Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest, trenching it´s way through an impressive landscape.

The nights are getting colder and fire wood is rare in the desert like environment.

We stopped in Vantage witch offers exhilarating climbing on basalt columns.

Endless roads and magic light in northern Oregon.

Trout Creek is the place to be in terms of trad climbing. Local climbers enjoying the fall sun.

The current political situation in the USA is affecting my travels as well. Actually in a good way. Free Camping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crack climbing is still a new world for me. I have had a hard time learning how to jam up the steep cracks. Despites it is a really exhausting exercise it´s a question of gear as well.  

An epic sunset and Mt. Jefferson is totaly compensating the physical effort.