Rock Climbing & Camping in Leavenworth

And so the adventure began.... 430am on Saturday morning... up to Hwy 2 and over Stevens Pass... a little snow on the shoulder, but a great drive up. And then...I enjoy that you can see Leavenworth's sunshine from 40 miles away :) The climbing group met at a local restaurant and drove up Icicle road to the spot where we'd begin our climbing. We had about 8 people and 3 leaders... great group to go with.

Once we were at our first rock, we learned friction climbing. Basically, you have no handholds, and you use your feet (and rock shoes) and the friction the rock creates to climb.

I had a great time!!

We had three routes on this rock face, and we spent about 4 hours there. At break time I headed down the road to Eightmile campground and reserved a spot for the night. I was glad that I went early in the afternoon, because there were only two sites left!

We then moved to a spot where we could crack climb. Here you climb the rock use the counter balance weight from your body and the crack.







Here we had three different cracks to climb... easy, difficult, and really hard. (Those are my ratings).

I again had a lot of fun, and it was great that we started on the friction slab because at this point I knew how to move my weight and my body so that the climbing was made easier and more smooth!

At about 6pm we ended, and I headed into town for my camping / dinner supplies. I met the dog in the back of the truck when I was leaving Safeway. He never barked... like he was just as happy to see me as I was to see him. Yeeaaaahhh!

I was really excited because this was the first time I was camping by myself!


Camping was a BLAST. I made FIRE! Just like Tom Hanks in Castaway - I was that happy. I'm sure you can picture it.

Anyway - I sat there and ate some food... although next time I'll be better with my food choices. I DID buy smores ingredients, so I was happy with that decision.





So I had a great night... I even met the campground hosts... who came over to my camp to reimburse me for the $7 I overpaid (How nice are they!?)

I slept great... woke up this morning bright and early with the birds.. packed everything up and where did I go? Where do I go every morning?!
I got my early cup o' joe and headed back to the western part of the state. I do have to say how beautiful and amazing our state is... everytime I see it.


WOW :)

It even snowed over Stevens Pass!!
Fun fun :)

More to come next week... I'm off to Dallas, TX on Wednesday night!

I get to go to the airport!!!!