10 best routes you climbed in 2011

2011 was a pretty good year, i came back from a shoulder injury, then blew out some muscles in my chest, then came back again. climbed a lot of great routes, in great places, with great people. looking forward to 2012!

1) wiggins 2, the creek
2) tecumseh, hearts
3) dev nagre, hearts
4) slice and dice, the creek
5) thin ice, needles
6) igor unchained to airy interlude, needles
7) fancy free, needles
8) west face cardinal pinnacle, bishop
9) sheila, pine creek
10) the pickle, arches :)

1. Days Of Future Passed in Cochise
2. Grand Funk Railroad at Stone Mtn. NC
3. Resolution Arete
4. S. Ridge of Mt. Gimli in BC
5. Beckey Direct on E-Perch
6. Pectorine on Tsaranoro Massif
7. La Croix Du Sud same loc.
8. Pancho Villa Rides Again in El Potrero
9. Space Boyz same loc.

...still got 2 wks so hoping for something special for that 10th slot :)

Amazing year really-

1. Supercouloir on Mt. Blanc Du Tacul, Chamonix
2. Burnier-Volger, Aiguille Du Midi, Chamonix
3. Dream of White Horses, Gogarth, Northern Wales
4. Nimbus, Tremadog, Northern Wales
5. Mainliner, Lumpy Ridge, Colorado
6. J-Crack, Lumpy Ridge, Colorado
7. Pinnacle Gully, Mt. Washington, NH
8. Blue Esther, McCauley Lake, Ontario
9. Rocket Man, Red River Gorge
10. Stuck in Another Dimension, New River Gorge

Not enough planning, not enough climbing this year. The only memorable outing I had was a fun, thirsty day on Mainliner at Lumpy. And a lot of Flatiron solos.

For sheer location, it's still hard to beat the 20' of jamming in my profile pic on the Israel/Palestine border.

Sister Superior, Castle Valley
Fine Jade, Castle Valley
Casual Route, RMNP
Directissima, RMNP
Pervertical Sanctuary, RMNP
Pente, IC
Whimsical dreams, S.Platte
The Nose, Lumpy
Outlander, Lumpy
The Naked Edge, Eldo

Woohoo

My first full year leading trad. Got out a bunch...

Birdland, Red Rock
Solar Slab, Red Rock
Ants Line, Gunks
Directissima, Gunks
Face to Face, Gunks
Snooky's Return, Gunks
Moby Grape, Cannon NH
Consolation Prize, Cannon
Hotter than Hell/Inferno, Whitehorse Ledge, NH
Vector, Ragged Mountain, CT

"Something"fossen - Rjukan Norway
Cruise Control - Millbrook Mountain Shawangunks NY
Gamesmanship - Poko Moonshine NY
Too Tight For Pleasure - Knob Loch NY
Normal Route with BASE Descent of the North Face - Cima Grande Dolomites Italy
Arachniphobia - Meadow River New River Gorge WV
Straight and Narrow - Shortoff Mountain Linville Gorge NC
Labyrinth Wall - Cannon Mountain NH
Rebuffat Route - Aiguille du Midi Chamonix
Fathom - Laurel Knob NC
Main Line - Near Trapps Shawangunks NY