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Million Dollar Foot Bridge

5.9+, Sport, 170 ft (52 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 16 votes
FA: Sean Courage, Andreas Schmidt & Colin Haley (2002)
Washington > Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 34; Middle… > Stegosaurus Butte > Fee Demo Wall
Warning Access Issue: Trail and cliff-area closure through the end of 2018. Details in one of the photos here. DetailsDrop down

Description

Friction climbing to a steeper arete--rib feature. Then face climb over the rib to the belay. 

Protection

14 bolts and a #2 TCU if you like

Location

Starts from a ledge near the ground. To reach the starting belay, climb up a slight bulge to a flake and anchor. Belay here, not from the ground.

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Looking down from the last bolt before the anchor
[Hide Photo] Looking down from the last bolt before the anchor
Rope line to the top. Bolts can be hard to see until you are upon them.
[Hide Photo] Rope line to the top. Bolts can be hard to see until you are upon them.

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Frank Bush
 
[Hide Comment] The TCU is highly recommended, by me at least. Falling without it on the roof/arete could be really bad news. Fantastic route. Delicate climbing in a beautiful setting. I might also recommend hiking to the top of Choirboy, the Butte that is Fee Demo wall. Gorgeous views of garfield, rainy creek and Preacher Mountain. An hour from the car. Mar 7, 2014
Rowan L
Snoqualmie, WA
  5.9
[Hide Comment] the red-cedar tree belay ledge start to this climb now resides at the bottom of the cliff making the first few moves a little more critical. heads up. Jun 4, 2014
Matt Denton
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] As oretro indicates in his comment(Fee Demo page) and photo, this area has experienced some significant tree and rock fall. As of 7/23/17 a flattened hanger was replaced mid route. The three final bolts(hangers look good) and the full chain anchor need to be replaced. The second pitch off the anchors looked very dirty. This whole area could use some love and now that the Middle Fork Rd is beautifully smooth hopefully it will. I did not feel that a TCU was needed for the route. Jul 24, 2017
Ben Woodward
Seattle, WA
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] I'd recommend a small cam based on the fall potential gaining the first bolt on the upper arete. Bring a brush. There was a fresh rap ring we used around the middle of the route, without one you'd need two ropes to get down. Jul 25, 2018
crab legs
 
[Hide Comment] I would say this is significantly harder than other 5.9 slabs in the area. That coupled with pretty well spaced bolts, might get your pucker factor up. Pretty brilliant climb though. The anchors are looking pretty Rusty, I wouldn't want a group of people top round this route before they get replaced. Sep 5, 2018
Josh Martinell
 
[Hide Comment] I brought small cams and placed them, but as others have stated, the climbing is relatively easy at the spot where you can place gear. It is possible to clip the bolt above the roof/bulge before pulling it, thereby eliminating your chance of a lengthy fall. A 60M rope will get you to the top but not much extra. Jun 3, 2019
Daniel Chode Rider
Truck, Wenatchee
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] I agree that you don't need a tcu for the roof, since you can clip the bolt over your head. Apr 18, 2021
Zach Colburn
Seattle
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Fun route. The second pitch of Pay to Play can be done from this anchor. Apr 18, 2021