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Zac Pond

Salt Lake City
28 years old · Male

Member Since
Apr 7, 2015
Last Visit: Mar 18, 2024
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Best Times to Meet: Any
Likes Trad, Sport
Leads Follows
Trad 5.9 5.11b
Sport 5.11a 5.11b
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 133
Gripper
Oct 10, 2023 · Follow. Good god this thing was hard. P1 wiped me. Sustained through the chimney w a hard thin hands/fingers crux in a corner up top. Fairly hard off hands/fists bulge further down on p1 as well. P2 was nontrivial for 5.8. P3 very fun but also felt fairly hard given how drained I was.
Trad 3 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 423
Selaginella
Oct 9, 2023 · Lead.
Trad 4 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 255
Black September
Sep 9, 2023
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 886
Munginella
Aug 29, 2023 · Did in 2 pitches. 70m got me from the base to a nice small ledge just after the traverse with a piton and some small gear. Did the right crack variation for the finish which wasn’t really worth it
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 494
Lower Exum Ridge
Aug 11, 2023 · Lead. Planned on full exum c2c but wasn’t moving quick enough. Left camp @4, lower saddle around 8, base around 9, then waited a little for Sam and Tanner to go first. Recommended break down. Link 1&2 w some simuling. Link 3&4 (careful w drag). Probably pitch out 5&6. Of continuing on to upper linking 6 through the harder initial climbing on upper might make sense. We brought boots, crampons and axe for the descent which ended up being dry. Kept the climbing shoes on most of the way to the lower saddle as there were sections of low 5th down climbing in low consequence terrain.
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 392
West Country
Jul 31, 2023 · Lead. P2 is a pretty rough lead for 5.7. Fiddly blind gear placements from insecure stances. P3 was pretty straightforward. Placed a purple metolious in the little crack/ledge above bolt 3. It seemed pretty solid, but the placement was shallow so hard to say. Could maybe get a smaller piece next to it as well in the same little crack. The 5.7 friction above was pretty simple though, a couple moves to a good hold.
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Gripper Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Ad. Arch Rock
 133
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
Oct 10, 2023 · Follow. Good god this thing was hard. P1 wiped me. Sustained through the chimney w a hard thin hands/fingers crux in a corner up top. Fairly hard off hands/fists bulge further down on p1 as well. P2 was nontrivial for 5.8. P3 very fun but also felt fairly hard given how drained I was.
Selaginella Yosemite NP > … > Five Open Books > Second Tier
 423
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Oct 9, 2023 · Lead.
Black September Lake Tahoe > … > Black Wall > 3. Black Wall - Right
 255
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Sep 9, 2023
Munginella Yosemite NP > … > Five Open Books > First Tier
 886
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Aug 29, 2023 · Did in 2 pitches. 70m got me from the base to a nice small ledge just after the traverse with a piton and some small gear. Did the right crack variation for the finish which wasn’t really worth it
Lower Exum Ridge Grand Teton NP > Grand Teton
 494
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Aug 11, 2023 · Lead. Planned on full exum c2c but wasn’t moving quick enough. Left camp @4, lower saddle around 8, base around 9, then waited a little for Sam and Tanner to go first. Recommended break down. Link 1&2 w some simuling. Link 3&4 (careful w drag). Probably pitch out 5&6. Of continuing on to upper linking 6 through the harder initial climbing on upper might make sense. We brought boots, crampons and axe for the descent which ended up being dry. Kept the climbing shoes on most of the way to the lower saddle as there were sections of low 5th down climbing in low consequence terrain.
West Country Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
 392
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Jul 31, 2023 · Lead. P2 is a pretty rough lead for 5.7. Fiddly blind gear placements from insecure stances. P3 was pretty straightforward. Placed a purple metolious in the little crack/ledge above bolt 3. It seemed pretty solid, but the placement was shallow so hard to say. Could maybe get a smaller piece next to it as well in the same little crack. The 5.7 friction above was pretty simple though, a couple moves to a good hold.

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 0 0 0
Last Year 75 31 17
5 Years 527 213 85
All Time 812 375 161

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