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Activity Notes
Horsethief is the ultimate culmination of all the rock skills you have thus learned in the BCEP class! This is the weekend to test out all of your rock climbing technical skills in an outdoor rock climbing environment. We will have multiple climbing stations setup for both belay from the ground, belay from above, and rappelling. We will have fixed line traverses and frictions slabs for you to try out. We will also have a fun chimney that combines several technical rock skills into one really fun, long climbing pitch. We will also set up some more challenging harder routes for those of you who love climbing. We do highly recommend wearing your alpine boots for the experience, but also please bring along your rock shoes so you can try some of the harder routes. Later in the afternoon, we will allow you to try other team's routes. As a head's up, no chalk bags are allowed to better preserve the site.
As a side note, parking at the trailhead is EXTREMELY limited, and with 3 BCEP teams total climbing on Saturday, we will need to have folks park at the Crawford Oaks trailhead 1/4mi down the road and shuttle back to Horsethief trailhead.
Since this is outdoor climbing in the gorge, it is often windy and cold in the mornings, and the hot and sunny in the afternoon. Please be prepared for the weather.
Afterwards, we will head out in the evening to car camp at Maryhill Campground together!
https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105817451/horsethief-butte
Carpool signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_XbDR-5Rni42fupxs21c2Plmq0bwPFh7XhU2C7xE5U4/edit?gid=1957217712#gid=1957217712
NOAA weather: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-121.095665&lat=45.649568
Most Recent Past Activities
Feb
18
Field Session
BCEP 2018 TEST TEAM 02 Horsethief
Mar
18
Field Session
BCEP TEAM 19 (TEST): Horsethief
Mar
24
Field Session
BCEP Team 02 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
24
Field Session
BCEP Team 01 SNAKEDOGS: Rock Field Session Horsethief
Mar
24
Field Session
BCEP Team 03 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
25
Field Session
BCEP Team 06 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
25
Field Session
BCEP Team 04 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
25
Field Session
BCEP Team 05 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
7
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BCEP Team 08 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
8
Field Session
BCEP Team 11 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
8
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BCEP Team 10 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
8
Field Session
BCEP Team 12 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP Team 09 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP Team 14 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP Team 15 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP Team 13 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
15
Field Session
BCEP Team 18 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
15
Field Session
BCEP Team 16 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
15
Field Session
BCEP Team 17 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
23
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Test Team: Field Session Horsethief
Mar
23
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 01: Field Session Horsethief
Mar
23
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 02: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
6
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 08: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
7
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 10: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 05: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 09: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
14
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BCEP 2019 Team 04: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
14
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 06: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 11: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 15: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 13: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 14: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 12: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 07: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 18: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 17: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP 2019 Team 16: Field Session Horsethief
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 05 Field Session Horsethief
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 03 Field Session Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 12 Field Session Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 08 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
3
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 07 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
3
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 09 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
3
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 14 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
4
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 11 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
4
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 15 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
5
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 10 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
5
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 19 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
5
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 02 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
11
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 13 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
11
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 04 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
11
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 16 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 17 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 06 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 18 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2020: Team 01 Field Session Horsethief
Apr
17
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 06: Field Session Rock
Apr
17
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 11: Field Session Rock
Apr
18
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 03: Field Session Rock
Apr
18
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 10: Field Session Rock
Apr
18
Field Session
BCEP 2021: Team 18 Horsethief Field Session
Apr
25
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 19: Field Session Rock
May
1
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 17: Field Session Rock
May
1
Field Session
BCEP 2021: Team 05 Field Session: Horsethief
May
1
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 02: Field Session Rock
May
2
Field Session
BCEP 2021: Team 14 Field Session: Horsethief
May
2
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 15: Field Session Rock
May
2
Field Session
BCEP 2021: Team 07 Field Session Horsethief
May
7
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 09: Field Session Rock
May
8
Field Session
BCEP 2021: Team 13 Field Session Horsethief
May
8
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 12: Field Session Rock
May
8
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 16: Field Session Rock
May
9
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 08: Field Session Rock
May
9
Field Session
BCEP 2021 Team 01: Field Session Rock
Mar
26
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 08 Rock Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
26
Field Session
BCEP 2022 Team 09: Field Session Horsethief Butte
Mar
26
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 15 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
27
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 7 Horsethief Rock skills
Mar
27
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 17 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
15
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 10 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
16
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 13 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
16
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 3 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
17
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 02 BCEP Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
17
Field Session
BCEP 2022 Team 14: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP 2022 Team 5 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 04 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
24
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 18 Rock Skills: Horsethief
Apr
24
Field Session
BCEP '22, Team 16 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
24
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 06: BCEP Field Session: Horsethief
May
7
Field Session
BCEP 2022: Team 11 Field Session: Horsethief
May
7
Field Session
BCEP Team 1 Rock Session Horsethief
Apr
1
Field Session
BCEP Team 10 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
1
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 09: Horsethief Field Session
Apr
2
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 3: Rock Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
2
Field Session
BCEP 2023: Team 04 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
7
Field Session
BCEP 2023: TEAM 22: Rock Skills HTB Field Session
Apr
8
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 13: Horsethief Field Session
Apr
8
Field Session
BCEP 2023: Team 7 Rock Field Session
Apr
8
Field Session
BCEP 2023: Team 21 Horsethief Rock Session
Apr
9
Field Session
BCEP 2023: Team 02: BCEP Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
9
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 19: Rock Session Horsethief
Apr
16
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 01: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
22
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 15: Horsethief Field Session
Apr
22
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 14: Rock Session Horsethief
Apr
22
Field Session
BCEP 2023: Team 08 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 11: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 05: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
23
Field Session
BCEP Field Session: Horsethief Team 12: HTB Rock Field Session (Group 1)
Apr
29
Field Session
BCEP Team 16 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
30
Field Session
BCEP 2023 Team 20 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
30
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 07: Horsethief Field Session
Mar
30
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 12 Horsethief
Mar
31
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 9 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
7
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team02: BCEP Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
7
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 06: Horsethief Rock Skills
Apr
7
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 16: Horsethief Rock Skills Session
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2024: Team 08 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2024: Team 03 Rock Field Session Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 15 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP Team 18 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
21
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 01: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
26
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 04: Horsethief Butte Rock Skills Field Session
Apr
27
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 17 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
28
Field Session
BCEP Team 13 Field Session: Horsethief
May
5
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 05: Field Session: Horsethief
May
5
Field Session
BCEP 2024 Team 14: Field Session: Horsethief
May
11
Field Session
BCEP 2024: Team 11 Field Session Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 07 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 14: Horsethief Rock Weekend
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 08: Rock Session at Horsethief Butte
Mar
30
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 10 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
30
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 09: Rock Skills at Horsethief
Mar
30
Field Session
BCEP2025: Team 13 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
13
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 12: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
13
Field Session
BCEP 2025: Team 3 Rock Field Session
Apr
13
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 11: Horsethief Rock Skills Session
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 6: Horsethief Field Session
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 1: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
20
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 05: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
25
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 04: Field Session Horsethief
May
4
Field Session
BCEP 2025 Team 02 Skills Session: Horsethief
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 03: Horsethief Field Session
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 01: Rock Session at Horsethief Butte
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 09 Maryhill campout
Mar
28
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 09 Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2026: Team 11 Field Session: Horsethief
Mar
29
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 7 Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
12
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 10: Rock Skills Field Session (Horsethief Butte)
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 6: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
19
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 12: Rock Skills Field Session
Apr
24
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 02: Field Session Horsethief
Apr
26
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 08: Field Session: Horsethief
Apr
26
Field Session
BCEP Team 5 Field Session: Horsethief
May
3
Field Session
BCEP 2026 Team 04: Rock Skills Field Session at Horsethief Butte
Past activities include any trip reports from the leaders.