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Vantage:Single-pitch
basalt columns in the high desert. Can be crumbly. Climb trad
(cracks) between the columns and sport (bolted aretes) on the edges.
2.5 hours from Seattle, mostly minimal approaches. Best weather bet
when it's wet elsewhere. Probably too hot in the summer.
Directions: From I5 get on I90 and drive 143 miles East to Silica road exit (the first exit up the hill past the Columbia river). Turn left, head N make a jog right then back north through a marsh, then turn left (West). Park at the obvious parking lot (porta potties) on the S side of the road. Ample signage directs climbers to the crags. Recommended for cold days- Sunshine Wall: Party in your pants 8, Bob Dylan 10b, Corner Pockets 10c, Split Beaver 9, Throbbing Gristle 9, Air Guitar 10a, George and Martha 10a, Tangled Up in Blue 9. for hot days - Mideast Wall: Thin and Curvy 10b, Disaster Factor 8, Sex Party 10a, 272 8, The Elders 10a, Theresa's Lingerie 9. Guidebooks:
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