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7 days ago South-Central &… > Tieton River > Riverside boulder Riverside V4 ● “This is a new rock with no development and no routes…yet…” except for the bolt on top and already-establi… View Comment
Aug 5, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Into the Bearcat Future 5.11a ● The original finish is a letter grade or two harder after I removed a roof block. At least 11b; maybe 11c n… View Comment
Jul 30, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Into the Bearcat Future (Left Finish) 5.10c ● The latter. So it’s maybe stupid to post this as a separate entry, but they truly are independent finishes. View Comment
Jul 6, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Recreational Bidet 5.10c ● Fun vertical to gently overhanging climbing with some incredible edges. There really aren’t any moves harde… View Comment
Jun 29, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Rainbow Rocks Black Celebration 5.11a ● Trends left to the arete through the first few bolts, then trends right directly up the face. Some fantasti… View Comment
May 25, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Rainbow Rocks The Only Unicorn in Town 5.10b ● A new more direct start was bolted and sent on May 24, 2026, along with some re-jiggering of the upper aret… View Comment
May 8, 2026 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Wildcat Creek > Wildcat Wall > Unknown (5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a) At 4th bolt - Lordy 10b ● The route shown is Lordy (5.10b, FA Jim Yoder/Marlene Ford), not Wurm (“Unknown”). Wurm is farther to the r… View Comment
Nov 23, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Missed Call From God 5.11- ● There’s a five-bolt extension up the exposed headwall above the anchor added in 2025 (FA Andy Fitz, Dion Ri… View Comment
Sep 29, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Patsy Cline on the AM 5.11a/b ● As of 9/28/25, finally has a proper anchor with chains & lowering captives. View Comment
Sep 4, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Elk Camp > Elk Camp Proper Strange Night at the Elk Camp 5.10b ● I think it’s calcite on the flake. At least that’s what I tell myself. View Comment
Sep 4, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Elk Camp > Elk Camp Proper Sex Hammer 5.10a ● The first ascensionist (who’s about 5’7”) insists it’s 5.9. We had to negotiate to get it up to .10a for th… View Comment
Jul 20, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Into the Bearcat Future 5.11a ● It depends on your 70—mine was about 15 feet short with the rope running through the draws, and we were jus… View Comment
Jun 20, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River Jayhawk ● I rapped in to check out what Chris was talking about today (June 19). The block came out of a wide crack/o… View Comment
May 1, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Rainbow Rocks Trichotillomania 5.10b ● RIP to the little tree (????-2024) View Comment
May 1, 2025 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Rainbow Rocks > Black Celebration (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) The thin crack in the center of the photo is Boy howdy 10A. Black Celebration is the bolted line just to the left. Ice Cream Girls is the bolted line just to the right. All three routes share the same anchor. ● BC and ICG now have separate anchors View Comment
Sep 6, 2024 Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 32; Little Si World Wall 2 and the Black Forest ● Around 2005-2008 there was active bouldering in this area. There’s a high concentration of V2-4/5 range stu… View Comment
Aug 23, 2024 Northwest California High Bluffs (South) ● Adding to the approach commentary: Don’t conflate 150 yards with 150 feet to the “two spruces.” We did, and… View Comment
Dec 13, 2023 Central-W Casca… > … > Index > Lower Town Wall > Dwarf Tossing t… > Iron Horse (5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a) Roger Johnson on the first ascent of Iron Horse - I'm told this was the first ascent on the Lower Town Wall, photo courtesy of Doug Leen ● Roger is still around the Tacoma area climbing at Edgeworks, at least as of a few years ago when he introdu… View Comment
Oct 20, 2023 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Bend > Bend Center Turning point 5.12 ● I have the year down as 1990. I cleaned the line and TR’d it free in the fall of ‘89 before returning to s… View Comment
Aug 28, 2023 South-Central & Yakima Tieton River ● @ Tobias Link & Cal Smith: New guidebook will be out in 2024. View Comment
Aug 6, 2023 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Sleng Teng 5.11a ● Burly fun. View Comment
Jun 25, 2023 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Rainbow Rocks Black Celebration 5.11a ● Recently rebolted as a stick clip start. View Comment
Aug 9, 2022 South-Central &… > Tieton River > S Fork Cliff > Hexagonal Satellites Bough Beaten 5.8 ● Re-cleaned in 2022 (along with the rest of the Satellite routes); no offending branches to deal with; chain… View Comment
May 3, 2022 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Cave > Middle Wall > Scattered Showers (5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) Start in the corner, and clip the 1st 2 bolts on your left. ● Looks more like “Continuous Downpour” View Comment
Sep 13, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall The Old Normal 5.11d ● Spectacular roof climbing! View Comment
Sep 13, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Main Wall Blue Slide Shoes 5.7 ● The Blue Slide is a landmark on the South Fork of the Tieton, visible from both the Icebox and the South Fo… View Comment
Aug 22, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River North Fork Cliff ● August 2021 update: The trail to the crag is free of deadfall. The portion just before you pop out on th… View Comment
Aug 17, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Ice Box > Upper Tier Jandy's Adventure 5.6 ● Cleaned, bolted, and free soloed by me for a supposed FA. It turns out Jon had already climbed a similar l… View Comment
Aug 16, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > N Fork Cliff 99 problems 5.9 ● An alternate second pitch (99 Beers, 5.10a, thin hands/fingers) starts left of the first pitch belay perch;… View Comment
Aug 16, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > N Fork Cliff 99 problems 5.9 ● No longer the (climber’s) right-most route; several routes have been completed farther right. There is now… View Comment
Jul 5, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > N Fork Cliff Eight Tanks 5.8+ ● 7/31/21: Bolt added (along with some spiffing up brushing) to the "airy balance moves" crux. View Comment
Jun 17, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Royal Columns > Orange Sunshine area Thriller Pillar 5.9+ ● @Darryl—Double wedge variety, not Triplex. Tightened by feel. View Comment
Jun 13, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Royal Columns > Orange Sunshine area Thriller Pillar 5.9+ ● Really sorry to hear about the accident; I hope your partner heals quickly and well. I climbed the route y… View Comment
May 27, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Cave > Middle Wall Unknown 7 5.11a/b ● FWIW, Matt (who's not know for soft grading) thought it was solid 11. I've still never gotten on it! View Comment
May 22, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Moon Rocks Ages of You 5.11c ● This route was led with no fixed protection on the first ascent. Two fixed pins were later added, and the… View Comment
Feb 9, 2021 South-Central &… > Tieton River > Royal Columns > Orange Sunshine area Dancing Madly Backwards 5.11a ● @Michael T—it’s an easier variation to the roof finish (maybe 10c?), climbing around the right side. View Comment

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