Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)

GETTING THERE

Take Exit 143 for Silica Rd. off the I-90.  Take a left onto Silica Rd., and then in 0.8 mile take a left onto Vantage Rd.  The Feathers climbing area is about 1.3 miles down Vantage Rd. on the left, and the main parking area for the rest of the Vantage climbing areas is just a little further on the left. 

guidebook

• Frenchman Coulee: A Rock Climbers' Guide, 4th ed by Brenden Sullivan & Jim Yoder (Vertical Press 2019).

INFORMATION for leaders

INTERNAL CLIMBING LOTTERY

• This is a very popular climbing area. If you are listing a trip, please first review the relevant Internal Lottery Results document below
• The 2024 Mountaineers Internal Lottery results are now final. Please select the Vantage tab to view the results for this location. If you are scheduling a course trip here for 2024, please check this spreadsheet before listing your trip to be sure your course has priority for the field trip date(s) you are scheduling and that there is no other course that already has priority.
• The 2023 Mountaineers Internal Lottery results are now final. Please select the Vantage tab to view the results for this location. If you are scheduling a course trip here for 2023, please check this spreadsheet before listing your trip to be sure your course has priority for the field trip date(s) you are scheduling and that there is no other course that already has priority.

scheduling & permits

• If you are scheduling this as a non-course related activity, please limit your group size to the recommended party size. The maximum party size is for use by course field trips only, and includes both students and instructors. Group size maximums do not reflect how course field trips are run (in smaller groups of students and instructors), but allow for course leaders to register the course in our system.
• This route allows multiple bookings. Please check scheduled trips below to see if there is another group already booked on the day you are booking and coordinate with them to ensure you are carpooling and dividing yourself into small groups at different crags.
•  Please write the crags you plan to be at in your summary, so that they show up in the overview.

• Suitable Activities: Climbing
• Climbing Category: Rock Climb
• Seasons: Year-round
• Weather: View weather forecast

• Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb

• Land Manager: Columbia Basin Wildlife Area: Quincy Lakes Unit
• Parking Permit Required: Discover Pass
• Recommended Party Size: 10
• Maximum Party Size: 60
• Maximum Route/Place Capacity: 60