North Shore, The

The North Shore is about 70 feet tall, quite chossy, and made of a sort of water-worn volcanic rock. The nature of the climbing varies a lot and the routes are bound to change as they see future traffic. The wall is pretty much always in the shade and the landing is a nice, sandy riverbed. As of spring 2021 there are three sport routes, one of which has an extension (open project) of unknown difficulty. These routes were cleaned and bolted in late 2020.

Get a quick sense of the climbing and setting at youtube.com/shorts/iZKEoIEz7Qg

Considering the location and surroundings, it’s a miracle that actual sport climbing can exist out here. There is definitely potential for more routes, however, serious cleaning will be required. We have a few more lines planned, a couple of which already have anchors and are in the process of being cleaned. We have also spent a lot of time scouting nearby rock outcroppings both up and down river. There is mild potential at a few spots, but the North Shore is definitely an anomaly and the best/tallest wall in the vicinity. The big white “wall” you see on the approach is totally different rock and most of it is entirely unclimbable.

We hope any potential route developers out here will reach out to us and keep us in the loop with your plans - we definitely want to know if the area gets more action.