A Day at Leavenworth

Woke up around 8am to the sound of the incessant chirping of birds. Mad Meadows was our first stop: Pimpsqueak, our mission. One of the area's most classic and well known climbs, Pimpsqueak is a horizontal roof around 13 feet high before the top out. We strategically placed our pads for ascent- praying that our coffee wouldn't kick in too early. Although Nolan and Connor came very close, I was the only one to send this trip. I first saw Pimpsqueak, 3 years ago and wasn't even able to touch any of the roof section. I'm glad to see a little progression and relieved it went down! After Pimpsqueak, we spent a good half hour getting a little lost searching for Hanta Man. Taking a second look at our guidebook it became apparent that it was actually just around the corner. Hanta Man was completely in the shade and was a perfect way for us to escape the sun and still be able to climb. When it became too hot we headed into town to explore the Bavarian town, got some lunch, saw some yodeling, and washed up at the local Starbucks. We then spent an evening session at the Beach area in Tumwater Canyon. It's a short beautiful hike along the river to the boulders, where we jumped on The Terrible V7, The Finn V2, and Savage V5. The Goicoechea problem kicked our butt though and is definitely something to come back to. At the end of the day our muscles were sore and our fingertips were lacking skin. We picked up some dinner at Heidleburger and headed back to Portland; a delicious way to end a good day.