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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Roadside Rocks : Lizard's Hangout : Lizard Skin (aka Blue Belly... (5.8 R)
By: Pat C When: Nov 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: wally gator is basically a boulder problem. The 5.11 is over after about...12ish feet, then it's 5.7.
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Location: CA : The Needles / Kern River : The Needles : The Witch : Gorilla Warfare (5.10+)
By: Pat C When: Oct 19, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: For sure worth doing. Just bring more gear than I did. And preferably have a bit more experience... doing chimney stuff, or I don't know If you could call it that... Bring long sleeves and long pants. My partner (after belaying me for an extended period of time) actually let me know that we would never do an offwidth again. Ever. He didn't even try it. But I would say do it.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Real Hidden Valley : Houser Buttress Area : Loose Lady (5.10a)
By: Pat C When: Oct 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: If you've done this one try dazed and confused on the lenticular dome, it's a bit more run out, but if you're comfortable on loose lady then there's nothing surprising on dazed and confused. I'd almost argue that loose lady is a bit more difficult. And this thing is not 10a. It's awesome, and fun, but it's 5.9.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Lost Horse Area : Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa... : Overseer (5.9)
By: Pat C When: Aug 7, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I hate this climb. Both time's I've done it. I hated it. Maybe I'll like it on my third try, third time's a charm.
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Coco's Lichen It (5.10a)
By: Pat C When: Jul 30, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: FA: Rich Magner, Roy Suggett.
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Ape Factor (5.10b)
By: Pat C When: Jul 30, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: In my opinion this climb is better than "boris ascends again"
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Baby Gorillas are Cute (5.8)
By: Pat C When: Jul 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: 5.10a by first ascentionist
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Climbers in the Mist (5.10b)
By: Pat C When: Jul 24, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Brutal. Even scarier in the rain.
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : The Great Ape Escape (5.11a)
By: Pat C When: Jul 23, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Difficult boulder problem start (harder than 11a, but not crazy) followed by 5.9 and 5.10 moves, I think. Fun climb.
Real FA: Roy Suggett, Rich Magner, Pat Curry
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Gorillas in the Crack (5.11a)
By: Pat C When: Jul 23, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The best route up. Amazing.
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Location: UT : Jungle, on the Aquarius Pla... : Oranguterror (5.11a R)
By: Pat C When: Jul 23, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Absolutely covered in lichen. Will become more like 10d with more ascents.
Real FA: Roy Suggett, Rich Magner, Pat Curry
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Tuolumne Meadows : DAFF Dome : Crescent Arch (5.9+)
By: Pat C When: Jul 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: My first tuolumne climb. I was seething fear.
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Tuolumne Meadows : Lembert Dome : Lembert Dome-Northwest Face : Direct Northwest Face (5.10c)
By: Pat C When: Jul 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The 10a hands section was more difficult and frightening to get out of than anything on the 10c crux. We did this in two full on 70 meter pitches. I was lucky enough to enjoy leading both of the hard parts.
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Location: CA : The Needles / Kern River : The Needles : The Witch : Gorilla Warfare (5.10+)
By: Pat C When: Jul 13, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Take .75's and 1's. I ran out of gear, and was running it out bad. I also had to french free to make this one. Unbelievable. My partner told me that I actually let out a sustained whimper on part of the climb.
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Suicide Rock : Northeast Wall Routes : Flakes of Wrath (5.10c R)
By: Pat C When: Jul 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is one of the most brutal climbs I know.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Roadside Rocks : Lizard's Hangout : Lizard Skin (aka Blue Belly... (5.8 R)
By: Pat C When: Jun 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: there was a move on here that i remember being not 5.8 at all.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : The Outback : Peyote Cracks : Left Peyote Crack (5.10+ PG13)
By: Pat C When: Jun 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I've worked this thing with a bouldering pad multiple times and just get shut down every time. I'm close, but it's just so akward and super hard.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : The Outback : Peyote Cracks : Right Peyote Crack (5.8)
By: Pat C When: Jun 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: fun solo
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Location: CA : Riverside County : Riverside Quarry : Right of the Roof : Wonderstuff (5.10c)
By: Pat C When: Jun 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: A guy told me this was 5.9... He must have been thinking of a different route. I donno, I think this one is 10a/b maybe. It's definitely not 10c.
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Location: CA : Riverside County : Riverside Quarry : Right of the Roof : Tangerine Dream (5.11a)
By: Pat C When: Jun 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun Fun. I thought the hardest part was clipping my gear into the two-bolt anchor! The holds were all there, and pretty big the whole way. Totally fun climb though, get's the adrenaline going.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Sheep Pass Area : Ryan Campground : Headstone Rock : SW Corner (5.6)
By: Pat C When: Jun 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climb this guy barefoot! All of a sudden that 5.6 rating feels like runout 5.10. I'd never climbed barefoot before, but I figured this would be a good test piece. Don't take chalk either. The fear is incredible! One can feel it radiate through their body. Become the zen master. I love this climb.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Real Hidden Valley : The Wart : The Good, the Bad, and the ... (5.10)
By: Pat C When: May 29, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The "ugly" was torture! I must have spent ten minutes on this very short section. I should have worn long sleeves though, that rock just bites into your tasty bbq chicken wings. This thing was harder than Make or Break Flake (.10b) up at the white cliffs of dover.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Real Hidden Valley : The Sentinel : The Sentinel - West Face : Illusion Dweller (5.10b)
By: Pat C When: May 22, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route is .10a, and awesome. Just gotta be in the zone for it. The first time I lead it I had to set an anchor twice! I was so scared and hyped up that I made it a three pitch climb! Today I went back (after being punished by fisticuffs) and was feeling great, it was fast and engaging and amazing! Definitely a super climb, but again I can't say that I found anything harder than .10a on it.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Quail Springs : White Cliffs of Dover : Make or Break Flake (5.10b)
By: Pat C When: May 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This climb is totally awesome. I felt like macho man randy savage after I got past the start!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Jumbo Rocks : Conan's Corridor : Gem (5.8)
By: Pat C When: May 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This was my first handjam crack and first lead with a new partner, so I wanted to look awesome. My hands were sooooo tight in this crack that I lost about three layers of skin when I was finally out of it. Like putting ones fingers into a puppy's mouth.
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