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Location: UT : Moab Area : Island In The Sky : Moses : Primrose Dihedrals (5.11+)
By: morkel When: Oct 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
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 >>
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : The West Ridge : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony... : Parallels (5.11b)
By: morkel When: Aug 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
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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 | view comment >> |
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.
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Crystal Method (5.11+ PG13)
By: morkel When: Jun 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I'm down. I'll bring some rack next time and give it a whirl.
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Balaam (5.11c/d)
By: morkel When: Jun 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
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.
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Location: CO : Gunnison : Taylor Canyon : First Buttress : Sun Deck : Whiskey Crack (5.10c/d)
By: morkel When: Jun 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
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.
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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 | view comment >> |
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.
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Crater Crag of North Quarry : Golden Arete (5.12+) : Photo
By: morkel When: May 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The big photos are nice, not the kind by a pro. Photographer, all tiny.
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Location: CO : Golden : The East Quarry : Hellhound (5.12c)
By: morkel When: May 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Sounds pretty nice, mostly trad, I live 70 miles away. You got um photo?
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Location: CO : Cañon City : Shelf Road : Photo
By: morkel When: May 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The DOW puts these signs anywhere and everywhere a bear might be. Maybe your backyard if they could.
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Narrowslab : Right Edge (5.6)
By: morkel When: Apr 28, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yes, locals, about 8 years ago.
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Little Cottonwood Canyon : Green Adjective Gully : Fallen Arches (5.13a) : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 8, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Easy there, hardly preaching; but, maybe I'll do what you have suggested.
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Little Cottonwood Canyon : Green Adjective Gully : Fallen Arches (5.13a) : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 7, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: A very, very, nice and hard looking trad route with how many bolts? Modern gear.
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Location: AZ : Mount Lemmon : Photo
By: morkel When: Oct 5, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Eric, I do like the way the photo can be enlarged, dude.
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Location: AZ : Mount Lemmon : Photo
By: morkel When: Sep 29, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: The chain is absolutely hideous.
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Fantastic Voyage (5.11d)
By: morkel When: Sep 28, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Okay, the second pitch is nice. As good as any of the other second pitches here that I've climbed-they have so far had bolts farther spaced than the first pitches. Makes for fun. Fairly certain this is the route I was told about, Better Than TV, 5.11c**
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : The Palace : Wall With a View : Route with a View (5.10b/c)
By: morkel When: Sep 3, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: A friend of mine climbed this years ago without bolts.
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Location: CO : Fort Collins : Poudre Canyon : Crystal Wall : North Face : Fantastic Voyage (5.11d)
By: morkel When: Sep 3, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I have yet to climb this route. I believe this is a route a friend of mine was always trying to get me to climb. There was only one route on the face when he put it up. So, I don't think Craig put this up. And, it may have also be called Better Than TV. Or was it Better Than VD? Depends whether you like it or not I guess.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Supercrack Buttress : Coyne Crack (5.12a)
By: morkel When: Mar 22, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I believe Wild Country came up with the quarter-sized 1.25 and 1.75 Friends just for the start of this crack. I'm just speculating, but they do work so well for the first two pieces.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Supercrack Buttress : Incredible Hand Crack (5.10c)
By: morkel When: Mar 22, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Number three Friends NOW fit this crack perfectly, it has also become easier with 'man hands'.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Mountain : Ridge 1 : The Fornicator (5.11c)
By: morkel When: Dec 16, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: A runner is nice on the third to last bolt.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Boulder Canyon : Bitty Buttress : Jam Left (5.9+)
By: morkel When: Nov 26, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: 10a, one star for me.
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