Obscure Psicobloc PNW

Beside Banks Lake where else can I go deep water soloing in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFgxHggziF8

Go to 2:20 in this video. I am not sure how deep the water is.

Lake Billy Chinook has some DWS.  Nothing well known or developed, but there's for sure choss above deep water. (that people have climbed)

I’ve read a little about billy chinook, is it slabby like banks lake or vertical?

I’ve seen some cool stuff at sun lakes/soap lake. I also have a little honey hole in the n cascades, but I’m not gonna blow up the spot until I’m getting ready to move

I haven't spent tons of time there, but I'm pretty sure there are some vertical walls above the water.

C. Defecto wrote:

Well you used to be able to go here.

https://www.mountainproject.com/area/118293424/ramps-to-nowhere

So much for progress.

I’m not from Seattle, what happened to this spot that now you can’t climb there, road expansion?

Bryce Henderson wrote:

I’m not from Seattle, what happened to this spot that now you can’t climb there, road expansion?

Yep, 520 got widened considerably... RIP.

Kerwin Loukusa wrote:

Yep, 520 got widened considerably... RIP.

Defensibly isnt there toxic algae there, so when you do wanna swim often its dangerous? I recall someone finding flesh eating bacteria in that water 8 or 9 years ago. 

Long as it’s clean to swim in deep water buildering would be dope. I’d climb the underside of a bridge over the Snake or Columbia but not the Yakima, it’s nasty

This is the view at Steelhead Falls, facing downriver from the falls.

There are a couple ~5.8 lines that for sure go (red), they're about 15 ft. 

I haven't tried the lines in green but I suspect they'd go at ~5.10/5.11 if you can get established out of the water.

I've eyed the line in purple to the right, it's a blank, overhanging arete, but I suspect it could go as a double digit boulder problem.

Ryan Westby wrote:

This is the view at Steelhead Falls, facing downriver from the falls.

Brother that is exactly the kind of beta I’m looking for, thank you! I seen an entry on it as an area but there’s only one problem posted so it wouldn’t be worth the drive. The 5.11s look tasty!

Post back if you end up trying them! Curious to hear how they go. 

Also I just saw the boulder problem posted on MP for the area. Looks like someone has traversed into the top of the arete at V3/V4. I'd like to know if anyone has tried it from the bottom of the arete.

If you feel like crossing the border into Canada, this island is pretty cool: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/110938083/echo-island-deep-water-soloing.. Need a boat or kayak to access, though.

Back in the day we’d go to Granite Point to climb and cliff jump. There definitely some potential with deep pools off the back side of the cliff but I never tried it. 

Pete S wrote:

Back in the day we’d go to Granite Point to climb and cliff jump.

I think cliff jumping there is prohibited now, too many dumb kids getting killed doing gainers

I remember climbing some things at Billy Chinook just a little bit up the Crooked River on the eastern side of the river. pretty vertical with deep water, some cool traverses and a few tall walls you can climb up and jump off. Even found some booty on one of them for some reason.

Ryan Westby wrote:

This is the view at Steelhead Falls, facing downriver from the falls.

There are a couple ~5.8 lines that for sure go (red), they're about 15 ft. 

I haven't tried the lines in green but I suspect they'd go at ~5.10/5.11 if you can get established out of the water.

I've eyed the line in purple to the right, it's a blank, overhanging arete, but I suspect it could go as a double digit boulder problem.

The purple line has a nice crack with a dynamic move to some jugs. Probably no harder than 10b. The other side of the arete is a little tougher. Around 11a face moves