Frenchman Coulee - 3.5.2011

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Drive 30 miles east of Ellensburg on I-90 to Vantage... cross the Columbia River and drive 5 miles north to Exit 143 (Silica Road).
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After exiting the freeway, we drove a short distance north and turned left on to Old Vantage Road... drove past the main parking area... and parked just off of the road at the west end of the coulee.
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A climbers trail traverses ~200 feet above the coulee... many many climbing routes for all levels of ability.
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Looking east into Frenchman Coulee from where we parked at the west end of the coulee.
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rocman leads the 5.4 route up 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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rocman nears the crux of 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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rocman at the top of 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Middle E gets ready to head up 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'... while BarbE and Sadie's Driver pose.
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Middle E on 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Middle E nears the crux.
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Up and over the crux.
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BarbE working 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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BarbE below the crux.
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BarbE descending.
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rocman starts out on the 5.7 route of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman putting in protection on 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman nearing the top of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman at the top of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman descending 'A Walk in the Park'.
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Denali Girl heading up 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Denali Girl at the crux.
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Denali Girl descending.
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Sadie's Driver on 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Sadie's Driver nearing the crux.
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Sadie's Driver descending.
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Jannu heads up 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Jannu at the crux.
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Jannu topping out on 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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BarbE starts up the 5.7 route of 'Clearly Human'.
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Gus watches iraman belaying BarbE on 'Clearly Human'.
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BarbE higher on 'Clearly Human'.
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Middle E on the way down from the top of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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ragman starts up 'Clearly Human'.
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ragman higher on 'Clearly Human'.
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ragman getting religious on 'Clearly Human'.
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ragman (left) thanking iraman for not dropping him.
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Sadie's Driver on 'Clearly Human'.
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Sadie's Driver higher on 'Clearly Human'.
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Middle E on 'Clearly Human'.
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Middle E topping out on 'Clearly Human'.
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BarbE working on 'A Walk in the Park'.
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BarbE coming down on 'A Walk in the Park'.
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iraman near the top of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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iraman descending 'A Walk in the Park'.
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Jannu starting up 'Clearly Human'.
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Jannu continues up 'Clearly Human'.
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Jannu tops out on 'Clearly Human'.
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rocman on 'Clearly Human'.
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rocman high on 'Clearly Human'.
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BarbE tries 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep' one more time.
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BarbE makes a move at the crux of 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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ragman takes another go at 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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ragman at the crux of 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Alright... but what now.
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Denali Girl makes another run at 'When Angels Dress in Closets Deep'.
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Denali Girl at the crux.
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rocman makes his way up 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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rocman on 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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rocman near the top of 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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Sadie's Driver starts up 'A Walk in the Park'.
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Sadie's Driver higher on 'A Walk in the Park'.
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Sadie's Driver almost at the top of 'A Walk in the Park'.
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Jannu on 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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Jannu higher on 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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iraman on 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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iraman higher on 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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iraman almost at the top of 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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iraman prepares to rappel down from 'Corroding Through Nocturnal Silk'.
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rocman cleans 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman gets ready to rappel down 'A Walk in the Park'.
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rocman rappeling on 'A Walk in the Park'.
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We decided to traverse about a half-mile over to the 'Launch Pad'.
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Group shot on our way to the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman leads an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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Jannu belays Middle E on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman leads an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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ragman on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman descending.
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BarbE on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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BarbE and Sadie's Driver on two of the unnamed routes near the 'Launch Pad'.
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Sadie's Driver on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'... while rocman works the 'Launch Pad'.
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Sadie's Driver and ragman on two of the unnamed routes near the 'Launch Pad'.
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ragman descending the easiest route of the day.
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Denali Girl on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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Denali Girl tops out on an unnamed route near the 'Launch Pad'.
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Jannu on the 'Launch Pad'.
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Jannu on the 'Launch Pad'.
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Jannu on the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman on the 'Launch Pad'.
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iraman and rocman at the top of the 'Launch Pad'.
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rocman prepares to rappel down 'Launch Pad'.