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Ken Trout

Golden, CO
68 years old · Male
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Member Since
Dec 21, 2001
Last Visit: Feb 24, 2025
6,566 Points
Point Rank: #105 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.7 5.8
Sport 5.9 5.10a
Favorite Climbs
Cynical Pinnacle, Big Rock, Wigwam, Morrison 5.13, Black Wall, Popes Nose, Bastille*, Flatirons*, Ophir Ice Hose, Nose, Half Dome, NA, Lost Arrow, Good Book, Toulumnne*, Keeler Needle, Bugaboos, Sir Donald, Slesse, Grand Wall, Castle Rocks* (WA&CO), Outer Space (WA&CO), The Cruise, Flakes2AstroDog, Castleton*, N Sixshooter, Sun Devil, Standing Rock, Rifle, Shelf*, Sinks*, Big Horn Roundup, Needle's Eye via parking lot direct w/ biker ladies stripping and cheering me on! *almost everything
Other Interests
Family, geography & geology, mountain biking... like into Mt Assiniboine, skiing volcanoes & Berthoud, backpacking (CO, WA, CA, WY, NM)
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Comments View All 252

Jan 24, 2025
Yosemite NP
Mystery dome about twenty miles up the Merced River from Yosemite, maybe a mile past Washburn Lake. Scroll down for more walls along the upper Merced River.
● Adventurers often need proof to help convince partners to go for first ascents. All are welcome to copy an… View Comment
Jan 11, 2025
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mountains
Point Dume
● Accessing Pt Dume from above greatly increases traffic issues and disturbs Donny's ashes*. More respectful… View Comment
Dec 19, 2024
S Platte > Pine Area > Bucksnort Slab
Slippery When Wet 5.11
● Dear TBD, a million thanks for the bolt replacement!! ...and excellent route description. Also, the photos… View Comment
Dec 17, 2024
Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > B. El Capitan > 3. Southeast Face > N America Wall (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3)
NA Wall, 1974, Notice plumes of water far up and water running down the wall. We bailed. Larry Bruce, Chris Nelson & Jack Roberts.
● We were a big party too! Way more fun on horror show aid walls. Nine days in November with only one storm… View Comment
Dec 14, 2024
S Platte > Pine Area
Though unknown to most, there is a old route on this thing.
● That's Dave Bell's 1979 route Psych Dike, 5.9x. It is in the Jason Haas Platte guidebook. Good photo! T… View Comment
Dec 11, 2024
S Platte
Platte legend Dave Bell actually on the Platte beneath Big Rock shortly before his death. Noel Childs and Byron Nelson flank him.
● Dave told me that he had ankylosing spondylitis. We met after I figured out Slippery When Wet intersected D… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 27

Regional > Colorado
Reply: Permadraw Outer Space p2
Sep 17, 2019 It was me, trying to answer the question:  Can we make the funnest climb in the world more fun by clipping the pin before doing the yoga?  It really didn't work but I… View Message
Partners > Extended Trips and International Partners
Reply: Bugaboos July 20-23
Jul 4, 2016 My friend wants me to join him in BC & AB for the month. He will have his two boys (primary grades). We'll be fine at the sport crags (Slocan Lake, Grassi, Lake Louise).… View Message
Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Trout Creek Access PSA
Nov 30, 2015 I wondered how much sun hit does Trout Creek get too. Looks like bad news for climbers. I'd estimate less than an hour of sun hit today (12/01/2015). None on Dec 20!… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Alex Honnold response to Clif Bar & Co
Nov 25, 2014 Are there any climbers who don't solo? NO! If corporations are people, then Clif Bar may have had a stroke. Ms/Mr Bar no longer recognizes their customers, their best empl… View Message
Regional > International
Reply: Filzmoos, Austria
Jan 11, 2014 Copy text and paste into the translation box at this site: freetranslation.com/ View Message
Regional > International
Reply: Bouldering in rural Kenya: Kit Mikayi
Dec 22, 2013 Posting photos from rural Kenya can be very difficult so here are a few. I agree with KOB, the rock is good! When asked about climbing on the park's sacred rocks, the park… View Message

Route Scores View All 882

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
● Beam Me Up, Scotty
Trad
S Platte > … > Sheeprock > Helen's Dome
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 125
● Arete
TR
Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Point Dume
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
● Slippery When Wet
Trad
S Platte > Pine Area > Bucksnort Slab
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 4
● The Rampart Rage
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
S Platte > Devil's Head > Headstone
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 45
● Starting Blocks
Sport
S Platte > Devil's Head > Red Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 48
● Castle Corner aka Unnamed 5.10
Trad 3 pitches
S Platte > Buffalo Creek > Castle
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Beam Me Up, Scotty S Platte > … > Sheeprock > Helen's Dome
Avg:  10
Ken:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Arete Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Point Dume
Avg:  125
Ken:
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b TR
5.6 PG13
● Slippery When Wet S Platte > Pine Area > Bucksnort Slab
Avg:  9
Ken:
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
● The Rampart Rage S Platte > Devil's Head > Headstone
Avg:  4
Ken:
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad, Sport 2 pitches
● Starting Blocks S Platte > Devil's Head > Red Wall
Avg:  45
Ken:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a
● Castle Corner aka Unnamed 5.10 S Platte > Buffalo Creek > Castle
Avg:  48
Ken:
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
5.10-
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