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Ernie McCraken


Member Since: Aug 5, 2006
Last Visit: 2 days ago
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Point Rank: # 1,643
Total Points: 112
Last Year: 46
Last 30 Days: 1
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Areas are worth 15
Routes are worth 10
Photos are worth 5
Comments are worth 1



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All (44) | Routes (5) | Areas (1) | Photos (5) | Comments (22) | Posts (6) | Stars (5) | Ratings
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Contributed Routes

Name Rating Type Location  Useful To  Date

Moose Knuckles (FA)

5.12b

Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet

CO : Fort Collins : ... : Old Aid Wall

Jun 25, 2009

Colonial Rule

5.11b

Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet

WY : Vedauwoo : Fall Wall

Oct 5, 2008

When It's Right (FA)

5.8 R

Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet

CO : Flatirons : ... : Shanahan Crag

Jan 27, 2007

Right Crack

5.10b

Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet

CO : Boulder Canyon : Bitty Buttress

Nov 26, 2006

Jaguary

5.11b PG13

Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet

CO : Boulder Canyon : Bitty Buttress

Nov 26, 2006

Contributed Areas

Name Location  Useful To  Date

Old Aid Wall

CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon

Jun 25, 2009

Contributed Photos

Photo Caption Location  Great Image  Date
Closer to the top.

Closer to the top.

CO : Gunnison : ... : Whiskey Crack (5.10c/d)

1 person

Jun 4, 2009

Great route, past the slightly sketchy crux.

Great route, past the slightly sketchy crux.

CO : Gunnison : ... : Whiskey Crack (5.10c/d)

1 person

Jun 4, 2009

Ernie McCraken

Ernie McCraken

morkel : BigErn

Oct 7, 2008

young climber from fort collins

young climber from fort collins

UT : Moab Area : ... : Postash Sanction (5.10d)

Mar 11, 2008

Noah learning the art

Noah learning the art

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Wind Ridge (5.8)

2 people

Jan 27, 2007

Contributed Comments

 

Location: UT : Moab Area : Island In The Sky : Moses : Primrose Dihedrals (5.11+)
By: morkel When: Oct 21, 2009

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Comments: The first pitch is great, and a great challenge too. There was a fixed wire as of 10-16-09 (somewhat helpful), but with a perfect # 3 Cam. placement just below it. A # 5 Cam. does indeed fit nicely in the “A”. Be ready with something like a .75 Cam. after this crux. As a warm up, I felt this pitch was less of a boulder problem than the Ear pitch.

The last two bolts of the Ear seem a bit loose, but nowhere near removable by hand.

We rappelled the route, great if no one else is... more >>


Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : The West Ridge : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony... : Parallels (5.11b)
By: morkel When: Aug 14, 2009

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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Lunch Bucket Crack (5.8- PG13)
By: morkel When: Jun 21, 2009

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Comments: Something between the second and third bolt would be nice, as well as a piece (# 2 Cam.?) after the last bolt. Not too bad a route, follows a bit of a natural line.


Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Crystal Method (5.11+ PG13)
By: morkel When: Jun 21, 2009

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Comments: I'm down. I'll bring some rack next time and give it a whirl.


Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Balaam (5.11c/d)
By: morkel When: Jun 21, 2009

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Comments: This route is fun, but I think it is closer to 11.d than 11.b, maybe some holds have broken, but at least not in the last year.


Location: CO : Gunnison : Taylor Canyon : First Buttress : Sun Deck : Whiskey Crack (5.10c/d)
By: morkel When: Jun 9, 2009

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Comments: Hey thanks, the partner is very reliable. This route is one of those leads that take a little extra time, it seemed anyway. Top notch.


Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Big Thompson Canyon : Beige Tube Area / The Narro... : Steep Triangular Face : Friday the 14th (5.11b/c)
By: morkel When: May 22, 2009

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Comments: I’ve tried this climb twice; I don’t see how it can be rated 5.11. Maybe I missed something, but I have climbed many routes similar to this one that rate harder.


Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Crater Crag of North Quarry : Golden Arete (5.12+) : Photo
By: morkel When: May 9, 2009

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Comments: The big photos are nice, not the kind by a pro. Photographer, all tiny.


Location: CO : Golden : The East Quarry : Hellhound (5.12c)
By: morkel When: May 9, 2009

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Comments: Sounds pretty nice, mostly trad, I live 70 miles away. You got um photo?


Location: CO : Cañon City : Shelf Road : Photo
By: morkel When: May 4, 2009

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Comments: The DOW puts these signs anywhere and everywhere a bear might be. Maybe your backyard if they could.


Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Narrowslab : Right Edge (5.6)
By: morkel When: Apr 28, 2009

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Comments: Yes, locals, about 8 years ago.


Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Little Cottonwood Canyon : Green Adjective Gully : Fallen Arches (5.13a) : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 8, 2008

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Comments: Easy there, hardly preaching; but, maybe I'll do what you have suggested.


Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Little Cottonwood Canyon : Green Adjective Gully : Fallen Arches (5.13a) : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 7, 2008

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Comments: A very, very, nice and hard looking trad route with how many bolts? Modern gear.


Location: AZ : Mount Lemmon : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 5, 2008

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Comments: Eric, I do like the way the photo can be enlarged, dude.


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