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Jan 31, 2006
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Climbing since '74. Originally from Southern Illinois sandstone, but Beacon Rock basalt in the Columbia River Gorge has been my adopted home since '87. Pretty much just trad and still occasionally putting up reasonable FA's...


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Jul 22, 2023
The pins and hanger were good when last checked in 2006. It’s unfortunate the fixed pro didn’t get checked… View Comment
Jul 15, 2023
ALbaraa Hamid became the fourth person to lead it today! Very nicely done. View Comment
Apr 29, 2023
Just to re-iterate - DO NOT PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RT. 14 under any circumstance. It is a very busy slow… View Comment
Mar 28, 2023
Kevin, looking at this again, I believe the route follows the red line, but that line should be extended up… View Comment
Oct 15, 2022
Yeah, that's just Open Book then staying to the right of the book, done endless times long ago and definit… View Comment
Jul 5, 2022
A boulder problem in the middle of a 5.8... View Comment

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General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 18, 2024 Li Hu wrote: Honestly, I don’t think I could have reeled in 7 feet of rope like that with an ATC. Sport and gym climbing ABDs are very helpful, and I can personally… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 15, 2024 M M wrote: The problem for you would be is if those bolts were gone folks like me would be all over your local trad crag with grigris in force shouting "you got it bro".Ac… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 14, 2024 M M wrote: I see absolutely nothing wrong with that.You wouldn’t, and it isn’t just the hardest routes, instead it has virtually redefined what climbing &lsquo… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 14, 2024 M M wrote: But the gg wasn't around until the 90s , what's your point here?What was the point of your dogging comment? View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 14, 2024 M M wrote: You sure seem to understand the hangdogging qualities of the gg intimately,  you must hang out at sport crags a lotNope, dogging was actually the primary p… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: "I can't use a grigri" is a massive red flag?
Jan 13, 2024 M M wrote: It sounds like you have enough experience hanging on the devices to know definitively, you are correct!I don’t aid climb, all those LRS climbs have been f… View Message
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