Portland/Vancouver crag summary and details

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Crag Name	Location	Orientation	Road Type	Trail Approach	Skill Level	Crag Height	Rock Type	Site Elevation
Summary	Skinner Butte Columns	Urban crag. Super convenient inner city location in the heart of Eugene. Paved road access with good parking, and benches.	A west-facing quarried rock formation on the lower slope of Skinner Butte.	Paved road access.	zero	Beginner to advanced.	About 45' tall and angled about 70°.	Narrow columnar basalt with prominent crack systems, and the surface is quite slick (lacking crystal grains) in nature. Various crimps and edges and plenty of jam cracks of various sizes give this site a quality that all the locals enjoy.	485' at site.
Details	This is a virtual 12-month crag (though the wet months from November to April will have only limited dry day options).	Traditional gear leads, as well as a lengthy variety of variations that are commonly top-roped.	About 45'.	A rope for top-rope, and a few quick-draws. If you are planning to lead a route you will need cams and stoppers of various sizes.	About 30 routes and variations (with liberal emphasis on variations). Ratings range from 5.7 to 5.12+.	....	....	The site is maintained by the city of Eugene park system.	PRC-NWOR

Crag Name	Location	Orientation	Road Type	Trail Approach	Skill Level	Crag Height	Rock Type	Site Elevation
Summary	Wolf Rock	Located in the countryside in a well-forested region next to a well-traveled gravel road system.	Wolf Rock is a massive oblong dome-like formation with a popular south face (The Arch area) climbing area, and a seldom explored northern rock slope.	Paved road from Eugene, then paved forest road past Blue River Reservoir, then 10+ miles of gravel road to the site.	The trail is a brief 3-4 minute uphill walk to reach the Conspiuous Arch. If you plan to summit via the scramble route it may take you 1-2 hours.	Intermediate to advanced.	The Arch routes tend to be single lead (100' or less) climbs (with some that have a second pitch). Most of the Arch routes tend to be slightly less than vertical. The Barad-Dur route and other nearby multi-pitch routes are 1000' tall approximately, and those long multi-pitch routes have numerous edges, ramps, ledges, and some big overhangs, all of which make for technical climbing opportunities.	Volcanic tertiary andesite rock.	4535' at the summit (the Conspicuous Arch is about 3500').
Details	Surprisingly, certain years access to this site start as early as April, and can last even into November during those rare dry spells. The south face of the Arch make it a quality climbing destination for locals.	Sport lead climbs at the Arch, and mixed trad gear leads (with some fixed gear) on the long multi-pitch leads. There are some multi-pitch routes that are mostly fixed bolt routes, too.	Single pitch leads (50-90') under the Arch. Multi-pitch on all other routes (most of which continue to the top of the monolith).	For the Arch just quick-draws. For the multi-pitch routes cams, stoppers (and perhaps some pitons).	Over 30 routes on the entire massif, yet only the south-facing routes tend to get repeated regularly, especially the Arch routes. Ratings range from 5.4 to 5.12-, while most common in the 5.9/5.10 range.	Rockfall risk from high on the cliff at numerous places along the cliff base. A helmet is recommended for all the multi-pitch routes.	Can be quite hot in July-August at the Arch routes.	On US Forest Service managed land, and no permits needed.	PRC-NWOR