Crimped

My path climbing around the fish bowl.

Tallulah Gorge

woodzy | 15 January, 2006 11:10

I have no idea why I haven't been here before! Well let me rephrase that... the approach to the base of the cliff is NOT user friendly but the cliff line is spectacular. So the rumors of the approach being horrendous have kept me away, until now! hah.

The real trick to the descent trail is (the ranger said you can't rappel?) keep going down hill first then moving toward the cliffs next and cross at the ACTUAL bottom of the water fall. There are so many trails from random people getting lost its beyond confusing the first time you go there.

All in all, climbing here, in the winter especially, is absolutely awesome. It was a forcasted high 40's and it felt like 70-75 right on the wall in the sun. We didn't even need our long sleeve shirts until after sunset.


Routes:

  • Punk Wave - 3 pitches - 10a
    • When you walk to the base of main wall... you look around and you see Punk Wave. It groans to be climbed. The first pitch is absolutely stellar, the gear is pretty good. At the top of the first pitch there is some nice 10/20ft (depending on how creative/stupid? you are) run out until you get to the dihedral below the fixed anchors. Its slabby, but when you get to the dihedral there are quite a few thank god! side pulls and jams. My hands are sweating thinking about how cool this route was.
  • Digital Delight - 4 pitches - 8
    • If water is flowing on the left of the start, then this route will be wet! The start up to the tree ledge is awkward is just kinda irritating. The chimney is foolish as well. The gem is the climbing just above the chimney. Excellent stemming corner, I muscled through that... and there is CERTAINLY a better way.

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