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Bill Olszewski

Colorado Springs, CO
Male

Member Since
Mar 10, 2007
Last Visit: Mar 3, 2024
11,277 Points
Point Rank: #42 DetailsDrop down

Bill is in the Partner Finder
Best Times to Meet: weekdays, weekends
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr
Leads Follows
Trad 5.8 5.10a
Sport 5.10b 5.10d
Other Interests
skydiving, 14ers
More Info
Returned to CO from a long stint in paradise (San Diego) but loving all the great climbing and other outdoor activities that Colorado has to offer.

"If your circle stays unbroken, then you're a lucky man 'cause it never, never, never has for me.
In the palace of the virgin lies the chalice of the soul and it's likely you might find the answer there."
- Ronnie James Dio "Invisible"

"With a nickel or a million I was searching all the time
for something that I never lost or left behind.
I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less, lost my ideals in that long tunnel of time.
I've turned inside out and around about and back and then, found myself right back where I started again."
- Jim Croce "Age"

"I never wanted to know, never wanted to see, I wasted my time 'til time wasted me,
I never wanted to go, always wanted to stay 'cause the person I am are the parts that I play.
So I ploy and I plan, and hope and I scheme to the lure of a night filled with unfinished dreams.
I'm holding on tight to a world gone astray as they charge me for years I can no longer pay."
- Savatage "When the Crowds are Gone"

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life."
- Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

I thank the good Lord for the ability to climb, and this amazing, beautiful world we live in!


5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b A0
 1,220
Royal Arches (5.10- or 5.7 A0)
Trad, Aid 15 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 1,031
Crimson Chrysalis
Trad 9 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 764
Dream of Wild Turkeys
Trad 10 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 159
Black Dagger
Trad 6 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 929
Solar Slab
Trad 9 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 950
Johnny Vegas
Trad 4 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Royal Arches (5.10- or 5.7 A0) Yosemite NP > … > Royal Arches > Central Royal Arches
 1,220
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b A0 Trad, Aid 15 pitches
Crimson Chrysalis Southern Nevada > … > (11) Juniper Ca… > Cloud Tower
 1,031
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 9 pitches
Dream of Wild Turkeys Southern Nevada > … > (16) Black Velv… > Black Velvet Wall
 764
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 10 pitches
Black Dagger Southern Nevada > … > (11) Juniper Ca… > Brownstone Wall
 159
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 6 pitches
Solar Slab Southern Nevada > … > (12) Oak Creek… > Solar Slab - Upper Tier
 929
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 9 pitches
Johnny Vegas Southern Nevada > … > (12) Oak Creek… > Solar Slab - Lower Tier
 950
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches

Ticks View All 952

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 27
The Photo Route
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. Really hard start for the grade
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 48
Laura's Arete
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. Hung; had to figure out the crux
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 44
Death Star Compactor
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. One of the best moderate sport routes I've ever climbed
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 298
Black Gold
Apr 3, 2023 · Lead. Led P1, 3, 5 - w/ Patrick T
Sport 5 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 56
E of East Slab East
Feb 21, 2023 · Lead.
Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 550
East Slab
Feb 21, 2023 · Lead. Led P2 - w/ Sara and Curtis
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Photo Route S Platte > … > Heaven's Gate > Emerald Isle
 27
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. Really hard start for the grade
Laura's Arete S Platte > … > Heaven's Gate > Emerald Isle
 48
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. Hung; had to figure out the crux
Death Star Compactor S Platte > … > Heaven's Gate > Emerald Isle
 44
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Jul 12, 2023 · Lead. One of the best moderate sport routes I've ever climbed
Black Gold Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Creek Side
 298
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 5 pitches
Apr 3, 2023 · Lead. Led P1, 3, 5 - w/ Patrick T
E of East Slab East Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Dome
 56
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Feb 21, 2023 · Lead.
East Slab Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Dome
 550
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Feb 21, 2023 · Lead. Led P2 - w/ Sara and Curtis

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 0 0 0
Last Year 8 4 2
5 Years 84 62 31
All Time 1,370 952 441

Where Bill Climbs

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