| Name |
Rating |
Location |
Comments |
Tick Date |
McCarthy West Face (Variant) | 5.10b | WY : Devil's Tower : West Face | Lead P1 followed P2. Incredible! Both pitches are sustained with isolated cruxes. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Everlasting | 5.11b | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. We traversed around the crux, but later I saw someone do it smoothly. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Buckspeck | 5.10c | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. Hard to find approach, but a great climb! Lovely arete and face climbing. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Mystic and the Mulchers | 5.8- | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. I'll give it 3* because there are so few high-quality climbs at this low grade. Fun! | Jun 6, 2009 |
New Wave | 5.10a | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Super-fun, thought-provoking and well-protected what more can you ask for? Saw a guy take a fall. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Patent Pending | 5.8+ | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. Solidly decent route, 2* because there are so many classics nearby. | Jun 6, 2009 |
McCarthy's North Face | 5.11a | WY : Devil's Tower : North Face & Northwest Corn... | Lead firs rope-stretcher to the roof. Excellent 5.8 climbing. | Jun 6, 2009 |
El Cracko Diablo | 5.8 | WY : Devil's Tower : South and East Faces | Fun! bring lots of hands. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Soler | 5.9- | WY : Devil's Tower : South and East Faces | Lead first pitch and rapped--too tired after a week of climbing. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Soler Eclipse | 5.11b | WY : Devil's Tower : South and East Faces | Followed. P1 was fun, with a short crux. P2 was loose (pulled off a hold). | Jun 6, 2009 |
Walt Bailey | 5.9 | WY : Devil's Tower : South and East Faces | Followed. Very slippery at the start IMO. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Broken Tree | 5.10b | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. 5.9 most of the way, with few 10a moves at the top. Sustained. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Klondike | 5.10a R | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | Followed. Just 2-3 10a moves, and I don't recall R on anything hard. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Assembly Line | 5.9 | WY : Devil's Tower : East and Northeast Buttress... | It is sustained hands, but the crux is the fingers at the start, w/ good stances to place. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Fritz's Fantasy | 5.10b | WY : Devil's Tower : Durrance Approach | Incredibly sustained with a few good rests. Had to traverse to the corner once. | Jun 6, 2009 |
Bowling Alley- aka Durrance approach route | 5.5 PG13 | WY : Devil's Tower : Durrance Approach | Leftmost corner looks easier. I went near the middle and it was wide, felt harder than 5.5 | Jun 6, 2009 |
Nine Gallon Buckets | 5.10c | OR : Smith Rock : Morning Glory Wall | Third anchor is one pitch with a 60m. 10c crux is only a few moves but is hard rest is ~5.9 | May 8, 2009 |
The Outsiders | 5.9 | OR : Smith Rock : Morning Glory Wall | Just like 5GB, but little harder. Apreciate the thinner moves up top (no jugs) | May 8, 2009 |
Lion's Jaw | 5.8 | OR : Smith Rock : Morning Glory Wall | Would be 5.9 if not for the copious pockets and features on the faces left and right. Fun. | May 8, 2009 |
5 Gallon Buckets | 5.8 | OR : Smith Rock : Morning Glory Wall | big and fun | May 3, 2009 |
Hobbit Roof | 5.10d | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Blob - West Face | Only did the roof... slab is hard! | Jan 2, 2009 |
Sidewinder | 5.10b PG13 | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Steve Canyon | | Jan 2, 2009 |
Ladyfingers | 5.10b | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Houser Buttress Area | Lots of fun, technical and reachy, but never strenuous. | Jan 1, 2009 |
Gem | 5.8 | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Conan's Corridor | | Dec 29, 2008 |
