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Mike Gray

Smoke Hole Canyon
60 years old · Male

Member Since
Apr 28, 2008
Last Visit: Dec 6, 2022
391 Points
Point Rank: #3,149 DetailsDrop down

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10a 5.11a
Sport 5.10a 5.11b
Aid C2 C1
Boulders V5
Other Interests
Spoiling my granddaughters, preserving Pendleton County and Smoke Hole history, hiking, reading, art
More Info
Climbing 46 years; VA, WV, AZ, CA, NM, CO, w/ 200+ FAs, sport and trad, ground-up, solo aid, rap, whatever.

1,000+ hours of trail work, clean-up and bolt/anchor replacement since 2009. Author of The Climber's Guide to Smoke Hole Canyon, co-author and editor of rakkup.com Smoke Hole Canyon and Reed's Creek guidebook apps. Co-founder Friends of Smoke Hole and Share/UP: Smoke Hole Anchor Replacement/Upgrade Project. Incredibly lucky husband and grandpa.


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Ticks View All 13

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 270
Cottonmouth
Apr 11, 2021 · TR.
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 14
Illegal Dihedral
Jan 6, 2013 · Killer! Climbed this when it was brand new but hung at the crux. Nice to get it clean!
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 31
South Side Classic
Sep 2, 2012
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 210
Cussin' Crack
Aug 5, 2012
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 106
Superman
Oct 1, 2010 · Climbed the day after the FA.
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 3
Early Retirement
Apr 11, 2010 · Not as bad as the sally who put it on MP makes it sound.... just requires some sackage.
Trad, Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Cottonmouth New River Gorge… > … > Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 270
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Apr 11, 2021 · TR.
Illegal Dihedral Central Arizona > … > Northern Devils… > Stormwatch Wall
 14
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Jan 6, 2013 · Killer! Climbed this when it was brand new but hung at the crux. Nice to get it clean!
South Side Classic Buena Vista > Elephant Rock
 31
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Sep 2, 2012
Cussin' Crack Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Castle Rock
 210
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
Aug 5, 2012
Superman Eastern WV > Reeds Creek
 106
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Oct 1, 2010 · Climbed the day after the FA.
Early Retirement Eastern WV > … > Main Wall > Impact Zone
 3
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad, Sport
Apr 11, 2010 · Not as bad as the sally who put it on MP makes it sound.... just requires some sackage.

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 0 0 0
Last Year 0 0 0
5 Years 1 1 1
All Time 16 13 13

Where Mike Climbs

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