| Name |
Rating |
Location |
Comments |
Tick Date |
The Falcon and The Snowman | 5.10c PG13 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Echo Rock - West Face | Nice TR after leading Heart and Sole. | Nov 13, 2010 |
Wangerbanger | 5.11c (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rusty Wall | Hung at crux on TR, but takes great gear so try to lead it next time! | Nov 7, 2010 |
Continuum | 5.8+ (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Future Games Rock | Great warm-up at an ultra-convenient crag. | Nov 7, 2010 |
Invisibility Lessons | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Future Games Rock | Stellar jams up high with enough spice around the lower bulge to make you feel like you earned it. | Nov 7, 2010 |
Disappearing Act | 5.10c (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Future Games Rock | Great balancy face climb. Required much topdogging at the crux. | Nov 7, 2010 |
Rubicon | 5.10c (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rubicon Formation | First attempt on lead. Way too much hangdoging required. Must return when stronger! | Nov 7, 2010 |
The Dharma Bums | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Hot Tub | Getting off the ground is hard! | Oct 31, 2010 |
Wataneasy Route | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Watanobe Wall | Good warm-up for the area, with tricky mantle/heel hook near the top. | Oct 31, 2010 |
Elixir | 5.10b (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Hot Tub | Great TRTG material, easily set up after leading Dharma Bums. | Oct 31, 2010 |
Amanda | 5.10a (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Hot Tub | Very cool route with a mix of bolts and solid trad gear. | Oct 31, 2010 |
Tennis Shoe Crack | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Tennis Shoe Block | Nice little bonus climb after doing something longer on the Watanobe Wall. | Oct 31, 2010 |
The Flake | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Intersection Rock | Nice and long with great variety. Loved it! | Oct 31, 2010 |
Mr. Michael goes to Washington | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rock Garden Valley - Right ... | The season opener. Nice warm-up. Sling constriction in two blocks for the anchor. | Oct 30, 2010 |
Chile Willie | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rock Garden Valley - Right ... | Runout at the top. | Oct 30, 2010 |
Beck's Bet | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rock Garden Valley - Left S... | Perfect hands. I placed 3 pieces total. | Oct 30, 2010 |
Double Dogleg | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rock Garden Valley - Left S... | A bit awkward. | Oct 30, 2010 |
Season Opener | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Watanobe Wall | Great climb for first day of the season! | Oct 30, 2010 |
Yei-Bei-Chei Crack | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Watanobe Wall | Crux is down low. | Oct 30, 2010 |
Topless Twins | 5.9 (1 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Brass Wall | Cool movement on the upper half. Despite the 2 cracks, this felt like a pure face climb. | Oct 17, 2010 |
Varnishing Point | 5.8+ (2 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Brass Wall | Nice variety of moves, with a killer belay ledge at the top. | Oct 17, 2010 |
Sour Mash | 5.10a (6 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Black Velvet Wall | First 5 pitches with Sheila, then rained off. A classic for sure! | Oct 16, 2010 |
Overhanging Hangover | 5.10a (2 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Black Velvet Wall | Awesome movement, with killer finish. Too bad the face below the roof was covered in bird crap :( | Oct 16, 2010 |
Capitalism & Freedom | 5.10a (2 p) | CA : Central Coast : ... : Right Side Gully | Linked P1 and P2. Nice line with a killer summit. | Oct 9, 2010 |
Permanent Income Hypothesis | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : Central Coast : ... : Right Side Gully | Still a great climb with fun moves up the striking arete. | Oct 9, 2010 |
North Face North Couloir (right couloir) | AI3 Steep Snow (6 p) | CA : High Sierra : North Peak | With Travis in stormy conditions - including rain, sleet, hail, and snow. Narrowly dodged an epic. | Oct 3, 2010 |
Rotten Bananas | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : The Tall Wall | First lead by headlamp at 8pm - super fun! | Sep 26, 2010 |
Banana Split | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : The Tall Wall | TR'd by moonlight! | Sep 26, 2010 |
Bananarama | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : The Tall Wall | Nice moves. Ultra convenient crag with good anchors. | Sep 26, 2010 |
Southeast Buttress | 5.6 (5 p) | CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Cathedral Peak | Simuled P1-2, 3-4. Skiped chimney. Next time don't lose muffler and start early to link with Eichorn. | Sep 25, 2010 |
Black Magic Poodle | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Coyote Crag | Very nice climb. Cool movement. Felt pumpy near the top. | Sep 19, 2010 |
Golden Spike | 5.10b (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Coyote Crag | TR ascent after leading Black Magic Poodle. Getting off the ground is tough. Crux is a hard crank. | Sep 19, 2010 |
Golden Poodle | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Coyote Crag | Short but distinct crux between 2nd and 3rd bolt. Kinda scary. | Sep 19, 2010 |
Extinction | 5.11b (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lower Dinosaur Rock - N. Fa... | TR. Tricky moves off the ground and up high. | Sep 18, 2010 |
Buzz Off | 5.9+ (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lower Dinosaur Rock - N. Fa... | Painful and bloody on-sight in shorts and a T-shirt with no warm-up after 2.5 hrs of sleep. Ugh. | Sep 18, 2010 |
Sprockets | 5.10c (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lower Dinosaur Rock - N. Fa... | TR. Tricky opening moves with interesting movement throughout. Would give 3 stars if it was longer. | Sep 18, 2010 |
Velociraptor | 5.10a (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lower Dinosaur Rock - N. Fa... | TR. Enjoyable finishing moves on the steep finger/hand crack. | Sep 18, 2010 |
Cinder | 5.11a (1 p) | CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lower Dinosaur Rock - N. Fa... | TR. Tricky moves off the ground until mid-height. Crimpy, balancy, and a little scary. | Sep 18, 2010 |
White Punks on Dope | 5.8+ PG13 (6 p) | CA : The Needles / Kern River : ... : Voodoo Dome | Awesome climb. Descent sucked in the dark. Next time, start hiking before 11am. | Aug 7, 2010 |
Sundance | 5.10b (3 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : Sunshine Face - Right Side | Led P1 only, and had hangdog the lieback. Must get stronger and return to finish the job. | Jul 24, 2010 |
Upper Royal's Arch | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : West Face - Left Side | Full value, strenuous in some places, delicate in others. Great position and exposure! | Jul 24, 2010 |
Piton Pooper | 5.7 (3 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : West Face - Left Side | Followed Sheila up P1, then on to Upper Royal's Arch. | Jul 24, 2010 |
The Jam Crack | 5.8 (3 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : West Face - Left Side | From Dave's Deviation, I led P2. Then on to Piton Pooper and Upper Royal's Arch. | Jul 24, 2010 |
Dave's Deviation | 5.9 (3 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : West Face - Left Side | Followed Sheila up P1. | Jul 24, 2010 |
Graham Crackers | 5.6 (2 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : North Face | Followed Peter Do | Jul 10, 2010 |
The Hernia | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : Buttress of Cracks - Left S... | Followed Peter Do. | Jul 10, 2010 |
Hair Lip | 5.10a (1 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : Right of the Escalator | Still way fun! Watched Jordan R. take two whippers from the crux. | Jul 10, 2010 |
Diedre | 5.8 (6 p) | International : Canada : ... : The Apron | Fun and mellow. Marcela led P1,3-5. I led P2&6. Get to the base EARLY! | Jul 3, 2010 |
Rock On | 5.10a (5 p) | International : Canada : ... : The Apron | Awesome route. Marcela led P1,3-5. I led P2. Linked 4&5. Stout! | Jul 2, 2010 |
Exasperator | 5.10c (2 p) | International : Canada : ... : Grand Wall Base Area | Classic fingers! One hang on P2. Get stronger. | Jul 1, 2010 |
Short Sentry | 5.10a (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Nightmare Rock | Short, but very good! And soft for the grade. | Jul 1, 2010 |
Big daddy's Ramp | 5.9 (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Nightmare Rock | Nice one in the rain! | Jul 1, 2010 |
A Pitch In Time | 5.10b (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Campground Wall | TR'd after Brian led it. Pumpy, but FUN! Lead it next time. | Jul 1, 2010 |
Slot Machine | 5.9 (2 p) | International : Canada : ... : Bulletheads South | tricky start. very fun above. | Jun 30, 2010 |
Xenolith Dance | 5.10c (2 p) | International : Canada : ... : Bulletheads South | Marcela led p1, I led p2. rap w/ 2 ropes or use fixed ropes in gully to climber's right to decend. | Jun 30, 2010 |
A Cream of White Mice | 5.9 (4 p) | International : Canada : ... : Bulletheads South | Via 10 bolted slab direct start. Marcela led P1&3, I led P2&4. Final moves are tricky at the top. | Jun 30, 2010 |
Catch Me Quicker | 5.10b (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Burgers and Fries | | Jun 29, 2010 |
Catch You | 5.10c (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Burgers and Fries | followed Brian Smith | Jun 29, 2010 |
Burgers and Fries | 5.7 PG13 (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Burgers and Fries | | Jun 29, 2010 |
Neat and Cool | 5.10a PG13 (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Neat and Cool | followed brian smith. lead it next time! | Jun 29, 2010 |
Flying Circus | 5.10a (1 p) | International : Canada : ... : Neat and Cool | excellent fingers. soft for the grade. | Jun 29, 2010 |
Nutcracker | 5.8 (5 p) | CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Manure Pile Buttress (aka R... | With Marcela in 4 pitchs on 70M. Linked P1 2. I led P1-2, 4-5. Slippery, awesome route. | Jun 20, 2010 |
Central Pillar of Frenzy | 5.9 (5 p) | CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Middle Cathedral Rock | With Marcela. I led P2, 4-5. Excellent, except for the swarm of baby silverfish on P4. | Jun 19, 2010 |
The Nose | 5.11 (1 p) | CA : Central Coast : ... : Gibraltar Rock | Got it clean on TR with extra training weight. Maybe try to lead it next time... | Jun 12, 2010 |
The Consolation | 5.9 (6 p) | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : Northwest Recess | OS with Sheila via Constellation start. Next time, don't forget to bring the stoppers! | Jun 5, 2010 |
Y2K | 5.10a (4 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Mescalito | With Jordan Ramey. I led P1. He led P2. Bolts were good. Gear placements were sparse after P1. | May 30, 2010 |
Black Orpheus | 5.9+ (8 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Black Orpheus Amphitheater | With Jordan Ramey - led pitches 1.5-3,8, 10. Great fun. | May 29, 2010 |
Ragged Edges | 5.8 (2 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Ragged Edges Area | Surprisingly steep for the grade. Bring big gear for p2. | May 22, 2010 |
Kemosabe | 5.10a (1 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Ragged Edges Area | good climb, but the gear was scary til you clip the bolt. | May 22, 2010 |
Frogland | 5.8 (6 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Whiskey Peak | Nice outing. Better to split Supertopo's P3 into two pitches. | May 22, 2010 |
Queenfolia | 5.10 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Davidson Wall | TR - pumpy crux. | May 16, 2010 |
Aqualung | 5.10 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : The Jungle Wall | TR - Awesome variety. Loved the stem box at the start! | May 16, 2010 |
Davidson Dihedral | 5.11+ (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Pillow Wall | Laughable hangdog ascent on TR. Hope I can do it clean some day. Awesome route... | May 15, 2010 |
Pillow Talk | 5.9 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Pillow Wall | TR. Good one to lead next time. | May 15, 2010 |
Pillow Fight | 5.10 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Pillow Wall | TR. Must lead it next time. | May 15, 2010 |
Pillow Case | 5.9 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Pillow Wall | TR. Good one to lead next time. | May 15, 2010 |
Geekus Amongst Us | 5.9 (1 p) | AZ : Paradise Forks : Pillow Wall | TR. Good one to lead next time. | May 15, 2010 |
Dark Shadows | 5.8 (4 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Mescalito | Awesome shady route for a hot day. P3 is harder than P4. | Apr 18, 2010 |
Kindergarten Cop | 5.7+ (1 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Romper Room | Nice and long. Bring cord or webbing to back up sling anchor. | Apr 17, 2010 |
Romper Room | 5.7 (1 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Romper Room | Hot and sunny in AM, nicely shadded in PM. | Apr 17, 2010 |
Doobie Dance | 5.6 (1 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Romper Room | Good warmup/beginner route. | Apr 17, 2010 |
Rising Moons | 5.5 PG13 (3 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : First Creek Slabs | Fun, but not trivial with some BIG runnouts on P2. | Apr 17, 2010 |
Cat in the Hat | 5.6 (6 p) | NV : Red Rock : ... : Mescalito | Tagged the summit this time, but suffered long waits at every belay and missed P4 5. Karmic reward. | Apr 16, 2010 |
Funky Tut | V3 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Tut Boulder | Trust the right foot. | Mar 29, 2010 |
Donkey Boy | V0+ PG13 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Heavenly Path Boulder | Heady. | Mar 28, 2010 |
Beam Me Up Scottie | V2 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Solarium Boulder | Consolation prize. | Mar 28, 2010 |
Buttermilk Stem | V1 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Buttermilk Stem Boulder | Fun opening move. | Mar 26, 2010 |
Green Wall Essential | V2 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Green Wall Boulder | Gaston! (duh) | Mar 26, 2010 |
The Hunk | V2 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : The Hunk | Fun! | Mar 26, 2010 |
Good Morning Sunshine | V1 PG13 (1 p) | CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Sunshine Boulder | Great warmup. | Mar 26, 2010 |
Stick to What | 5.9 R (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Echo Rock - West Face | Confounding moves at/above first bolt. I went up and left. Next time I'll go right. | Mar 13, 2010 |
R. A. F. | 5.9 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Echo Cove - North Side | Trickier than anticipated. Next time, try TRing the 10d crack to the right. | Mar 13, 2010 |
Fun Stuff | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Echo Cove - North Side | Nice warm-up. This area is nicely shelted from the wind. | Mar 13, 2010 |
Boat Ramp | WI4 (1 p) | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Lower Bridge to Scottish Gu... | good one for photos from the bridge | Feb 14, 2010 |
In The Pink | WI5 (1 p) | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Five Fingers area | Use top belay and do the direct start. | Feb 14, 2010 |
Up Yours | WI5 (1 p) | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Five Fingers area | great long route | Feb 13, 2010 |
La Ventana | WI5 (1 p) | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Five Fingers area | rad. | Feb 12, 2010 |
Dandelion | 5.10a (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Old Woman - West Face | Speed leading is fun just before dark! | Jan 10, 2010 |
West Face Overhang | 5.7 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Chimney Rock - West Face | Nice warmup - belay in nice pod above chimney before rightward traverse. | Jan 10, 2010 |
The Flue | 5.8 (1 p) | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Chimney Rock - East Face | Spicy start is hard to protect. | Jan 10, 2010 |
Minimizer | 5.10b (1 p) | CA : Riverside/Orange Counties : ... : Torture Machine Area | good warmup | Dec 19, 2009 |