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I live in Spokane, not terribly far from this area. The scablands really are spectacular and well worth a visit. The Palouse is simply beautiful. Even here wit

I live in Spokane, not terribly far from this area. The scablands really are spectacular and well worth a visit. The Palouse is simply beautiful. Even here within city limits we have impressive cliffs like those described in the article. I've done a small bit of climbing in the past, and these sheer cliffs look to me like they're begging to be climbed, but I've never seen anyone "lured" to them at all. I wonder if scablands rock is generally "rotten" or if there's some other reason that climbers avoid these structures? edit: grammar

arwhatever 9y ago
Coulee Corridor, Lake Lenore, etc. There's plenty out that way to attract us right out of Seattle, past the mountains and away from the coast, to some really remarkable desert scenery. Have been out that way probably 4-5 times so far this year. Not to mention all the Columbia River stuff.
binhex 9y ago
I've climbed at Frenchman's Coulee before: https://goo.gl/maps/4pFfBLs13452 https://goo.gl/maps/4pFfBLs13452 It's a really interesting place with some great scenery, but there isn't a huge variety of climbs on columnar basalt.