some outings are more enjoyable than others. |
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The Ptarmigan Traverse is my favorite C2C.....but in all seriousness a lot of people are posting very serious and strenuous climbs for the average climber to do without a bivy, so watch out mere mortals! I define a C2C as a no bivy endeavor. |
Kyle Owrote: Haha! I've done a few of them and they make for long ass day(s) without a bivy, but that's the fun part! |
