Dmitry Kalashnikov on a Tum Tum V10.
Photo by Matt Lemere.
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Ownership/Management:
The Tum Tum crags and boulders lie largely on land managed by the state Department of Natural Resources.
Land Manager:
Washington Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 190
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-7474
Current status:
All crags on DNR land are open. Some historically explored crags near Tum Tum lie on private property and are closed.
Access considerations:
No known access or enviornmental concerns.
Other resources:
Weather forecast
For discussion:
Inland Crags forum
The Tum Tum cliffs are a collection of slabby domes and boulders approximately 30 miles west of Spokane, in a rural setting on the north side of the Spokane River. The roped climbing generally follows slabby cracks and faces in the 5.8-5.10 range. A number of pitches are over 100 feet long and one climb is reported to be Spokane’s only two-pitch route.
Although the first recorded route at Tum Tum was done in 1970, climbing exploration increased in the early 1980s. A second wave of routes were established in the early 1990s. Most recently, the area has seen a surge in bouldering exploration and features a number of very difficult problems.
Watch for poison ivy and rattlesnakes.
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