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5.9, Sport,  Avg: 2.2 from 33 votes
FA: Jon Stewart Bryan Smith Spring 08
Washington > South-W & Tacoma > Columbia Gorge > Farside / Dropzone > (6) Main Cliff
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Description

A non-sport climbing sport climb. Start on the flat spot by 2 maple trees. Bolts and a pin on low angle face are interspersed with 12" ledges here or there, finish via the Happy Crake crack which passes a tree and go all the way to the top. Rap off of the Happy Crake anchor.

Protection

standard rack for the Happy Crake finish, and bolts

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This route is just to the left of the obvious crack called Happy Crake and finishes via the upper part of Happy Crake.
[Hide Photo] This route is just to the left of the obvious crack called Happy Crake and finishes via the upper part of Happy Crake.

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Kev
[Hide Comment] Better sack up getting to the anchor.....lots of spice. Fun route. Dec 29, 2010
Micah Klesick
Charlotte, NC
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Pretty well bolted, with an awkward move getting on a ledge about halfway up. After that its pretty mellow, with a sorta cruxy slab move next to a rusty pin. Aug 15, 2015
Nate Ball

  5.9
[Hide Comment] Dirty with widely spaced bolts. Bad ledge fall potential at the crux. May 6, 2017
Scott Willson
Portland, OR
[Hide Comment] Agree with all the comments. 5.9- and safe all the way until the crux, and then it's spicy and/or runout depending on how far left or right you go. Right is easier but more runout. Committing to the left is definitely 5.10. Kind of a shame there's not at least one more bolt at the top. There's no obvious good placement, either. Sep 3, 2019
Riley Cahoon
West Linn
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Loved the route. Big full bodied (often on your tippy toes) moves. High steps, cool crimps, and hidden jugs. Down side: awkward and off-kilter mantels with not great fall potential considering the ledges below each bolt. The upper crux before the anchor isn't bolted and is a pretty decent runout. Just as you mantel below the crux and question the runout, there is a rusty piton on the left that is bomber (for the time being). Clip that, cruise the crux, and enjoy the anchor. There are a couple 5.9+ spots. Aug 30, 2020