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Frenchman Coulee (Vantage) Rock Climbing

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Areas in Frenchman Coulee (Vantage)

**Bouldering at Vantage 1 / 0 / 0 / 39 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 39

**Ice climbing in Winter 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Echo Basin 165 / 269 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 434

Feathers, The 11 / 45 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 56

Frenchman Coulee 86 / 63 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 149

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Elevation:	1,082 ft	330 m
GPS:	47.025, -119.96858 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Vantage is one of Washington's great winter crags. The columnar basalt creates a great balance of sport and trad routes. The sport routes stick to the faces and range from 5.5 - 5.12+ and the cracks are found in between the columns and are of similar grades. All of the faces are out in the open and will get sun at some point in the day.

Getting There

Head East on I-90 from Seattle. Follow this over the Columbia River past Vantage, WA.

Go up the hill and take exit 143 (the second exit after the river). At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left onto Silica road. Follow this road under the highway and take the first left onto Vantage road. Go down the canyon 1.4 miles. You will see parking on the left.

Video overview

Drone footage from Tom Pittman VIII:
youtu.be/q7IGqcJRsgk

Parking

A Discover Pass is required. Day pass and annual pass are available for purchase at discoverpass.wa.gov/ .

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Classic Climbing Routes at Frenchman Coulee (Vantage)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 360 ● Air Guitar Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 242 ● Sunshine Buttress Sport Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 166 ● Sinsemilla Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 130 ● Human Sacrifice Trad Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 55 ● Shanked Sport Echo Basin > … > (b) Riverview P… > (b) E Alcove
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 118 ● Stems and Seeds Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 76 ● Jihad Trad Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 103 ● Bob's Your Uncle Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 135 ● Desert Dessert Sport Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 64 ● Mix it Up Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 98 ● Crossing the Delaware With Your… Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 32 ● After Shock Sport Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 55 ● Lingerie Trad Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 123 ● Red M&Ms Trad Echo Basin > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 44 ● King of the Ruins Sport Echo Basin > Powerhouse Area > (b) Powerhouse Wall