PRINT: Rock Climb Nothing, Northwest Region

Nothing

5.11d A0, Sport, Aid, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m), 12 pitches, Grade III,

Avg: 3.7 from 3 votes
FA: Ron Cotman, Leland Windham, July 2001
Washington > Northwest Region > Hwy 20 & N Casc… > N Cascades > Washington Pass > Liberty Bell Group > S Early Winters Spire

Description

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Start 150 feet right of Hitchhiker on an easy slab with bolts visible above. Follow the bolts to the top on an out-of-this-world slabventure!

Pitch 1: 5.6, 2 bolts

Pitch 2: 5.10+, 13 bolts

Pitch 3: 5.11, 13 bolts

Pitch 4: 5.11, 14 bolts

Pitch 5: 5.11d, 16 bolts

Pitch 6: 5.6, 3 bolts

Pitch 7: 5.10-, 9 bolts

Pitch 8: 5.4, no pro

Pitch 9: 5.11, 11 bolts

Pitch 10: 5.10+, A0, 14 bolts

Pitch 11: 5.10+, 9 bolts

Pitch 12: 5.9, 8 bolts

Descend "South Arete"

Protection

20 quickdraws

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Incredible slabbing

So is Nothing the scrubbed slab to the right of Hitchhiker here in Shawn Johnson's photo?

Looking cool as a cucumber on the first crux pitch.

Not much. Maybe nothing.

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Yuval B
Leavenworth, WA

youtu.be/Ip0yuDkUQRE?t=20 Jul 15, 2023

Big Red
Seattle

Incredible route. The 5.11 pitches would be 4 or 5 star classics at any crag: bulletproof, clean, improbable-looking rock that climbs like slab, crack, and dihedral all at the same time. Also a huge thanks to Leland for bolting this for the timid slab climber - any moves harder than 5.9 have very tightly spaced bolts and you can easily pull through cruxes.

More beta:

The 5.4 "no pro" pitch is an easy scramble up ledges - bring a hand-sized piece if you want. Also, pitches 6, 7, and 8 link with one 60m rope very nicely if you manage drag. Pitches 11 and 12 also link well.

All stations are set up to rap with chains, except the top-out anchor (which does have bolts).

Go get on it! Hiking up there with just a rack of draws is delightful! Jul 8, 2024