Holy thread resurrection Batman!
And City of Rocks isn't in the Northwest.

Ah - very good point oenophore.

FWIW, most people out here consider Idaho to be part of the PNW.

I just think Leavenworth is way over-rated. I guess I resurrected this thread because I miss the Gunks so much. There's nothing like it out here. The alpine climbing is supreme but I rarely go cragging any more. I'm spoiled by what I experienced on the east coast.

That's just the panhandle - it's like a different state. But that SE corner, south of I-84 and Pocatello and east of Twin Falls, is most definitely the Intermountain west and much more a part of the Rockies than the PNW.



Dude, no one moves to WA on the wet side of the Cascades and expects to go cragging regularly! Of course Skaha is only about 5.5 hrs from Monroe - about what Stannard did to get to the Gunks each weekend when he lived in Silver Springs MD.

Layback:FWIW, most people out here consider Idaho to be part of the PNW.

MarcC:That's just the panhandle - it's like a different state.

Also for what it's worth, a book of mine, The Wines & Wineries of America's Northwest by Ted Jordan Meredith, lists places in southwest Idaho and even western Montana.

So what your saying Marc, is that JStan had a big carbon footprint when he lived on the east coast. Is that right?

Yep. As did the folks from Boston and the Rhodie Loadies who also came by every weekend from March thru T-Giving.

JStan had a big carbon footprint

Anyone who bugs someone about his/her "carbon footprint" deserves to get a big one on the butt.

Isn't one's carbon footprint diminished by how many people you bring (commute) with you? Stannard nearly always brought along a belayer, and most of the folks from Boston and points east came as pairs and even crowds. RC

Dude-

You gotta go to Index. And Squamish. Its gotta be my favorite place to climb in North America (ok, that and Indian Creek). You can get longer routes 10-12 pitch cragging, at a moderate level (unlike the free-routes on El Cap), short routes, and everything in between.

For the Rockies, there are popular sport climbing destinations in Wyoming: Ten Sleep, Sinks Canyon, Wild Iris.
The International Climbers Festival this week is in Lander, WY, near the last 2 areas I mentioned. Heading over there to check out the scene...

Jannette