5.9 finger crack Crux off the belay

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5.9 finger crack Crux off the belay

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Natalie Sidhom coming up pitch 5 on some chicken heads.

3rd Pitch. 5.8+ Climbing to Traverse isn't trivial. Traverse is tricky, but with right sequence wasn't too tough to follow. After that (not in picture), "balancey" 5.8 climbing to end pitch. This pitch doesn't let up but was fun!

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Dan Bookless

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Routes on Snow Creek Wall

Full conditions on ledge below (5.9) crux crack outer space winter 2008

Looking up the perfect hand crack on the 5th pitch.

Descending outer space (winter) in full conditions

Belaying on the first pitch. Credit: www.chossboys.weebly.com

Noah B jamming the perfect hand crack on p5

Route topo, as in the description.

looking down p5

the fun begins!

Lis Cordner enjoying the money pitch on Outer Space.

unknown climber on the 5.10 "direct" first pitch of Outer Space.

Start of pitch 6 on Outer Space. Taken Sept 2019. With permission from JH.

The approach trail currently looks like this. There is a small cairn, but is easily missed (we blew right past it and ended up bushwhacking). Hopefully this photo will be slightly helpful. NOT an obvious trail.

Cairns for turnoff to snowcreek wall

Approximate route up Outer Space

One of the 3rd class approach to the first pitch. Start from the obvious weakness in the rock (an open corner with bushes) follow a 3rd class ramp right and up to a clean corner, the start the real climbing of the first pitch. Set up your initial belay at

Outer Space Remorse start - Red dots show belay locations

Pat McCarthy on incredible pitch 5. July, 2007.

Pedestal ledge. There's a bolt up on the wall that will prevent the rope from dragging over the rock like this and help reduce rope drag for the belay. I failed to see it and struggled

Last smeary moves of pitch 4.

When your shoes are too tight to foot jam.

Splitter upper shield crack!

ROCKFALL EVENT - May 13, 2022: Main path down the 'White Slabs', and debris field effecting the first 2 pitches of Outer Space and Northern Dihedral

Library ledge

stoked!

5.8 Dihederal finish of 4th pitch. Eats up cams.

Start of 5th pitch (money pitch)

Goats await on top

Natalie Sidhom coming up pitch 5 on some chicken heads.

5.9 finger crack Crux off the belay

3rd Pitch. 5.8+ Climbing to Traverse isn't trivial. Traverse is tricky, but with right sequence wasn't too tough to follow. After that (not in picture), "balancey" 5.8 climbing to end pitch. This pitch doesn't let up but was fun!

Awkward angle but this is the continuation of the 3rd pitch traverse. It doesn't let up until the end :)

Upper headwall splitter.

Splitter as f*ck

Looking down on the Pedestal Ledge.

Pitch 3

looking down from the top of the 5th pitch

As seen in its totality from halfway up the approach.

Topping out in late March 2016

Levi leading up pitch 5

Traffic jam atop pedestal ledge at the start of P5. This route can get popular!

Sugar Snow end March 31st 2018 was interesting

Climbers on the shield pitches of Outer Space.

Outer Space

End of P2

Remorse start variation pitch 1; line wanders a bit

looking down from nearing the top of the 6th pitch

The money pitch

Mark W climbing into Outer Space

looking up Snow Creak Valley from pitch one.

on the traverse pitch

The infamous travers. Tricky but fun and exhilarating! The orange rope was a fixed line that someone left up there (unfortunately for the photo)

Pitch 3. Climbing up towards the traverse.

Nice perch at the start of the .7 crack.

All smiles atop the money pitch.

Graywolf rocking some slabby stuff

Pitch 4 (chicken head pitch) of Outer Space.

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