Friday, July 6, 2007

Three O'Clock Rock - Silent Running (5.9+)

Kyle and I went climbing in Darrinton, WA on 6/23. We climbed Silent Running (5.9+), an interesting slab climb with some very runout sections. The runout parts were mostly easy climbing, but they presented some mental challenges. The difficult sections were fairly well protected. Six pitches total, we swapped leads the whole way. We intended to climb Dreamer (5.9+) at Green Giant Buttress on Sunday, but a bad forecast and rain on Saturday evening forced us out of there. We had the tent up and everything, but decided to bail. Green Giant Buttress is the big wall viewable in a few of the pics.

Green Giant Buttress from 3 O'clock Rock


Kyle on Silent Running with Green Giant Buttress behind


The Green Giant again


Sloan Peak from 3 O'clock Rock


Kyle ready to rappel