Rat Cave

On Friday, lisa and I headed out to one of Portland's cooler sport climbing areas. The rat cave has around two dozen steep, confusing, and fun lines. What it lacks in rock quality it makes up for in the 30 foot roof! We first tried The Maverik 5.12b for the warm up. I managed to onsight the 12a part and went for the boulder problem extension and was just able to hang on! Then after a 1/2 hour break to let the flash pump go away Lisa sent the first part 2nd go. Next was a steep 13b which has hard to decipher from the guide. As it turns out I projected up a dumb link up. After some better hunting, I took my way up the correct line which is a pinch fest utilizing a kneebar. The route never lets up and is going to be a good one to project for awhile. Here are some pics...
The 12a follows the R-L crack but the cave routes look amazing!Close ups