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Mar 30, 2004 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Montezuma Tower North Ridge 5.7 ● More chopped steps....JUST what the garden needs. Lets just hang a ladder from the top while we're at it. I… View Comment
Mar 30, 2004 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Beginning of the End a/k/a Sandy Monster 5.9+ ● Spooky...we all know the story with the runout to the first pin in the garden, but give me a break here...4… View Comment
Mar 30, 2004 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Twin Spires > White Twin South Ridge 5.6 ● Aid climbing White Spire, huh? Yep, it's official...there are now officially too many yuppies in this sport. View Comment
Mar 30, 2004 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Dark Side Lumina 5.9 ● Pretty sustained but most of the clipping stances throw you a bone with a ledge or a big pocket. Definitely… View Comment
Aug 7, 2003 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Banana Peel 5.10a ● Oh yeah...did this one again here a few weeks ago - that top move is so NOT 5.8. View Comment
Jun 3, 2003 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Juggernaut Area Bat Face 5.10a ● If you ask me, those chains are a score. Thanks, Luc. View Comment
Jun 3, 2003 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Wendell Spire Noodlers' Nightmare 5.5 ● I agree...not bad for a little first lead. I'd agree that 5.6 is a way generous rating...most of it would g… View Comment
Jun 3, 2003 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Gallery > Menses Prow The B.O.S.S. Method 5.8 ● Andy - dude, take a pill. Having a coniption over who got the FA on a 5.8 sport line is kind of like making… View Comment
Jun 3, 2003 Canon City > Shelf Rd The Gallery ● Tracy - I've never heard a name for it. I think Knapp's book lists it as "Unknown - 5.9+" but I'm not sure.… View Comment
May 19, 2003 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Big Sky 5.7 ● Dan - well spoken. Cutting through 'restricted' areas in the Garden is so commonplace that its tempting to… View Comment
Dec 28, 2002 Colorado Springs North Cheyenne Canyon ● Woah now, Shane...you miss my point all together, bro. I'm totally not knocking anyone who talks about Shee… View Comment
Dec 13, 2002 Colorado Springs > N Cheyenne Canyon Silver Cascade Slab aka Hesitation Slab ● I have yet to find a more polished piece of rock than the Cascade Slab. It seems to me as if a 5.8 here is… View Comment
Dec 13, 2002 Colorado Springs > N Cheyenne Canyon > Pinnacle The Men Arete 5.9- ● Perhaps this is a stupid question...but if Menarete and Wartime are the same route, why is one listed as 5.… View Comment
Dec 11, 2002 Colorado Springs North Cheyenne Canyon ● I didn't want to, but I had to throw my thimble full of gas on the fire here: if you ask me, guys like the… View Comment
Dec 9, 2002 Colorado Springs > Old Stage Rd > Saint Peter's Overlook The Martyr 5.9+ ● I have to agree with Dan. While I have never personally taken the opportunity to climb this reportedly amaz… View Comment
Nov 21, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Twin Spires > White Twin South Ridge 5.6 ● FYI - there's no need - in my opinion, anyway - to shy away from this one if you don't have trad gear. I've… View Comment
Nov 21, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > S Gateway Rock > E Side Silver Spoon 5.6 ● My 2 cents about the direct line: I'd say it's pushing 10a, or perhaps even harder if you stay out of the s… View Comment
Nov 21, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face New Era 5.7 ● In light of the discussion about the downclimb, I went ahead and added the S. Ridge of Kindergarten rock as… View Comment
Oct 17, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Big Sky 5.7 ● David, As you look at Kindergarten Rock from the east, you see 2 distinct summits - and Big Sky starts a… View Comment
Sep 25, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > S Face South Side Topropes 5.5 ● My partner and I actually counted 5 sets of anchors. (the odd set is located kind of by itself to the east… View Comment
Jul 27, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Big Sky 5.7 ● no one I talk to seems to know the name of the route to the left. Apparently it was only recently put up (l… View Comment
Jul 27, 2002 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Gallery > Menses Prow Bat Crack 5.9+ ● In light of rating debate on this route, I've asked around about this route, and here's what I've found: th… View Comment
Jul 27, 2002 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Gallery > Menses Prow Red Dog 5.9 ● Looks like we have the same problem on this route as we do on Bat Crack - different guide books (and differ… View Comment
Jun 7, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Peaches and Scream 5.6 ● Either way you slice the top, it ain't all that bad (although I'll admit running it out might not be some p… View Comment
Jun 7, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Rat's Nest 5.8+ ● A lot more fun than the name suggests. Nice combination of crack, layback, and face techniques. Once gainin… View Comment
Jun 6, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Blood Pudding 5.9+ ● I agree - 2/3 of this route is a scramble. The crux move is a little stout, but that's about all there is.… View Comment
Jun 6, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Banana Peel 5.10a ● Am I missing something on Banana Tower, here? It looks to me like there are really only 2 ways to set a TR… View Comment
Jun 4, 2002 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Gallery > Menses Prow Bat Crack 5.9+ ● I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. (I sure hope you've seen 'Airplane'...) OK, here's the deal with t… View Comment
Jun 3, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Hot Fudge 5.8+ ● When done as a TR, most people start this route by skipping the intitial traverse under the roof. This star… View Comment
Jun 1, 2002 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Grocery Store Walls Licorice Stick 5.9 ● For what its worth, I found this route to be interesting and sustained and probably worthy of a 9- (ish) ra… View Comment
May 30, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Bob's Buttress Crack 5.8+ ● It appears that the slings at the top have been replaced with chains. Whoever did that - thanks :) View Comment
May 30, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Kindergarten Rock > E Face Beginning of the End a/k/a Sandy Monster 5.9+ ● We checked this route out the other day, and could see no fixed pro at the crux either. Unless you can pull… View Comment
May 29, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > Twin Spires > Red Twin Potholes 5.7 ● Ok, so after having done Finger Ramp, Credibility Gap, Sandy Monster, etc., I've come to the conclusion tha… View Comment
May 29, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > N Gateway Rock > Southwest Face / Fing… Finger Ramp 5.7+ ● Definitely one of the more hair-raising 7s around. Delicate, balancy and potentially spooky. An ascent of t… View Comment
May 26, 2002 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Gallery > Menses Prow True to Tradition/Tucker's Faith 5.7+ ● oops - Tucker's Faith pulls the arete on the north EAST corner of CEP. This whole left, right thing - I dun… View Comment
May 15, 2002 Colorado Springs > Garden of the Gods > S Gateway Rock > E Side Crescent Corner 5.9+ ● As of 5/12/02, there are no slings at the ancors - just 3 big ol' cold-shuts. Bring gear accordingly. View Comment

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