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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Chopping Block : Quiet Desperation (V7)
By: Joshua Dreher When: 6 days ago | view comment >> |
Comments: This thing is crimpy and hard with long reaches between crap holds. This boulder has so much on it and most of the problems are of high quality. Nice job Gary!!! You remain my hero.
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Location: SD : Meat Packing Plant : Settler's Rock (a.k.a., Veg... : THE POCKET BOULDER (V?)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Nov 28, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The Pocket Problem is probably closer to V5 or 6...I'm not sure what I was thinking when I graded some of this stuff originally. As for the names, I'm not sure what they are called. I named them something but I have no idea who did them first.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Emancipation : Emancipation Boulders : Photo
By: Joshua Dreher When: Nov 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Not to scale. The boulders are a bit further apart then they appear on this picture.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Old Baldy/ Mount Baldy : Irie Heights Boulder : Flesh Wound (V7-8)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Oct 19, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The start on this problem can be confusing. Start on the absolute lowest holds on the overhanging arete. If you start on the two holds higher this reduces the difficulty to around V5 or 6.
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Location: SD : Spearfish Canyon : Skeletal Remains : Custer's Last Stud (5.12c)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Sep 28, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: There is a great drop-knee/knee-bar right in the middle of this climb. Look for it FOOLS!!!
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Meat Counter : Lean Years (5.11a)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Sep 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: From what I have heard, Lean Years actually starts to the left of the direct line and climbs right along the vein into the linear portion of the climb. This is thought to be 5.11a and has a much better start than the direct version. The direct line does add a hard portion to this and it is thought to be 5.11d. On the crimpy side.
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Location: SD : Spearfish Canyon : Sunshine : Dinner Plate Wall
By: Joshua Dreher When: Sep 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I count only 2 routes on this wall proper. There is a short route on a small formation just to the right and I think this is the route most people call the first route on this wall although technically it is not.
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Location: SD : Iron Mountain : Rubrick's Ridge boulders : The Other Side of Things Ro... : Schist Overhang (V2-3) : Photo
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jun 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This picture sucks
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Old Baldy/ Mount Baldy : Classic Arete Boulder : Grab, Roll, Pull (V6)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jun 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hey Chris, glad you guys had what looks like a great trip out here. Come back and we'll have more for you.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Old Baldy/ Mount Baldy : Cell One {dont know real na...
By: Joshua Dreher When: Feb 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Shannon,
Dewell was the first to get the FA of Skypager and I think he graded it somewhere between V6 and 7.
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Location: WA : Leavenworth : Icicle Creek : The Fridge Boulder
By: Joshua Dreher When: Dec 16, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: What's a bloulder?
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Location: SD
By: Joshua Dreher When: Oct 24, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: There is a great video of Luke Kretschmar climbing in the VC on the momentumvm.com website.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Chopping Block : El Guapo (V2+)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Sep 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: It's V3 and I believe you (Gary) received the first ascent on this one.
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Location: WA : Vantage (Frenchman Coulee) : The Sanctuary : Jugulator (5.12c/d)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Aug 26, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Mike did get the first ascent of this route.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Veiny : One Time This, Next Time Th... (V3)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Aug 21, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Well we might get back sometime this week! We'll have to get out though and you'll have to show me the new areas.
Peace my brother
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Location: SD : Rock Maze : South Central Rocks : Little Monster (V13+ X) : Photo
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jul 18, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This picture does not do it justice.
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Location: SD : Rock Maze : South Central Rocks : Little Monster (V13+ X)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jul 18, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Epic!!! 6 months of work with naked dudes keeping me warm. Props to Dan Dewell on the FA. From what I hear he went back there with Daniel Woods and Woods was stumped. From there DD preceded to no handedly campus the problem! Daniel was impressed
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Location: SD : Spearfish Canyon
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jul 18, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Byron-
You heard incorrectly. The "two drunks" I hired were actually steamy hot dudes with raging 12 packs glistening in the sun! I didn't hire them to "enhance (chip) all of the holds" as much as I hired them to keep me warm at the base of Little Monster where I lived projecting it for 6 months until a near success (I call it good). I did however bolt Little Monster because safety is always first.
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Location: SD : Spearfish Canyon
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jul 5, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I'd like to make a comment about a comment made by someone that will remain nameless. I don't believe it was necessary to call out specific details about a route pointing fingers, namelessly, at a local and old friend (apparently) when it was a fellow climber in the community that has put a lot of work into many areas in the Black Hills, specifically Spearfish Canyon. It sounds like you're trying to defend your precious climbing area and its locals to new folk by calling out one individual and b... more >>
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Voting Booth Boulders : G.F.P (V5)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jun 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: For sure. One question though. Why didn't you put my sick low start to this thing on MP??? I kid. That start was kind of crappypypy.
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Voting Booth Boulders : C.U.P (V4)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jun 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I hate this problem!
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Voting Booth Boulders : G.F.P (V5)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Jun 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This problem is quite amazing and the pictures don't do it justice. Great find Gary!!!
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Location: SD : Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Wayward Valley : Wayward Boulder
By: Joshua Dreher When: Apr 10, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Ah, thank you Brent. Do you have any idea what the routes on this boulder are called?
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Location: SD : Rock Maze : Carrier Boulder : ? (V7)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Mar 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I have no idea what this problem is called. I haven't actually been on it. A friend of mine did it, said he thought it was V7, and asked me to post it for him. Do you have any info on it.
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Location: WA : Vantage (Frenchman Coulee) : The Sanctuary : Cosmic Trigger (5.13+)
By: Joshua Dreher When: Mar 11, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I tried this thing once with Mike back when he had just bolted it. I agree. The chains should definitely be moved higher.
Great send!!!
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