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Name Rating Location Comments Tick Date

Tunnel of Love

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : First Tier

Also fun, some tricky and reachy moves. We went up over the roof. With Nate, John, Laurel, and Spoon.

Jul 23, 2009

Iron Maiden

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : First Tier

A fun route, good movement. With Laurel and John Axel (before Nate and Spoon got there)

Jul 22, 2009

Wham Ridge

5.4 R 

CO : Alpine Rock : Vestal Peak

Absolutely spectacular. Wow.

Jul 5, 2009

Northwest Face

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Fourth Buttress

with Spoon. Still damn good!

Sep 24, 2008

The Owl

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Dome

With Spoon. Adveturous with lightning and routefinding fun. Finished with Cozyhang.

Sep 20, 2008

The Opportunist

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

Still good, 9 definitely better.

Sep 7, 2008

Enterprise

5.9+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

Really good route.

Sep 7, 2008

Armistice (AKA The Armisist)

5.10b 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

After much contemplation, went for it. Hung at two bolts but felt good. Next time I'll lead it clean

Sep 7, 2008

Gotham City

5.10a 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

Fun once again.

Sep 7, 2008

Smart Server

5.10a 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

A good climb, crux coming through finger crack

Sep 6, 2008

The B.O.S.S. Method

5.8 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

A good warmup

Sep 6, 2008

Dumb Waiter

5.9+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Coming over the bulge on buckets is the crux but not so bad

Sep 6, 2008

The Big Chill

5.10c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Yeah!

Sep 6, 2008

Menses

5.10d 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Man, should have stopped with the Big Chill. Got stomped on it this time around. No gas.

Sep 6, 2008

Turbo Charged, Inter-Cooled Meat Machine

5.10b/c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Tough. I put it up but definitely not clean. Balancy and sequency.

Sep 6, 2008

Slat

5.7 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

A really fun line! Want to do the tat exit

Sep 1, 2008

Slut

5.7 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

The gruntiest of the three. Also good, but shorter

Sep 1, 2008

Slit

5.7 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Also really good. We TR'd and managed to get our rope wedged in the crack multiple times

Sep 1, 2008

Easy Jam

5.4 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Fun, and still challenging, lead

Aug 31, 2008

Etude For The Right Hand

5.5 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Fun little face climb. Crux is getting onto the slab. Only two bolts down low

Aug 31, 2008

Cornelius

5.5 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Really fun left angling finger crack

Aug 31, 2008

Old Eyefull

5.6 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Indeed a 'surprise finish' as the guidebook states

Aug 30, 2008

Lower Slot and Upper Slot

5.7+ 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Did lower slot and lower slot left, both really good. Want to come back and do upper slot

Aug 30, 2008

Humper

5.8 

WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus

Wow, f'in hard. I got my ass kicked on this one.

Aug 30, 2008

Culp-Bossier

5.8+ 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Hallett Peak

Wow. Spectacular all the way, really stellar, and we didn't get off route! w/ Hal

Jul 27, 2008

Bihedral

5.8+ PG13 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

Me on p1, Hal on p2. Fun climb, really enjoyable.

Jul 25, 2008

AAArete

5.10b 

CO : Boulder : ... : Lost Angel

Fun climb! I really enjoyed the crimpy facy stuff. Peeled at bolt 2 then got it clean

Jul 24, 2008

Killing in the Name

5.9- 

CO : Boulder : ... : Lost Angel

Gets in your face quickly! Took like a damn fool coming through the finger crack at the beginning

Jul 24, 2008

Boy's World

5.8 

CO : Boulder : ... : Lost Angel

Fun jaunt up a dihedral with about one harder move.

Jul 24, 2008

Cheers aka Thrill of the Chaise

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

Really fun and balancy on the face. Bigger pockets and good feet just tough getting to them. Fell 2x

Jul 22, 2008

The Big Spit

5.9- 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

Fun climb, with Jim. Not a whole lot of pro for the roof, good upper crack.

Jul 22, 2008

Nightcap

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

With Jim, Paul, and Scott.

Jul 22, 2008

South Face

5.8 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Petit Grepon

Stellar climb, great weather, and spicy climbing at the top! With Hal.

Jul 19, 2008

West Cracks

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock

Traversed right below the bulge twin cracks, with Jim from MRS.

Jul 16, 2008

Brownies In The Basin

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock

A good route, with a good small cam placement below the second crux (above slings). Fell 2x here

Jul 15, 2008

Osiris

5.7 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : The Pages Wall Area

Fun climb! Did it in 3 200 foot pitches. Chimney and crux pitches both excellent. w/ NK

Jun 29, 2008

Curving Crack

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Led it clean. With Ben K, Kurt C, and Scott.

Jun 24, 2008

Final Exam

5.11a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Wow, hard but cool. Ben K's lead. I got all the moves, but not clean and not in sequence. Want it.

Jun 24, 2008

Bailey's Overhang

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Finished on it after Final Exam. The key to not groveling is counterintuitive: right side in!

Jun 24, 2008

Comeback Crack

5.10b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Hard. Tried leading it after Final Exam and got spanked. Slippery. Followed but still flailed.

Jun 24, 2008

Animation aka Jaycene's Dance

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Animal World

With Hal. Good warm up with a tricky finish

Jun 22, 2008

Unfamiliar Strangers

5.9+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Animal World

With Hal. Hard moves off the ground to an interesting step across and then cruiser to the top.

Jun 22, 2008

The Grand Course

5.11- 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

Did 10a left variation. Climbed it in the dark with a headlamp! Great climb, lots of birdshit! w/ Ben

Jun 20, 2008

Darkness 'til Dawn

5.10- 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

With Ben K. Awesome!!!!!! My hardest lead yet, and felt great on it!

Jun 19, 2008

Blind Faith

5.10a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - W Face

Yeah! with Ben Haugen

Jun 11, 2008

Dementia

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

great pitch with Hal. Chilly and breezy. Great finger locks w/ tough feet. Led it ok

Jun 8, 2008

Weenie Roast

5.9 

CO : Boulder : ... : Lost Angel

An okay route, enjoyable but wouldn't do it again. Second pitch is better, could do it in 1p w/ a 60m

May 31, 2008

Mary Lynn's Slab

5.9 

CO : Boulder : ... : Water Slabs

Also hard 9, thin and crimpy. With John Axel.

May 31, 2008

Mes Amis

5.9 

CO : Boulder : ... : Water Slabs

Hard 9, thin and crimpy. With John Axel

May 31, 2008

Heartbreaker [aka Never Cry Wolf]

5.11b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Cadillac Crag

TR's with Ben. Thin and facey, sharp too! I liked it. Can TR after climbing Deviant

May 30, 2008

Deviant

5.9+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Cadillac Crag

With Ben MRS. Truly stellar, hard but awesome. Followed

May 30, 2008

Security Risk

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Lower Security Risk

Spectacular route! Might be my fav in BC. 10a start, with Nate.

May 29, 2008

Pup

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Upper Security Risk

Really fun sport route with varied and sustained climbing. First moves are hard and clip is awkward

May 29, 2008

Splash

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

With Nate and Laurel

May 28, 2008

Steppenwolf

5.9 

CO : South Platte : ... : Turkey Perch

Also super groovy. Face was a little heady, but overall a tough, great climb

May 26, 2008

Gobble Up

5.8 

CO : South Platte : ... : Turkey Perch

Stellar climb! Loved it. Would have liked one more 4

May 26, 2008

Moby Grape

5.7 

CO : South Platte : ... : Elevenmile Dome

With Hal. Fun first pitch and roof on second was fun, but wouldn't bother with p2 again

May 25, 2008

Village Idiot

5.9 

CO : South Platte : ... : Arch Rock

With Ben Haugen. Finished with hard ass fist crack. Rated?

May 24, 2008

Star Wars

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

With Ryan PA. Some shananigans and whatnot but still a fun climb. Extra 2s

May 21, 2008

Wrinkles in Time

5.8+ 

CO : Boulder : ... : Dream Dome

Really awesome, varied climbing. Do it in one and bring lots of draws. Stunning place.

May 15, 2008

Standard Route

5.7+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Third Buttress

A challenging route. Fun, with Nate, and wet. Yikes!

May 13, 2008

The Whistle Stop

5.9- 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

really fun, with Nate, climbing into the rain and hail

May 12, 2008

Anthill Direct

5.8 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

Stellar, with Spoon. First pitch has a new piton to protect scary traverse, combined p3 4 with drag

May 4, 2008

Dan's Line

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

Fun, pretty cruiser. A good and fast warm up. Liked Hold the Line more

Apr 27, 2008

Bihedral Arete

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

With Hal. Fun. Finshed with Flags of Our Fathers. A cool pitch but would like to finish with BA. 1p

Apr 27, 2008

Long John Wall

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Long John to V...

3 pitches with Spoon. Started on Break On Through, great climb

Apr 18, 2008

Verschneidung

5.7 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Verschneidung ...

w/ Spoon. Okay first pitch, stellar 2nd pitch hand crack. Bolted raps

Apr 18, 2008

Hold The Line

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

Fun slab climb, Spoon led

Apr 15, 2008

Puff Daddy

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

Fun crimpy and steep. A few too many bolts, but doesn't compromise the funness

Apr 15, 2008

Rhodian Shores

5.10b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)

Fun, liked it a lot. Balancy and difficult. Fell/slid off twice on lead

Apr 15, 2008

Nightcap

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

Returned, finger crack looks improbable but still fun! Led twice after Spoon logged some air time

Apr 8, 2008

Grins

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

With Spoon. Fun tricky 5.8

Apr 8, 2008

Pueblo Gringos

5.10b/c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

led it clean!

Apr 6, 2008

Period Piece

5.7+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Apr 6, 2008

The Big Chill

5.10c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

killer crack and face, led clean

Apr 6, 2008

Menses

5.10d 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

fell at the crux but otherwise led it clean, want it again...

Apr 6, 2008

Awakenings

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

fun, meandering warm up

Apr 5, 2008

Time Square

5.8 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

fun 5.8 with arete moves

Apr 5, 2008

Suburbia

5.10b/c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

stellar!

Apr 5, 2008

Miller Time

5.11a/b 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

damn hard! fell lots on TR, fun arete climb

Apr 5, 2008

Armistice (AKA The Armisist)

5.10b 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

fun and pumpy finish to our day, good strong moves on it, cool traverse over roof

Apr 5, 2008

Gotham City

5.10a 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

Hard off the ground then cruiser up high

Apr 5, 2008

The Opportunist

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

fun, ledgy. Good warm up

Mar 30, 2008

Enterprise

5.9+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

More fun than its neighbor. Better varied moves and position, cool

Mar 30, 2008

The Dune

5.10a 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Contest Wall

Pinked it. Cool and tricky in spots. One tough move in the middle that I was too high on

Mar 30, 2008

Ga-stoned Again

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : The Gym

Steep and sustained, totally rockin multiple flake climb

Mar 29, 2008

Black Mamba Arete

5.8 

CO : Shelf Road : The Gym

Cool climb, not great

Mar 29, 2008

Up Valley Goes Downtown

5.10d 

CO : Shelf Road : The Gym

TRd it. Uber fun with a powerful start up a crack that thins out and turns to face moves

Mar 29, 2008

Cheers

5.8+ 

CO : Shelf Road : Spiney Ridge

Fun, pretty easy. Pinked after Hal's lead

Mar 29, 2008

Access All Areas

5.10d 

CO : Shelf Road : Spiney Ridge

Also stellar. Hard. TRd it clean on thin hands, cranking on small sharp stuff with iffy feet

Mar 29, 2008

20th Century Man

5.10a/b 

CO : Shelf Road : Spiney Ridge

Really fun, great moves, felt really solid on it

Mar 29, 2008

Dihedrus

5.10a/b 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Great moves and position, and long too

Mar 29, 2008

Hey Pueblo Gringo, Got a Hanger?

5.10d 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Short and sharp, fell twice at crux on TR

Mar 29, 2008

First Blood

5.8 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

fun, chlly, and a little heady when you can't feel your tips!

Mar 28, 2008

Period Piece

5.7+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Yeah! A fun lead with one tricky section that makes you think

Mar 28, 2008

Period Epic

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Okay climb. I probably wouldn't get on it again

Mar 28, 2008

Red Dog

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

I dug it. Short but interesting with varied types of moves

Mar 28, 2008

Pueblo Gringos

5.10b/c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Awesome, powerful climb. Had to pump myself up to lead it. Took at 2nd bolt then clean

Mar 28, 2008

Classic Dihedral

5.7 

CO : South Platte : ... : Bucksnort Slab

Awesome crack. First real rock of the season, with Hal.

Mar 24, 2008

Scottish Gully

WI3 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Hoosier Pass/Lincoln Fall

Super fun. My first ice lead ever. Met Jeff and Lee, climbed with Hal and Spoon

Mar 7, 2008

Coors Lite

WI2-3 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Little Eiger area - ice

Me n Spoon. Upper fall (2nd pitch) is lots of fun. Hooking like a ninja! exploration Lewis n Clark

Feb 15, 2008

Mickey's Big Mouth

WI2-3 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Little Eiger area - ice

w/ Spoon and Hal. Both falls really fun, esp mixed stuff just left of upper fall

Feb 8, 2008

Middle Flow

WI3 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Castle Rock/Lower Falls Ice

With spoon. Lots of fun, esp start and finish. My longest route yet. ~45m

Jan 31, 2008

The Bouldering Area

WI? 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Castle Rock/Lower Falls Ice

Me and Spoon. My first climb ever! Short but steep and fun. Can solo pretty easy to TR

Jan 29, 2008

East Face (Standard)

5.4 

CO : Flatirons : ... : Third Flatiron

With Hallie, Spoon, and Tom. Awesome, but COLD! Rapping in the dark always fun. 5 pitches, some sno

Jan 13, 2008

Ellingwood Ridge

 

CO : Alpine Rock : La Plata

date correct?

Aug 11, 2007

Jackson-Johnson

5.9 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Hallett Peak

Awesome day with Jeff! A bit chilly, especially up high in the wind but no rain and really fun rock

Aug 4, 2007

Clear the Deck

5.11a X 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

Also super fun, I'd love to come back here

Jul 30, 2007

Downpressor Man

5.12b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

Fierce. Didn't quite make it to the top, or even close

Jul 30, 2007

Guenese

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

Really fun. I felt pretty strong following it and only took once

Jul 30, 2007

Green Slab Direct

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

I liked it! I felt great approaching the crux but then dodged it to the left and got off-route. O wel

Jul 21, 2007

Werk Supp

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Wow! Stout! Awesome, but it seems like everything on the Bastille is mean meat and potatoes

Jul 21, 2007

Rewritten

5.7 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

Wow. Awesome climb with Nate, 3 pitches, started at 7pm and climbed Rebuffat's by the Front Range Glo

Jul 18, 2007

Chianti

5.8+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Long John to V...

Also really fun. Didn't see the bolts, we rapped from two trees with slings on them

Jul 18, 2007

Long John Wall

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Long John to V...

Super fun line. Did it in two stellar pitches (original line) with no rope drag problems

Jul 18, 2007

Bailey's Overhang

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

A fun pitch with tricky looking pro. Greg led it. 60m just reaches from the cable

Jul 15, 2007

Curving Crack

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Had to aid through the roof due to a BIT of rain. I would love to go back and climb it clean

Jul 15, 2007

Skunk Crack

5.9+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

A bit of a squeeze with awkward moves. TRd it

Jul 15, 2007

Comeback Crack

5.10b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock

Really stellar. Difficult but all there, finger jams out the wazoo

Jul 15, 2007

Splitting Hares

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Lower Right Side

Amazing how stamina can change the difficulty of a climb. I was tired this time around!

Jul 15, 2007

The Bastille Crack

5.7 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Really spectacular, climb it again anytime. Got rained off LJW then crusied the Bastille w/ 8 finish

Jul 10, 2007

Marquis de Sade

5.10c 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : First Tier

Couldn't find that finger jam and ended up pulling in on it anda flake to get through the crux

Jul 8, 2007

Mists of Avalon

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : First Tier

Fun once you get above the roof with a pumpy clip. The roof isn't so bad, and the face above is thin

Jul 8, 2007

Sword In The Stone

5.9+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : First Tier

The arete is really fun. With Nate and Russ

Jul 8, 2007

The Memory of Trees

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Watermark

A fun line, with positive holds. Felt a bit easier than 9

Jul 5, 2007

Minas Tireth

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Watermark

Tricky, but short crux. It took me a while to figure it out.

Jul 5, 2007

Glennevere

5.8+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Watermark

Another fun line

Jul 5, 2007

Twin Peaks

5.10 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Watermark

The best of the day. Easy start but really fun moves up high

Jul 5, 2007

Northcutt Start

5.10d 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Awesome, couldn't quite pull the crux move around the arete. Next time...

Jul 2, 2007

March of Dimes

5.10 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Climbed with Chris, led pitch 2 and got spanked a little but made it through

Jul 2, 2007

Are We Not Men

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

TRd with Chris, a fun beginner's route

Jul 1, 2007

Twofers

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

TRd also. Intimidating roof but not that bad for taller folk

Jul 1, 2007

Splitting Hares

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Lower Right Side

Fun!

Jul 1, 2007

Happy Ending

5.10 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Lower Right Side

Cool, tough last two bolts, I had to cheat

Jul 1, 2007

Father Figure

5.11b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Lower Right Side

Fun as well, tough amd got my ass spanked a bit. Dyno to a jug just above crux

Jul 1, 2007

The Cave Exit

5.7+ 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : The Pages Wall Area

Real awkward but with good gear. Finished Pear Buttress with it

Jun 19, 2007

Pear Buttress

5.8 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : J-Crack Slab Area

An awesome line, p1 and esp p3 are spectacular crack climbs. I'd love to do it again

Jun 19, 2007

Hare Balls

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Nip and Tuck

TRd it with CU Bound. A good beginner's line.

Jun 17, 2007

Incline Club

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Middle Wall

Fun! Not terribly difficult but great position and fun moves

Jun 13, 2007

Dead Can Dance

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Wall of the Dead

Fun 5.9, good moves

Jun 13, 2007

Isle of the Dead

5.10c 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Wall of the Dead

Fun and challenging. Harder for shorter people

Jun 13, 2007

Dead Again

5.10b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Wall of the Dead

Cool also, tricky in the middle and juggy up top

Jun 13, 2007

Leisure Climb

5.9 

CO : Gunnison : ... : North Chasm View Wall

Linked it with Midsummer Night's Dream

Jun 3, 2007

The Maiden Voyage aka The Red Dihedral

5.9 

CO : Gunnison : ... : The Checkerboard Wall

Awesome climb, great intro to the Black

Jun 2, 2007

Backflip

5.8 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : The Bookmark

Very cool with lots of laybacking. Hard 9 section at the top w/ a 2nd undercling traverse

May 28, 2007

Spiral Route

5.4 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Notchtop

My first alpine climb! Fun day, can make the climb harder when you want, lots of options. Snow descent

May 19, 2007

Gambit

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Shirt Tail Peak

Really cool climb. Awesome cracks, good exposure up high. Classic 2nd and 3rd pitches, with Hal

May 12, 2007

Empor

5.7+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock

Beginning is a little funky, but the upper portion is a stellar hand crack. My fav in the canyon?

May 11, 2007

North Face Center

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock

Cob Rock is the shit. Could probably stretch it out and do the whole thing in one pitch

May 11, 2007

Northwest Corner

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Cob Rock

Stout as a motherfucker. Can take it to the top in 1p from the top of boulder. STOUT

May 11, 2007

Southwest Face

5.0 

CO : Flatirons : ... : First Flatiron

An interesting downclimb from the summit! Two moves were interesting, the one off the summit esp

May 10, 2007

North Arete

5.4 

CO : Flatirons : ... : First Flatiron

Awesome solo. My first long free-solo, and I will definitely be back to do it again.

May 10, 2007

East Face North Side/1st Flatiron

5.2 R 

CO : Flatirons : ... : First Flatiron

A great approach and warm up to the North Arete. Also allows a walk off in case of weather

May 10, 2007

Edges and Ledges

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Boulder Slips

Fun and straightforward. Took my first lead fall! (cuz Hallie dared me)

May 2, 2007

Minutia

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Boulder Slips

Cool Crack. Crumbly rock and loose chockstone up high.

May 2, 2007

Brand New Bosch

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Boulder Slips

Climbed with Hal, tricky.

May 2, 2007

The Great Zot

5.8+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

P1 and P4 were super fun, the middle two were nothing great. Climbed with Hal

Apr 29, 2007

The Zot Face

5.8+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

Kinda fun. Exposed face climbing, definitely tricky route-finding. A big detached pillar up high

Apr 29, 2007

Wind Ridge

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Wind Tower - SW Face

Another great first pitch. Can do first two pitches as one with a 60m. Weird roof at start of 3rd/2nd

Apr 28, 2007

Calypso

5.6 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Wind Tower - SW Face

Fantastic first pitch with Chuck. Don't bother with the second pitch.

Apr 28, 2007

Rewritten

5.7 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

A very cool line. Did 5.8 variation along the arete on the crux pitch. I led odd pitches, did it in 5

Apr 22, 2007

Northwest Face

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Fourth Buttress

Awesome route! A tough 5.8, and one of my favs in the canyon as of yet. Very tricky and cool!

Apr 21, 2007

West Crack

5.2 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Whale's Tail

Climbed with Chuck. Rap anchors at top

Apr 20, 2007

West Dihedral

5.4 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Whale's Tail

Climbed with Chuck. Short, rap anchors at top

Apr 20, 2007

Nightcap

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag

Lots of fun! Was missing the right nut at the crux, and will return for the finger crack up high

Apr 19, 2007

Protection From the Virus

5.10c 

CO : Golden : ... : Brown Cloud Rocks

TRd. Fun Jumping over the roof down low, Brian hopped over it. Hung on the rope up high

Apr 17, 2007

Old Roof Route aka Lemons, Limes, and Tangerines

5.8+ 

CO : Golden : ... : Brown Cloud Rocks

Second up with Jared and Brian. The rock here is slippery and slopy!

Apr 17, 2007

Another Unnamed Billy Bob Route

5.7+ 

CO : Golden : ... : Overhang Area

An alright lead. I made it look pretty bad and didn't quite get it clean

Apr 17, 2007

Windy Days

5.8 

CO : Golden : ... : Brown Cloud Rocks

Okay lead. Some fun parts/jamming. Didn't quite follow the line and had some water in the cracks

Apr 17, 2007

Pack 'o Bobs

5.7 

CO : Golden : ... : Overhang Area

A fun lead, jamming to get over the roof was cool

Apr 17, 2007

Johnny Vegas

5.6 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Solar Slab - Lower Tier

Cool traverse on 1st pitch a 3rd pitch 5.9 moves were a blast

Mar 30, 2007

Solar Slab

5.6 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Solar Slab - Upper Tier

12 hours on the rock. A tricky 5.6, the 5th and 6th pitches were my favs

Mar 30, 2007

Electric Koolaid

5.9+ 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Magic Bus

My hardest lead yet! Fun and challenging

Mar 29, 2007

Neon Sunset

5.8 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Magic Bus

Supposedly a classic, I thought it was overbolted and felt I was clipping the whole time

Mar 29, 2007

Zipperhead

5.8 R 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Magic Bus

TRd. I liked it!

Mar 29, 2007

Birdland

5.7+ 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Brass Wall

First on it = booty! Rams in the morning while waiting for the sun. Last pitch was kinda bunk

Mar 28, 2007

Geronimo

5.6 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Jackrabbit Buttress

Fun! but a lot of waiting. Inspired us to get up EARLY the rest of the trip

Mar 26, 2007

Ultraman

5.8+ R 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Ultraman Wall

FUN! Runout to the anchor and needp 2 ropes to rap

Mar 25, 2007

Clutch Cargo

5.9 

NV : Red Rock : ... : Ultraman Wall

First climb at Red Rocks, fun friction!

Mar 25, 2007

Chouette

5.6 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

A fun warmup

Mar 18, 2007

Topless Etiquette

5.8 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

A fun line!

Mar 18, 2007

Splash

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

Another good warm up

Mar 18, 2007

Bosch Blanket Bingo

5.9 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

TRd with Hal. Did the 8 variation and stayed left of the bolts

Mar 18, 2007

Le Nouveau Riche

5.10b PG13 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Riviera

TRd it. Tough and crimpy. A hard climb that I couldn't get clean but all the moves were there

Mar 18, 2007

East of the Sun

5.7 

CO : Boulder Canyon : The Dome

Cold but fun climb with Hallie. Led both pitches

Nov 26, 2006

Supercrack of the Desert

5.10 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Supercrack Buttress

Ultimate splitter, though awkward start before you get into it. Indian Creek at its best

Nov 20, 2006

Incredible Hand Crack

5.10c 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Supercrack Buttress

Awesome. Perfect hands through the crux roof. I WANT to lead this

Nov 20, 2006

3AM Crack

5.10 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Supercrack Buttress

TRd. Whalloped me. Hands to fists to fingers in a dihedral. Lots of size changes

Nov 20, 2006

Warm-up

5.8+ 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Battle of the Bulge Buttres...

Don't really remember it

Nov 19, 2006

Our Piece of Real Estate

5.11a 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Battle of the Bulge Buttres...

An ass motherfuckin kicker. This thing beat all of us up. The thin start with no feet was real tough

Nov 19, 2006

Generic Crack

5.9+ 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Donnelly Canyon

Funky bulges and big hands. Follow the chalk smear and race the sun to the top!

Nov 19, 2006

Unnamed 5.9

5.9 

UT : Moab Area : ... : Scarface

Tough! Really thin lie-backing and pumpy

Nov 18, 2006

Crynoid Corner

5.7 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Fun lead, but dwarfed by the cooler, harder climbs we had done earlier that day

Sep 17, 2006

LaCholla Jackson

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Challenging. My heart was racing the whole way up it

Sep 17, 2006

Funkdemental

5.11b 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Jeff's awesome lead. I strugled to get to the top of this spectacular line. Very cool route

Sep 17, 2006

White Punks on Pockets

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

Cool pockets at start. Almost had it clean but had to take up high

Sep 17, 2006

High Heeled Tittty Twister

5.10 

CO : Shelf Road : Cactus Cliff

A little sandy lower down but pulling over two roofs was awesome. I'd like to lead this

Sep 17, 2006

Period Epic

5.9 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Fun! I took near the top after waiting for a hold to appear. Did it again right after and got it

Sep 16, 2006

Pueblo Gringos

5.10b/c 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

An ass kicker. Hallie basically pulled my ass up this. I want this one again

Sep 16, 2006

Period Piece

5.7+ 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Lots of little huecos, fun and felt good on it

Sep 16, 2006

First Blood

5.8 

CO : Shelf Road : ... : Menses Prow

Nerve racking after not climbing much all summer. Didn't quite make it to the anchors

Sep 16, 2006

East Face (Standard)

5.4 

CO : Flatirons : ... : Third Flatiron

First climb back from Alaska. Way fun!

Sep 4, 2006

Direct Route

5.6 R 

CO : Flatirons : ... : First Flatiron

Way fun! First multi-pitch lead with Hal. I think I had three pieces of gear on the first pitch!

Jun 6, 2006

Betty and Ray's Adventure

5.6 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sun Towers

My first multi-pitch climb. Fun climb with beautiful views, a bit of rope drag throughout

May 29, 2006

Three's Company

5.8 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sunday Wall

My first off-width, and man this thing took me a while to get up. Hanging completely stumped

May 28, 2006

Don Juan

5.6 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sunday Wall

My first lead ever! A mellow, fun dihedral. I pulled out at least one of my nuts as I climbed past it

May 28, 2006

Bandito

5.8+ 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sunday Wall

Tough start! Runout slabs up higher. Fun!

May 28, 2006

Fearless First

5.8 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sunday Wall

My second Unaweep climb! I kept inching left off the face because all the holds felt so thin

May 27, 2006

Beginner's Luck

5.7 

CO : Grand Junction : ... : Sunday Wall

My first trad climb and first Unaweep climb! Ah, the beginning of a wonderful relationship

May 27, 2006

Skywalker Couloir

 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Arapahoe Peaks

Awesome! Soloed it and linked up with the ridge traverse. Really killer and steep up top

Apr 22, 2006

Maroon Ridge

5.4 

CO : Alpine Rock : Maroon Bells

Cool ridge traverse with a lot of exposure. I think we bypassed the 5th class stuff

Sep 25, 2005

Northeast Ridge

 

CO : Alpine Rock : Maroon Bells

Fun, exposed climb up broken ledges. The Bells, I love em. Ran into Aron Ralston on the way up

Sep 25, 2005