The scablands?

I was wondering why there isn’t really any climbing spots in the vast scablands. I watched a YouTube video exploring the area and it seems like it’s got lots of potential crags? 

I’m a little fuzzy on what constitutes the scablands.  Would that be like, Frenchman Coulee?

Im guessing you mean the channeled scablands in eastern wa? There’s definitely established climbing, (i.e. Frenchmen coulee, Ancient Lakes, Banks Lake, Grand Coulee), although maybe not tons of it. 

As others have mentioned there is a fair bit of climbing out there.  As someone who has looked around at several new cliffs a few things come to mind.  Most of all of the cliff bands are short and a lot are chossy.  There is also issue with private land or public land that is closed to climbing.  There used to be a really good climbing area with a pretty high concentration of good routes that got shut down by land owners.  Yea there is potential out there but when you have to drive 1-2hrs from your house, hike a few miles and the cliff only really has 2 or 3 good lines it is hard to justify the time and effort required.  I am not trying to discourage you from exploring....by all means go out and hunt around.  Even if you don't climb much you will see some cool places.  If you want a suggestion for where to start send me a PM and I can send you some directions.

After spending much of last winter developing and climbing at The Hornet's Nest in Frenchman Coulee, I've actually become super psyched on developing (and climbing) more in the broader area.  Those steep south facing walls are a real treat in the winter months!

I think the biggest reason there aren't more routes is that crag development is a ton of work (and money) and the percentage of people that do it regularly is miniscule.

There is a fair bit of climbing already established and I’ll just echo Marlin’s points. There is plenty of potential on columnar basalt similar to frenchman coulee but is just a matter of whether you want to clock in or actually rock climb.