After I somehow managed not to visit the Frenchman Coulee this spring and then spent a not-very-successful climbing summer I finally made it back to Vantage for some intense vertical rock fun. This time I climbed with the Mountaineers in the Riverview area of the Coulee columns, which I had not visited before.
Goals for the day: lead, lead, lead. Goals were achieved. I lead my first 5.10a sport.
Routes climbed:
1. A Walk in the Park 5.7 lead
2. Masticate Expectorate 5.8 lead
3. One Move Blunder 5.9 lead
4. Oh Coulee, Oh Coulee 5.8 top-rope
5. Black Belt Internet Spray Masters 5.10A lead
6. A Genius Bruing 5.10A top-rope
7. Cornivorous 5.9 lead
8. Corroding through Nocturnal Silk 5.8 lead
I took some photos but I don’t remember which route they were from. After a few turns they all start looking the same.
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