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Drederek · · Olympia, WA · Joined Mar 2004 · Points: 315

Stems and seeds?

saign charlestein · · Tacoma WA · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 1,746
Drederek wrote:

Stems and seeds?

I like where you’re going with that, but unfortunately wrong theme.

The route would be best climbed in the golden hour

Daniel Chode Rider · · st george & vegas · Joined Nov 2022 · Points: 92

Golden buckets?

saign charlestein · · Tacoma WA · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 1,746
Daniel Chode Rider wrote:

Golden buckets?

On the right theme. But this is a 4 star classic and one of the best of its style in the grade anywhere  

Kevin Piarulli · · Redmond, OR · Joined Nov 2013 · Points: 2,093

Gold Rush!

Riot TheCat · · Bend, OR · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 5

Is it Alchemy? 

Max Tepfer · · Bend, OR · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 2,908

It’s almost certainly Alchemy, but in case it’s not, Midas touch?

saign charlestein · · Tacoma WA · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 1,746

Definitely alchemy! You’re up Matt 

Riot TheCat · · Bend, OR · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 5

I’ll keep things rolling…



A gully of cracks, 

Resides an anomaly,

No pull, only press.

Deven Lewis · · Idaho falls · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 275

Pure palm?

Riot TheCat · · Bend, OR · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 5
Deven Lewis wrote:

Pure palm?

Nice job Deven! You’re turn

Deven Lewis · · Idaho falls · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 275

This Off width shares the same name as the party capital of the south. The first ascensionist is notorious for turning shit cracks to instant classics.

Edit:The FA has cleaned out many cracks in Index ,Leavenworth and vantage but this route is not at any of these.

This route is on the most foul mouth crag in Idaho 

Not carnival crack.

saign charlestein · · Tacoma WA · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 1,746

Carnival crack

Andrew Davidson · · Lake Stevens, WA · Joined Nov 2013 · Points: 1,560

 Do you need to bring beads?

New Orleans?

Deven Lewis · · Idaho falls · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 275
Andrew Davidson wrote:

 Do you need to bring beads?

New Orleans?

Haha nice job Andrew it’s all you.

Andrew Davidson · · Lake Stevens, WA · Joined Nov 2013 · Points: 1,560

This "newer" moderate multipitch covers roughly 70% new terrain, but you can't get to it driving in West Hollywood.

You're up Rob

PortlandRob · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 363

Sunset Strip

Dan Bookless · · Bend, OR · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 1,976
Deven Lewis wrote:

This route is on the most foul mouth crag in Idaho 

Not carnival crack.

Idaho is not technically part of the PNW

Deven Lewis · · Idaho falls · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 275
Dan Bookless wrote:

Idaho is not technically part of the PNW

I’d agree with you, but it was agreed earlier in the thread it was https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest

The panhandle definitely is part of PNW it even shares the time zone. Southern Idaho well that kinda pushing it.:)

PortlandRob · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 363

This ultra-classic is typically climbed over two days but has seen a recent car-to-car blitz in a blistering sub-6 hours, unseating the previous record from a well-known PNW alpinist.

Edit: Correct Saign! In 2018, Scott Bennett (solo) went C2C in 5'57" from Esmerelda Trailhead, bettering Colin Haley and Andy Wyatt's time of 6'45" a few years earlier.

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