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Brandon R

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Member Since
Mar 2, 2006
Last Visit: 8 hours ago
178 Points
Point Rank: #7,509 DetailsDrop down
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11a 5.12a
Sport 5.11a 5.12a
Aid C2 C2
Boulders V5
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2 days ago
Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corridor
Phantom Spires
● There's currently about 5 trees down on the second half of the dirt road that will require a chainsaw to re… View Comment
Mar 7, 2024
Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > Au. Five & Dime Cliff
Squeeze Me 5.10
● Eric, I think you can correct this under the "improve this page" tab at the upper right of the screen, thou… View Comment
Jan 10, 2024
Joshua Tree NP > Pinto Basin > Live Oak Picnic Area
Perjury Rock
● Some rusty button heads on these routes. View Comment
Nov 6, 2023
Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > D. Camp 4 Area > 2. Lower Brother
Positively 4th Street 5.9
● If doing in one pitch, and you only have a double set of cams, bringing a couple blue totem and #3 camalot… View Comment
Oct 30, 2023
Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Lower Falls Amphitheater
Lightweight Guides 5.10b
● For your belayer's sake, avoid placing gear behind the roof/block about half way up. It feels solid, but is… View Comment
Oct 16, 2023
Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Wrights Lake > Main Wall
Spud Crack 5.10d
● 80m barely reaches for rappel. I wouldn't place gear behind that block, but there are placements immediatel… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 815

General > General Climbing
Reply: Unconventional Gear Climbs (e.g. Horizontal cracks)
Apr 24, 2024 Another traversing crack in NorCal: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105875709/steppin-stone Another "unconventional" non-bolted climb: https://www.mountainproject.co… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Phantom spires conditions
Apr 22, 2024 There's currently about 5 trees down (8"~24" diameter) across the second half of the dirt road. Will definitely need a chainsaw if driving to the end.  View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 15, 2024 Ricky Harline wrote: People that want to do via ferratas don't want to climb. If they wanted to climb they would climb. They're apples and oranges. You might as well say t… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 15, 2024 Ricky Harline wrote: ... They're shared public natural resources, and saying only climbers get to enjoy the rock faces seems incredibly selfish to me. ...The problem with… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 14, 2024 That's all El Cap needs... a cables route so hundreds of people per day can access the top, throw junk off, clog up the descent, etc. Yosemite is popular enough already, it doe… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Serenity crack is calling
Apr 9, 2024 Amazing how that rockfall closure zone is just perfectly cut out to avoid the Awhahnee hotel.  View Message

Route Scores View All 96

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
● Ultraviolet
Trad, TR
Lake Tahoe > … > Wrights Lake > Spectrum Tower
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 38
● Green Dragon
Trad
Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 6. GPA - Right Side
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 75
● East Corner
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 13
● Loco Yokel
Trad 2 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Medlicott Dome > W Face, Left
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 591
● Exasperator
Trad 2 pitches
N America > … > Stawamus Chief > Grand Wall Base Area
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 230
● The Vampire
Trad 4 pitches
Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Ultraviolet Lake Tahoe > … > Wrights Lake > Spectrum Tower
Avg:  7
Brandon:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, TR
● Green Dragon Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 6. GPA - Right Side
Avg:  38
Brandon:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Trad
● East Corner Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
Avg:  75
Brandon:
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches
● Loco Yokel Yosemite NP > … > Medlicott Dome > W Face, Left
Avg:  13
Brandon:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
● Exasperator N America > … > Stawamus Chief > Grand Wall Base Area
Avg:  591
Brandon:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
● The Vampire Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes
Avg:  230
Brandon:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 4 pitches
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