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Location: CO : Durango : Vallecito Crags : High Times Wall : The Green Mile (5.11c)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Aug 20, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route is super fun! A little heads up at times but super fun.
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Location: CO : Durango : Vallecito Crags : High Times Wall : Da Kine Line (5.10a)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Aug 17, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is a fun route. Pitch 2 has a little bit of heads up climbing on it. It will be even better when it cleans up a little more.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Trisstin's Tower : Regular Route (5.7 A1) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jun 3, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Well... we didn't want anyone to know but since you seem to have the inside scoop, I'll admit that we brought up a bottle of Elmer's glue and glued on the chopper flake. Sorry all for making Journey Through Mirkwood a little less mirky.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Trisstin's Tower : Regular Route (5.7 A1) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: May 11, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Excellent point Charles. Where is the Journey Through Mirkwood trip report? Come on Brad!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Little Valley : Pinky Tower : Ring Sizer (5.10 PG13)
By: Ben Kiessel When: May 10, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Does anyone have an explanation for the anchor that faces the road? We took the webbing off of it so it's not as obvious/ugly. Our crew couldn't figure out what it was for. No route before or after and it makes no sense to rappel that direction. Unless someone has a reason for it being there it should be chopped.
Just my thought.
Ben
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Fisher Towers : The Oracle : Fantasia (5.10- C2 R)
By: Ben Kiessel When: May 6, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice work guys. Even on the old bolts this thing was sweet. More people should get on it. You're right, the 5.10-R wasn't that hard. I think it scares a lot of people away, but it shouldn't.
Climb this route it's sick!
Ben
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Jackson Hole : Moonlight Spire (5.9 C2) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Apr 8, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: I think I was still standing on the belay ledge.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : The Bridger Jacks : Sacred Space (5.11)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Mar 29, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route is AWESOME!
It should get way more traffic then it does.
The pitch off the notch is physical, but only has 30' of splitter off-width, and then is super varied and fun. The second pitch is chimney if you are a 12 year old boy, other wise it is off-width.
Bring a #4 big-bro or two.
I'll say it again.
Bring a #4 big bro.
It's not fun looking at an anchor fall from 30-40' up.
Climb the route, its not as hard as everyone says.
Oh yeah. Man up and jump the gap.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : River Road : Podunk Mesa Tower : Adrenaline Circus (5.11- PG13)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Mar 7, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Matt and I climbed this route last night. We left Sam's house at around 10pm and got back to the house at 3am. The route is sick! I agree that the middle two pitches are awesome, but I thought that the first pitch was pretty clean with some stellar moves. The last pitch is great climbing, on super clean rock. I would say this route is one in the top 15 free routes I have done in the desert.
Its damn good!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Attila's Thumb : Mogul Emperor (5.11- PG13)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 30, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route Max! Really good free climbing!
I agree with the 5.11 rating save one move on the last pitch. I would guess that some of the holds got a little smaller over the years? Or who knows, maybe you're right and it's 5.11.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Attila's Thumb
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 30, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yes. At least two, one of which is supposed to be 5 stars.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Silverton : Eureka : Highway to Hell (WI4+) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 11, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Jackson Hole : Moonlight Spire (5.9 C2) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 10, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: I've been meaning to ask Brad. When are you due? You can't have much longer.
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Location: UT : Zion National Park : Isaac : Tricks of the Tramp ("Trick... (5.10+ C2+)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 8, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: On the calvinator pitch the anchor is on the climbers left. Not right.
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Location: Matt Pickren : Good Times : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 8, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hey! There is some weird route finding getting off of blackjack. It's not all straightforward like astrodog. And how do you get lost on a rappel?
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Location: Matt Pickren : "Rock Scaling" -BG : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jan 8, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: A ring lock and it appears that you're not even on belay.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Silverton : Eureka : Highway to Hell (WI4+) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Dec 18, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Is that a poncho?
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Jackson Hole : Moonlight Spire (5.9 C2) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Dec 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: no it doesn't. my pitch was about 4 feet long.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Trisstin's Tower : Regular Route (5.7 A1)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Nov 12, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: First off my wife rules!
Second, Brad you can't compare Trisstin's Tower to a route you haven't done.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : The Optimator : Ram Implosion Wing (5.12)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Aug 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Funny you should ask Brad, I mounted a smaller version to my bike helmet yesterday. My standard after work road ride that I usually do in 2 hours only took me an hour and 15 minutes! It was crazy! I am building a larger version for my car right now! Give the man your money it works!
Ben
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Hell Roaring Canyon : The Warlock : Wings of Leather (5.11 C0 PG13)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Aug 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Seriously! Layback that shit!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Hell Roaring Canyon : The Warlock : Wings of Leather (5.11 C0 PG13) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jul 30, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Matt, You didn't free that! Come on! 5.11 C0...LAME!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Lockhart Basin : Amazon Tower : Amazon Tower - Original Rou... (5.11a A1+)
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jul 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Girls Scouts!
Hey Matt you want to climb Tehipite?
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Location: CO : Durango : Lemon Reservoir : West Side
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jul 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Why don't we put up a tyrolean and then have all of the access from the east? Thoughts?
Ben
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Fisher Towers : Cottontail Tower : Brer Rabbit (5.11b A3+ R) : Photo
By: Ben Kiessel When: Jul 3, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Cotton Tail, Echo, Titan, Sidekick, Oracle, Hydra, Finger of Fate Gendarme?
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