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jon bender

Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Member Since
Sep 21, 2012
Last Visit: Feb 15, 2025
115 Points
Point Rank: #9,647 DetailsDrop down
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Trad, Sport, TR, Gym climbs:
Trad: Leads 5.9 Follows 5.11b
Sport: Leads 5.10c Follows 5.11c
Boulders: V3
Aid: - Follows: -

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May 25, 2016
Northeast Calif… > Mt Shasta Area > Mt Shasta
Avalanche Gulch Mod. Snow
● Climbed 5/18/16. Started @ bunny flat trailhead for easy parking and never got lost. ~3000 ft of glissading… View Comment
Nov 10, 2015
Louisville Swamp Boulder
Pocket of Pain (direct) V2
● Seemed like a V2 the way I did it. View Comment
Nov 10, 2015
Louisville Swamp Boulder
Pocket of Pain (sit start variations) V3
● Not quite sure what I did here. Is this the direct, or one of the sit starts? First move felt like a move,… View Comment
Nov 10, 2015
Louisville Swamp Boulder
West Side Traverse V4
● This is an awesome route. Here's a video of part of it. The whole traverse is definitely possible. A few se… View Comment
Sep 6, 2015
Central
Grandad Bluff
● GETTING THERE. Right after the gates turn into your first parking lot on the left. Then head straight d… View Comment
May 9, 2015
Red Wing (a.k.a… > Large Roof Area
Toll Free 5.9+
● Big hueco in the middle is really lose. Might pull a huge section off. The rest seems just mixed with needl… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 14

Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
FS: Petzl Quick Adjust, 44 TC Pros
Mar 17, 2019 Cams sold.  Draws, shoes and evolv adjust still available piecemeal. Quick Adjust44 TC Pros View Message
Partners > Pacific Northwest Partners
Reply: looking for partners through 11/11 (Seattle) (moun…
Sep 2, 2017 Anyone interested in Rainier in two weeks (Sep 11-15)? Partner had to cancel last minute. Full disclosure I don't have crevasse experience but I did Shasta last year, climb 12s… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
FS: 2x La Sportiva - Helios 2.0 #Black - 44, 44.5
Jul 2, 2017 Selling two pairs of Helios'. One is size 44, the other 44.5. Very comparable to the salomon speed cross series, but a little better quality I think. They do have the speed lac… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: Sportiva Helios 2.0 size 44
Jun 24, 2017 View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Sportiva Helios 2.0 size 44
Jun 24, 2017 Used only once on a trail run, need one size up. $75 obo View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: FS: La Sportiva - Mutant size 44 (Men's Train Runn…
Mar 29, 2017 Sold, thanks View Message

Route Scores View All 15

V3-4 6A+
 31
● Twinkletoes
Boulder
Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Pit (AKA Arm Pit)
Mod. Snow
 161
● Avalanche Gulch
Snow, Alpine
Northeast Calif… > Mt Shasta Area > Mt Shasta
V4 6B
 28
● West Side Traverse
Boulder
Louisville Swamp Boulder
V2 5+
 19
● Pocket of Pain (direct)
Boulder
Louisville Swamp Boulder
V3 6A
 21
● Pocket of Pain (sit start variat…
Boulder
Louisville Swamp Boulder
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 39
● Talking with God
Sport
Red Wing (a.k.a… > Large Roof Area
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Twinkletoes Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Pit (AKA Arm Pit)
Avg:  31
jon:
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Avalanche Gulch Northeast Calif… > Mt Shasta Area > Mt Shasta
Avg:  161
jon:
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
● West Side Traverse Louisville Swamp Boulder
Avg:  28
jon:
V4 6B Boulder
● Pocket of Pain (direct) Louisville Swamp Boulder
Avg:  19
jon:
V2 5+ Boulder
V2
● Pocket of Pain (sit start v… Louisville Swamp Boulder
Avg:  21
jon:
V3 6A Boulder
● Talking with God Red Wing (a.k.a… > Large Roof Area
Avg:  39
jon:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
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