I was lucky enough to spend my weekend in the lovely Tieton River valley with Nate, Stephanie and Melanie. The flowers are just starting to bloom as spring creeps up from the shrub steppe into the forest. We spent Saturday at The Bend, shivering through a cool morning and then basking in the afternoon light. We climbed several of the cracks on the West Side, including Salmon Song, Treatment Bound, Sugar Kicks and Ambient Domain.
The highlight was definitely shooting Stephanie on lead on Hallowed Ground, 5.9.
Sublime light that evening.
The Bend
On Sunday, we climbed at The Cave, the first time I had been up there to check out the many bolted lines. Melanie was designated rope gun for the day - here she is flashing Tumbling Blocks, 5.10b.
Nate and I managed to sample some of the goods on the main wall of the cave. We found really cool climbing on downsloping blocks with long pitches. I didn't manage to get any photos, but it's definitely worthy of a return trip.
And a final parting shot of the happy faces at the end of a great weekend of climbing!
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