While climbing at Smith Rock in early May, a fellow climber suggested I climb Condorphamine Addiction, a 10b "alpine sport" route in Leavenworth. This sounded intriguing enough to give it a try. So a couple of weeks after Smith Rock, Jason and I drove four hours down to Leavenworth Friday night, woke up early the next day and climbed Condorphamine Addiction, capped off the day with a couple of routes at Castle Rock, and then drove back home that night. We enjoyed the climb—the two 10b sections were slabby and fun and the route was very well-bolted. However, it reminded me that I enjoy gear climbing much more than sport.

It had been nearly a decade since either Will or I had climbed this route, and both of us had fond memories of it as a good half-day adventure. Plus, the well-bolted nature of the route makes it nice for an early-season climb. The crux of the day was finding the trail to the route (we never did find it until the way down, a tad embarrassing since both of us had been up there before!) We made quick work on the climb, climbing it in 4 pitches by linking Pitches 1-2, 3-4, and 6-7. We also collected some pets along the way: Me: 24 ticks, Will: 25.