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Craig Chang

Las Vegas, NV
37 years old · Male

Member Since
Sep 3, 2015
Last Visit: 1 day ago
182 Points
Point Rank: #5,814 DetailsDrop down

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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
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Trad 5.11c 5.12c
Sport 5.12c 5.12d
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 132
Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver)
Apr 6, 2024 · Follow. Bottom view boulder wasn't too bad bc of good rh fist jam. Get rh jam, LH bump up gastons to highest one, rh UC crack, LH jam, rf jam under the UC, rh match jam, LH lb potato chip, rh get to block, rh get to 1 segment dimple, throw r kb. When coming out of kb, LH jam, LF smear on black rock ring, cross rh to r side of triangle, LH up to higher crack. Up to block, LH has pod on top left border. Rh UC crack, LH works up offset, get feet hi, LH to slanted crystal row crimp, get feet left to bump up to jug. Then up tiny slots to top
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 440
Clean and Jerk
Apr 6, 2024 · Follow. .5 at the bottom is helpful. Boulder problem is hard, beta is: get the to crimp, left toe on lil foot hold, lock off and reach jug rail. It's still kinda powerful till the proper crack. Crack is varied w mostly hand jams. Then weird chimney with jugs. Super good climb. Double rack from .2 to 3, single 4 works
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 4
Steep
Mar 26, 2024 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Got up to 1st crux. It's steep and a lil tricky. I went out R to good sp, threw LH to slot, rh goes hi to good hold hole, LH Gaston, then switch to rh to clip. Then back to LH to throw rh out L to ball. Work up to get L KB. Then LH to blobby tick, LF out L, rf toehook as I go rh Gaston on next slopey tick. LH comes into match. Rh switches to UC. LH to next level, get up to UC jug and get r kb w knee against main wall. Then rh up middle n ring into pocket, thumb catching body of hold. Get stemmed hi, then L drop knee to LH to good crimp. Then rose move which I didn't get to
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
Stratosphere
Mar 26, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Started in cave with long stick clip. I went to into lil cave, idk if that was right. Then rock gets good after. Then it becomes techy slabby at top when belayer can't hear or see you. You could bail right, but I went up slightly left. LH uc, to r Gaston on flat rail, get feet up, LH crosses to lil hold above, then good holds come.
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 34
Sidewinder
Mar 24, 2024 · Lead / Fell/Hung. New hi pt w Jim: At traverse R at beginning, put fingers in hole and thumb wraps around flowstone to turn it into a pinch. focus on feet as I traverse L. Throw L heel to compliment shitty RH crimp to pull into rest b4 beginning of crux. Reaching jug is always weird, I just use crystally lumps for RF, LF on jug hold, feet aren't too hi. Once I have LH in big jug pulling index finger out from wall, LF was on comfy lil rectangle foot chip not too hi, RF on pockets to RH gaston. LF goes up to next level foothold, stand up good to get LH pinch, RF onto jug, LF out L, then RH crimp LH gaston "rest", RF goes on good hold. Then work out R to RH SP arete, LF on gaston, RF on broken stuff below tick, LF out to ticked triangle hole out L, LH goes up to shitty crimp at roof w thumb catch, RF goes up to tick, pull hard and get RH out R to jug. GET IT ALL BACK. take time to tech up to top. I blew it at the traverse R today.
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
 3
Urban View
Mar 19, 2024 · Lead / Flash. Go L on good holds when beltway goes R. the techy headwall above the ledge was pretty scary, I felt like my body position was always insecure when wanting to clip bolt, and belayer can't hear or see me. Also, some really good holds were like spikes sticking out of the rock w a base of mud, so it looked suspect. But it was very techy and an adventurous journey. Lowering issues: Jim didn't have enough rope to get me to the 1st anchors, he had to go up to the 1st bolt. then the rope got stuck on the ledge when I pulled it, so I had to go back up and get it.
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Leave it to Beaver (aka The… Joshua Tree NP > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 132
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Apr 6, 2024 · Follow. Bottom view boulder wasn't too bad bc of good rh fist jam. Get rh jam, LH bump up gastons to highest one, rh UC crack, LH jam, rf jam under the UC, rh match jam, LH lb potato chip, rh get to block, rh get to 1 segment dimple, throw r kb. When coming out of kb, LH jam, LF smear on black rock ring, cross rh to r side of triangle, LH up to higher crack. Up to block, LH has pod on top left border. Rh UC crack, LH works up offset, get feet hi, LH to slanted crystal row crimp, get feet left to bump up to jug. Then up tiny slots to top
Clean and Jerk Joshua Tree NP > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 440
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Apr 6, 2024 · Follow. .5 at the bottom is helpful. Boulder problem is hard, beta is: get the to crimp, left toe on lil foot hold, lock off and reach jug rail. It's still kinda powerful till the proper crack. Crack is varied w mostly hand jams. Then weird chimney with jugs. Super good climb. Double rack from .2 to 3, single 4 works
Steep Southern Nevada > … > Lone Mountain > Suburban Crag
 4
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Mar 26, 2024 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Got up to 1st crux. It's steep and a lil tricky. I went out R to good sp, threw LH to slot, rh goes hi to good hold hole, LH Gaston, then switch to rh to clip. Then back to LH to throw rh out L to ball. Work up to get L KB. Then LH to blobby tick, LF out L, rf toehook as I go rh Gaston on next slopey tick. LH comes into match. Rh switches to UC. LH to next level, get up to UC jug and get r kb w knee against main wall. Then rh up middle n ring into pocket, thumb catching body of hold. Get stemmed hi, then L drop knee to LH to good crimp. Then rose move which I didn't get to
Stratosphere Southern Nevada > … > Lone Mountain > Suburban Crag
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mar 26, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Started in cave with long stick clip. I went to into lil cave, idk if that was right. Then rock gets good after. Then it becomes techy slabby at top when belayer can't hear or see you. You could bail right, but I went up slightly left. LH uc, to r Gaston on flat rail, get feet up, LH crosses to lil hold above, then good holds come.
Sidewinder Southern Nevada > Blue Diamond Area > Blue Diamond Cave
 34
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mar 24, 2024 · Lead / Fell/Hung. New hi pt w Jim: At traverse R at beginning, put fingers in hole and thumb wraps around flowstone to turn it into a pinch. focus on feet as I traverse L. Throw L heel to compliment shitty RH crimp to pull into rest b4 beginning of crux. Reaching jug is always weird, I just use crystally lumps for RF, LF on jug hold, feet aren't too hi. Once I have LH in big jug pulling index finger out from wall, LF was on comfy lil rectangle foot chip not too hi, RF on pockets to RH gaston. LF goes up to next level foothold, stand up good to get LH pinch, RF onto jug, LF out L, then RH crimp LH gaston "rest", RF goes on good hold. Then work out R to RH SP arete, LF on gaston, RF on broken stuff below tick, LF out to ticked triangle hole out L, LH goes up to shitty crimp at roof w thumb catch, RF goes up to tick, pull hard and get RH out R to jug. GET IT ALL BACK. take time to tech up to top. I blew it at the traverse R today.
Urban View Southern Nevada > … > Lone Mountain > Suburban Crag
 3
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R Sport
Mar 19, 2024 · Lead / Flash. Go L on good holds when beltway goes R. the techy headwall above the ledge was pretty scary, I felt like my body position was always insecure when wanting to clip bolt, and belayer can't hear or see me. Also, some really good holds were like spikes sticking out of the rock w a base of mud, so it looked suspect. But it was very techy and an adventurous journey. Lowering issues: Jim didn't have enough rope to get me to the 1st anchors, he had to go up to the 1st bolt. then the rope got stuck on the ledge when I pulled it, so I had to go back up and get it.

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 21 21 11
Last Year 115 95 39
5 Years 1,199 848 314
All Time 1,389 950 384

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