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Location: WY : Wind River Range : Cirque of the Towers : Warrior 1 : Northeast Face of Warrior I (5.9)
By: colin tuck When: Jul 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: the point of this page is???
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Master Blaster : Master Blaster (5.10c)
By: colin tuck When: Jun 23, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route is fun climbing, and the two pitches are remarkably different. The first is technical slabbing with tips jamming at the cruxes, while the second is overhung, burly hands. Unfortunately, combined they only add up to eighty feet. Drip Drop is worth doing if you are already at the base and want to spend 4 minutes on a weird slab.
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Lumpy Ridge : The Pear : Magical Chrome Plated Semi-... (5.7) : Photo
By: colin tuck When: Jun 7, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: just in case this picture is intimidating you about the climb, look at the angle of the trees at the base.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Poland Hill : Sugar Crack (5.7)
By: colin tuck When: May 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: There are indeed bolts at the top of the first pitch. I suspect someone wanted to take newbies out toproping here, there is no other goddamn reason for them. Lame. Chop 'em.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Spelunk Spire : Paper Training (5.10-)
By: colin tuck When: May 18, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yesterday on this route, I would say the rock quality was pretty good. One wall near the bulge was crumbling a little, but nothing to complain about.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus : Stinkzig (5.6)
By: colin tuck When: May 18, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: If you know how to chimney (getting in the chimney, and climbing out around the constriction) this is a really fun 5.7. Call it 5.6 if you'd like. The first pitch is super well protected even if you don't bring any big gear, thanks to the finger crack in the chimney. The second pitch is mellow hand and fist jamming. There is no third pitch unless you are climbing with a thirty meter rope.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus : Mother 1 (5.7+)
By: colin tuck When: May 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: With just a little bit of offwidth technique, this is an awesome, sustained 5.7+. Bring one #5, one #4, two threes and then hand size Camalots. Belaying from the top of the parabolic slab is definitely the way to go.
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Middle Cathedral Rock : Central Pillar of Frenzy (5.9) : Photo
By: colin tuck When: Feb 17, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: palms... sweating... profusely
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Brown Cloud Rocks : Old Roof Route aka Lemons, ... (5.8+)
By: colin tuck When: Dec 28, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I am not sure about the above mentioned possibility of a PG13 rating. Did this climb today, and if my memory serves, there were bolts about every four feet and the first clip was not hard. I thought it was one of the more overprotected routes I've done. Pretty stiff for an 8, but too soft for a 9.
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Table Top Area : Henry Spies the Line (5.9)
By: colin tuck When: Dec 25, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun at the start and at the top, but fairly easy climbing in between. We spent the whole morning on the wrong routes (no pictures) and guessed this was a 5.8+, but I think that is because we were on Mrs. Hen earlier, and thought it was a really sandbagged 10c, so I will forego grading this climb.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Indian Cove : Indian Cove CG : Feudal Wall : ... : Scaramouch (5.2)
By: colin tuck When: Dec 22, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: good first lead, and fun solo. I took two friends here for their first leads on the same day, and solo cleaned both times.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : John's Tower : Steppin Out (5.8)
By: colin tuck When: Sep 7, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Small nuts and a blue or black alien help to protect the crux of this climb, but not all that well.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Nautilus : Lower Slot and Upper Slot (5.7+)
By: colin tuck When: Sep 5, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Owwwch! Fun climb, I love knowing how much I suck.
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Location: CO : Alpine Rock : Little Bear Peak : West Ridge and Hourglass Co... (4th)
By: colin tuck When: Jul 18, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Northwest face is a better route. Steeper, lots of fourth class, more direct, really just better. be ready for loose blocks.
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Location: CO : San Luis Valley : Penitente Canyon : Penitente - Entrance Area : Yah-Ta-Hei (5.10c)
By: colin tuck When: Jun 27, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: F**k- left a draw on the 5th bolt- think I was at the 10c move.
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Location: CO : San Luis Valley : Penitente Canyon : Penitente - Inner Canyon : Ordinary People (5.9 R)
By: colin tuck When: Jun 16, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: You can basically step down if your balance starts to slip on the first move. Above that is easy until above the first somewhat runout bolt.
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Location: CO : San Luis Valley : Penitente Canyon : Penitente - Inner Canyon : Children Of A Lesser Grade (5.10c)
By: colin tuck When: Jun 16, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I started on the first move of Ordinary People, and moved left below the first bolt. Did I miss the 5.10c part? The rest of the climb felt like 10a at hardest, and my newbie friend toproped it mellowly. ???
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Photo
By: colin tuck When: Jun 3, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I at first thought the post said 'Bears love New Belgium Beer', thought you were baiting them.
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Location: AK : Fairbanks Environs: West Gr... : First Crag : Unnamed (5.4)
By: colin tuck When: May 30, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is a very short climb with only two or three technical moves. More like an easy boulder problem.
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Location: AK : Fairbanks Environs: West Gr... : First Crag : Tombstone (5.7)
By: colin tuck When: May 30, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This climb follows a reasonably well protected line. It is a good trad lead.
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Location: TN : Stone Fort (aka Little Rock... : Tristar (V4) : Photo
By: colin tuck When: May 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: That is beautiful!
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Location: CO : South Platte : Turkey Rocks : Turkey Perch : Left Handed Jew (5.8)
By: colin tuck When: May 19, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Did this climb shortly after sunset. Moving out of the handcrack at the top is tricky in the dark. traversing to the top of HJAC requires a few little smeary moves that were impossible to see. However, I would only call it 5.8 in the dark. Fun!
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