Rebecca, Ryan and I climb Outer Space (III 5.9) on Snow Creek wall

On a rainy weekend in the beginning of October my wife Rebecca, Ryan O'Connell and I drove over to Leavenworth to climb Outer Space on the snow Creek Wall for an upcoming Classic Climbs article and I needed some photos. While I have climbed Outer Space many times I was extremely excited to climb it with Rebecca because for all the climbing she has done in Washington (And all the sometimes burly, loose and run-out routes we try together) she has never climbed Outer Space. It was raining in the parking lot when we arrived but only lightly and with an improving forecast we decided that it might even be a good thing and less crowded.

 

 Ryan and Rebecca on the Approach to the Snow Creek Wall, even from a great distance the awesome head wall crack is obvious.  I was excited to climb with both Rebecca and Ryan again something the three of us hadn't done since the previous October for our 2:20 hr ascent of Town Crier (IV 5.9 C2)

 Here Rebecca is following the end of the famous "Outer Space" pitch, named because of the airy traverse out over a roof and the threat of a big fall might land you in Outer Space. You can tell by Rebecca's layers it wasn't that war.

Above is Rebecca leading the First of the two amazing head wall pitches,

Another head wall shot of Rebecca,

Do these ever get old, this pitch certainly doesn't

Rebecca topping out the pitch.

Rebecca belaying Ryan up to Library Ledge

 Rebecca and Ryan sitting on the comfortable and exposed Library ledge. Library Ledge splits the two 150ft head wall pitches in half and takes small cams, a blessing for sure otherwise you need even more #2 and #3's

Rebecca and Ryan discussing something on the top of Snow Creek Wall

Rebecca and Ryan disagreeing on which way to go or where something is or .....?

Am I the luckiest guy in the world or what