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Dec 31, 2005
Last Visit: Apr 11, 2024
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Comments View All 26

Jan 18, 2021
Four stars for movement and fun, minus two stars for rock quality. There is quite a bit of "pull down, not… View Comment
Oct 18, 2020
Seriously loose large flake in the crack within the first few body lengths. View Comment
Jul 15, 2018
Among the finest multi-pitch 5.10s I have done in close to 40 years of climbing--stands among the very best… View Comment
Jan 30, 2016
Tricky, inobvious crux. Really fun. Well-protected. View Comment
Sep 7, 2015
Head's up: there is a rattlesnake living in the crack at the base of the Pink Wall. We saw it moving around… View Comment
Aug 11, 2015
Odd, I found the right hand start ("Slabbed Upside...") clearly harder than the left hand start ("Dynamomet… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 10

Regional > Southern California
Reply: Echo cliffs Santa Monica mountains
Feb 2, 2019 Who exactly is going to "check the bolts"? How? With what experience or basis for judgment? And how will they disseminate the results?I agree that it is smart to warn folks tha… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Patagonia boycotts Outdoor Retailer show in suppor…
Feb 7, 2017 Great job Patagonia. I hope they move the trade show, as has been threatened in the past, to a location more committed to protecting our public lands. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Anasazi blanco break in/fit
Dec 17, 2014 John, I generally wear a 9 in a street shoe. Anasazi Blanco's in a 8 are perfect. As others have said, they do not stretch--what you see is what you get. They do, howeve… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Lee Vining Ice Conditions 2014-2105
Dec 16, 2014 So, anyone looked up canyon at Lee Vining recently? How are things forming up? Brian View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Ice Screw Sharpening & Super Stubby
Nov 12, 2014 Just received my screws back after the last batch run and my-oh-my they are sharp! The improvement is hard to imagine without seeing it. Obviously, since I just received them,… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Fish - ordering awesome gear?
Mar 4, 2014 I've ordered from Russ several times, starting around 1990 or shortly thereafter up to as recently as a year or so ago. Never had him miss the date he would get me the gear.… View Message

Route Scores View All 1,088

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 26
Bare Blabaer
Trad 6 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V2 5+
 107
Black Jack Crack
Trad, Boulder
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 347
Sheila
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 110
Queen of the Heartbreaks
Sport
V2 5+ R
 57
Big Greeny
Boulder
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 19
Contamine
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Bare Blabaer Europe > … > Lofoten > Djupfjord
Avg:  26
Brian:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 6 pitches
Black Jack Crack Rumney > … > Black Jack Boul… > Black Jack Boulder
Avg:  107
Brian:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V2 5+ Trad, Boulder
Sheila Sierra Eastside > … > Scheelite Canyo… > Pratt's Crack / Dihed…
Avg:  347
Brian:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Queen of the Heartbreaks Sierra Eastside > … > Scheelite Canyo… > Pratt's Crack / Dihed…
Avg:  110
Brian:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Big Greeny San Jacinto Mou… > … > S Basin > Big Greeny Boulder
Avg:  57
Brian:
V2 5+ R Boulder
Contamine Europe > … > Midi - Tacul > Aiguille du Midi
Avg:  19
Brian:
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
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