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Bill Lawry

Albuquerque, NM
64 years old · Male
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Apr 28, 2026
Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountain… > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande > Warpy Moople (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R)
Gear beta for Warpy p6. The arrow points to Anna's retrobolt. I placed 3 bomber pieces of gear within a few feet of it, and you can see how the pin looks. Even skipping the bolt, it felt like one of the safer sections of the rock climb.
● George - It seems reasonable to me that a route would climb differently with the bolt overhead for such mov… View Comment
Apr 27, 2026
Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountain… > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande > Warpy Moople (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R)
Gear beta for Warpy p6. The arrow points to Anna's retrobolt. I placed 3 bomber pieces of gear within a few feet of it, and you can see how the pin looks. Even skipping the bolt, it felt like one of the safer sections of the rock climb.
● Jason - I don’t think you mean it is ok to install fixed protection in a wilderness area when gear placemen… View Comment
Apr 27, 2026
Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountain… > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande > Warpy Moople (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R)
Gear beta for Warpy p6. The arrow points to Anna's retrobolt. I placed 3 bomber pieces of gear within a few feet of it, and you can see how the pin looks. Even skipping the bolt, it felt like one of the safer sections of the rock climb.
● The reason that leader went straight up from the piton was because, some time before that day, they had see… View Comment
Apr 27, 2026
Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountain… > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande > Warpy Moople (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R)
Gear beta for Warpy p6. The arrow points to Anna's retrobolt. I placed 3 bomber pieces of gear within a few feet of it, and you can see how the pin looks. Even skipping the bolt, it felt like one of the safer sections of the rock climb.
● About the climbing path after this piton: My recollection is the easiest way after a move above the pit… View Comment
Nov 24, 2025
Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountain… > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande
Warpy Moople 5.9 R
● I hear you, Mark. And I view these posts on this page as only a way to register opinions (not debate) about… View Comment
Nov 9, 2025
Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face > Snake Dike (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R)
Safer alternate start for Snake Dike. Photo borrowed from "looks easy from here" at SuperTopo and edited.
● I have only done the alternate start. The guide I have lists it at 5.6. Felt harder. Next go, I'll try t… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 4,118

Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Why don’t we tie the ropes together as a stopper w…
May 7, 2026 In 23 years of weekend warrior, I don’t recall a rappel where I or one of my partners knotted the rope ends together.  But I have seen coils develop more than once s… View Message
Regional > Nevada
Reply: How dangerous are walk offs in Red Rock?
Apr 30, 2026 Them term "walk off" is often mis-applied.  I try not to use it unless one can truly and simply walk off from the top of the climb.  Prior comments are good. View Message
Regional > Nevada
Reply: Who mud falcon’d on the belay on Ginger Cracks!?
Apr 6, 2026 god i hope it rains soon - hard. View Message
Regional > Nevada
Reply: Found a cam a top Angel Food Wall / Tunnel Vision
Apr 5, 2026 Sacrificial cam promised before pitch three? View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Leash your damn dogs
Apr 5, 2026 Lol. Maybe I don’t climb in the right multi-pitch places.Seriously, I’ve only encountered one dog at the bottom of a multi-pitch climb: Birdland @ RedRock.  It… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Leash your damn dogs
Apr 5, 2026 Seems like a single-pitcher problem.  ;) View Message

Route Scores View All 173

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 1,418
● Snake Dike
Trad 8 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 93
● Southeast Arete
Trad 6 pitches
Southern Arizona > Baboquivari Peak > E Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
 17
● Left Eyebrow to North Face
Trad 8 pitches
Las Cruces Area > … > Sugarloaf Area > Sugarloaf
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 277
● Community Pillar
Trad 8 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Magic Mountain > N Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 296
● Ellingwood Ledges
Trad, Alpine
Alpine Rock > Sangre de Crist… > Crestones
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 71
● Warpy Moople
Trad 7 pitches
Albuquerque Area > … > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Snake Dike Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
Avg:  1,418
Bill:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 8 pitches
5.7 R
● Southeast Arete Southern Arizona > Baboquivari Peak > E Face
Avg:  93
Bill:
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 6 pitches
● Left Eyebrow to North Face Las Cruces Area > … > Sugarloaf Area > Sugarloaf
Avg:  17
Bill:
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad 8 pitches
5.6
● Community Pillar Southern Nevada > … > Magic Mountain > N Face
Avg:  277
Bill:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 8 pitches
5.8 PG13
● Ellingwood Ledges Alpine Rock > Sangre de Crist… > Crestones
Avg:  296
Bill:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine
5.7+
● Warpy Moople Albuquerque Area > … > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande
Avg:  71
Bill:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 7 pitches
5.9 PG13
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