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| The mental crux is pulling the roof and busting some thin moves on no pro for two body lengths. The technical crux is the second roof (no pics). Photo by Kris Solem. | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Importance Of Being Ern... (5.10c/d R) | | Apr 6, 2009 |
| Double up the C3s in the roof and go for it. Pic by Kris Solem. | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Importance Of Being Ern... (5.10c/d R) | | Apr 6, 2009 |
| The first crux of the climb. Pic by Kris Solem. | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Importance Of Being Ern... (5.10c/d R) | 1 person | Apr 6, 2009 |
| The burly crack start. Pic by Kris Solem. | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Importance Of Being Ern... (5.10c/d R) | | Apr 6, 2009 |
| P2 on Kidd Falls. | Michael Ybarra : Canada ice | | Mar 21, 2009 |
| Topping out on Bug Spire, full winter conditions, week before Labor Day. | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | May 22, 2008 |
| Entering the chimney system on Bug Spire. Note the useless chalk bag. | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | May 22, 2008 |
| Howser Peak from Pigeon Spire. We had been lusting after Becky-Chouinard but during two weeks in the Bugs word was that the route was out of condition and we never had enough settled weather to hike | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Snowpatch Spire from the top of McTech Arete. | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Bug Spire from the top of McTech Arete | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Backwards: After climbing and rapping the NE ridge of Bug Spire, we decided to run up the Kain Route a couple of days later. | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Snowpatch Spire. Up the couloir, then follow the ridge past the patch and up to the summit. | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Liz soloing Snowpatch Spire | Michael Ybarra : Bugs 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Silvio looking for a way across the 'shrund the day before we climbed a possible new direct line on the Shield of Huascaran Sur. | Michael Ybarra : Blanca 2007 | | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Silvio on the fore summit of the Dent du Geant. | Michael Ybarra : Alps 2006 | 3 people | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Silvio on Rasac (with Siula Grande looming behind). It was a fun day until our rap off the crappy rock face turned into an epic and we wound up spending the night out on a ledge without bivy gear at | Michael Ybarra : Huayhuash 2007 | 2 people | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Trad gumby tries to go sport on the Lion King, January, 2007 | Michael Ybarra : Tonsai 2007 | 1 person | Jan 23, 2008 |
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : The Cookie Cliff : Crack-a-Go-Go (5.11c PG13)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Sep 19, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: Really, an amazing route. You can use the tree to place a bomber gray or purple cam in the left crack to protect the opening moves. That gets you to a tricky stance and some hard to place but solid small nuts. Fire the crux. Pretty straight forward from there but save a couple of small nuts for high on the route.
With a 60 m rope I was able to lower off but my belayer had to climb into the tree a few feet for me to reach the ground.
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Location: International : Canada : British Columbia : Squamish : The Chief : ... : The Grand Wall (5.11a A0)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Aug 21, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: Just did this for the second time and I'd say Cruel Shoes is the way to approach for a full-value outing. Crowds can be hit or miss. Earlier in the week I watched from Freeway as a conga line snaked up every pitch of the Grand but a couple of days later we were the third party (behind some friends) with a 8:30 start.
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Location: International : Canada : British Columbia : Squamish : The Chief : ... : Freeway (5.11c)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Aug 18, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: I think Freeway Lite gives you all the best pitches from the full route (Express Lane version), except maybe the roof pitch.
To rap Freeway Lite, you'll need two ropes.
Also, gear up before climbing the jungle-style 3rd class since the slopping, moss-ledge belay at the start of P2 isn't a great place to do so and you don't want to leave packs there since the rap route doesn't take you back there.
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Location: CA : High Sierra : Incredible Hulk : Positive Vibrations (5.11a)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Jul 25, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: One of the absolute best climbs you will ever do. The first 11 section is pretty easy unless you're short--many of the 10 sections are much harder. The second 11 is quite a bit more tricky.
One thing to be aware of: the stemming start to P6 is reasonably technical on small wires and questionable cams (a .75 in a flare and a .4 before moving to the roof and the first bomber gear in 30 feet or so; you can protect the belay by placing a .75 in a horizontal before stepping into the stem)... more >>
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Tahquitz Rock : West Face Bulge Routes : Upper Bulge Routes : The Vampire (5.11a)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Jul 20, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: Did the direct start, smelled bat crap but didn't have to do any guano jams; the flakes on P2 collected quite a bit of guano and smelled like it as well.
I tried to figure out the step-across to the P2 belay but couldn't, so I wound up doing the mantle, which worked.
Thought moving up past the bolt on P3 to be the definite crux and quite hard.
Followed Andy's rack suggestion but never used the second set of C3s or the RPs (ran out the P3 thin crack until the bigger flake).
A re... more >>
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Split Rocks : Future Games Rock : The Bendix Claws (5.11a)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Apr 29, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: I thought the crack was harder (or at least more serious) than the face moves. There's gear but it can be a little tricky and run and the stances aren't great in the middle of the route. There's a Thank God rest at the end of the sustained crack difficulties that I didn't find until after a whip on a small nut.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Lost Horse Area : Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa... : The Importance Of Being Ern... (5.10c/d R)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Apr 6, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: A good selection of thin nuts is what you want on this climb.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Orange Clonus (5.10d)
By: Michael Ybarra When: Mar 3, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: While I placed the #4 I don't think it was really necessary. Wish I could remember which of my ropes we had to cut. A stellar route.
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