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Sep 6, 2021 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Triple Tier Area > Old Aid Wall aka Uppe… O.D.K. 5.12a ● In response about the name, if I remember properly, and correct me if I am wrong, acronym for: Old Derek an… View Comment
Oct 27, 2018 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Narrows > Colors Crag Castle Magic 5.12 ● Really great route, with fun movement throughout! View Comment
Oct 27, 2018 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Narrows > Colors Crag Crosstown 5.12b ● Could use some traffic and or a brushing. View Comment
Oct 27, 2018 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Narrows > Colors Crag Izabella 5.10c ● I know it is stated, or at least inferred in the route description, but let me reemphasize the point. Belay… View Comment
Nov 23, 2016 Lander Area > Sinks Canyon Fairfield Hill ● Fairfield has about the same southerly aspect as the main wall with a lot of sun. Portions of the eastern F… View Comment
Jun 23, 2016 Lander Area Sinks Canyon ● Definitively WY 131 (aka Sinks Canyon Rd). I fixed the GPS. View Comment
Feb 11, 2016 Ft Collins > Horsetooth Rese… > Rotary Park > Eliminator Boulder Right Eliminator Super Left V7-8 ● vimeo.com/154950129 View Comment
Feb 10, 2016 Ft Collins > Horsetooth Rese… > Rotary Park > Eliminator Boulder The Bastard Moon (originally named Haley's Arete) V7 ● First ascent: Steve Mammen. Done before Moon arete. FYI, originally called Haley's Arete, but Steve's ok wi… View Comment
Feb 10, 2016 Ft Collins > Horsetooth Rese… > Rotary Park > Eliminator Boulder Right Eliminator Super Left V7-8 ● I'm only tentatively adding this as a first ascent. I know Rotary is pretty scoured. I asked Mammen about t… View Comment
Nov 18, 2015 Spearfish Canyon > Mohican > Tears Wall The Tomahawk 5.11b ● If you rate routes based on hardest moves it clocks in around modern 5.11d for one move (V4?), if you disco… View Comment
Nov 18, 2015 Spearfish Canyon > Dark Side > Warm Up Wall Princess, I Wanna Lay-Ya. 5.10- ● Only 5.9+ in the Fred Becky boulder start sort of way. As in after the boulder problem, yes it is 5.9. View Comment
Dec 13, 2012 Ft Collins > Horsetooth Rese… > Rotary Park > Talent Scout Talent Scout Standard V3 ● Per the broken hold, I've changed the grade. I think either the now worse block start, or the left crimps,… View Comment
Jan 19, 2012 N America > … 1 > Squamish > Stawamus Chief > Grand Wall Area > Grand Wall (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0) Adam on the vescalator (velcro escalator). ● Nice! View Comment
Mar 30, 2011 Alpine Rock > … > RMNP Bouldering… > Chaos Canyon Bo… > Lower Chaos Canyon > Potato Chip Boulder Potato Chip Sit Start V8 PG13 ● Not sure if this is consensus, but the start I used was about 7 feet left of the standard start of Potato C… View Comment
Nov 5, 2010 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Cactus Cliff > B. Cactus Cliff Left… Gravitations 5.11d ● Agree with the quality and preserving this route's nature as is, BUT I know of folks who hobbled away from… View Comment
Jul 8, 2010 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Land of the Ris… > Straight & Narrow (5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Scott taking a well deserved rest on a warm-up burn. Off width, hand crack, stemming masterpiece on beautiful rock. You have got to love the Voo. ● Wonderful capture - well lit. I can feel the texture of the rock. Love the Voo! View Comment
Apr 19, 2010 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Triple Tier Area Old Aid Wall aka Upper Echelon Wall ● This is the Upper Echelon Wall in the Triple Tier Area as described in Leubben, Cross, and Scott's guide (N… View Comment
Sep 14, 2009 Lander Area > Wild Iris > Main Wall > F. Rode Hard Wall Rode Hard and Put Up Wet 5.12c ● Very Nice Climb. I felt the intro slab had thin holds, but good enough feet that I would grade in the mid… View Comment
Feb 23, 2009 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Reynolds Hill Penis Dimension 5.10c ● Super duper trick beta in the second paragraph for the crux pod - do not read ahead if you want the true on… View Comment
Nov 22, 2008 Lyons > St Vrain Canyons > N Fork of the S… > Longmont Reserv… > Old Yellar Dome Old Yellar 5.13a/b ● Crux crimp broke this summer. Have not been on it since, likely harder now. View Comment
Oct 4, 2008 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > W of Rustic > 420s > Balance Boulder Can Opener V9 ● The starting flake did break. I noticed this June '08. The position for the hands seems pretty similar, bu… View Comment
Aug 3, 2007 Ten Sleep Canyon > Mondo Beyondo > Downpour Wall EKV: Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle 5.12c ● EKV starts with nice climbing along a 'slabby' prow. The angle kicks back on jugs. Fairly easy (but pumpy… View Comment
Jul 6, 2007 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Nautilus > Ghost Dance (5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c) Ron Kauk styling up "Ghost Dance". ● When was this taken? Cool composition! View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 2. Central (Blo… > 2. Claim Jumper Claim Jumper 5.10c ● Great Line. A little spicy clipping some of the early clips off of the poor feet. Real fun laybacking, so… View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 2. Central (Blo… > 3. Saddle Tramp Whips Chaps and Chains 5.11d ● Bouldery, fun, hard to read. View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 2. Central (Blo… > 3. Saddle Tramp Saddle Tramp 5.12a ● Decent line. Bouldery. Found it hard to read. View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 1. Left Side (L… > 2. Tribal War Tribal War 5.11b ● One of the best routes at the Iris of any grade and the best 11b hands down. Get on it! Love the two styl… View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > Zorro Area Gaucho 5.10d ● Great! 2nd Andy's Comments on the clipping the anchors, and I'm just over 5'9". View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > Zorro Area Zorro 5.11c ● Great line -- 11 enduro climbing View Comment
Sep 19, 2006 Lander Area > Wild Iris > Main Wall > G. Cowboy Poetry Take Your Hat Off 5.10b ● Great line, has hard moves for a low 10 leader trying to warm up. Big moves. View Comment
Sep 7, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon > French Cattle R… > Sector D'or et Bleu Pussytoes 5.12d ● On the grade: The lower crux was on par but a tad easier than the crux on Twitch in Clear Creek. Obviously… View Comment
Sep 7, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon > French Cattle Ranch Big Kahuna Pillar ● Since the Kahuna Pillar is adjacent to the new routes and the Trunk Corner, I'll add some of those routes h… View Comment
Sep 7, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon > Mondo Beyondo > Downpour Wall Colors of Heaven 5.10 ● Really fun set of pitches. Thought the 2nd could be a bit scary for a 5.9 leader -- was a bit dirty and a… View Comment
Sep 7, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon > Valhalla > 2. Munitions Roof Wicked as an M-16 5.11a ● Move Me to the Munitions Roof section! View Comment
Sep 5, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon French Cattle Ranch ● One can also approach the FCR via the upper pullout - the one with the bovine management placard. Cross th… View Comment
Aug 18, 2006 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Nautilus Bug Squad 5.11d R ● Bug Squad is as fun on TR as Max Factor. Leading Bug Squad can be rewarding. It can also induce puckering… View Comment

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