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john bicknell

Longmont
66 years old · Male
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May 10, 2006
Last Visit: 3 days ago
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Likes Trad, Sport, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10b 5.11a
Sport 5.10a 5.11b
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skiing, baseball
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Former AMGA certified Rock and Alpine Guide, retired

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Aug 28, 2023
Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Across from The Bihed…
Firestarter 5.10a
● Unless there’s a sequence I couldn’t figure out, the start getting established on the arete is quite hard,… View Comment
May 26, 2023
Estes Park Valley > CO Hwy 7 & Trib… > Crags > Woodstone, Half… > Woodstone
Purple Haze 5.7
● As of May 26, 2023, the last bolt on this route is missing a hanger, roughly 30’ to climber’s left of Balsa… View Comment
Sep 16, 2010
Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Notchtop
Spiral Route 5.4
● I love the route. Guided it I don't know how many times. It's not rockclimbing, which is why many comments… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 4

General > Training Forum
Reply: New and experienced climbers over 50, #3
Nov 3, 2018 To Old Lady H re dynamic ropes.While dynamic ropes have been around since WW2, there are other factors and they do coincide with the Sport Climbing revolution of the 80s. When… View Message
General > Training Forum
Reply: Crack climbers winter fitness plan
Oct 16, 2018 3 thoughts. 1. Crack climbing is more general fitness/endurance than pure power. So incorporate the hang board and dumbbells into any general fitness training that you're doing… View Message
General > Training Forum
Reply: New and experienced climbers over 50, #3
Oct 7, 2018 I know climbers who seem to know hundreds of knots. I come closer to the Jim Bridwell school where you really only need a half dozen or so. I probably go weeks without using an… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Lost gear on Rewritten
Oct 23, 2010 I went up after Stuart's gear on Tuesday and found everything above the Red Ledge-- 7 cams, 3 tricams, a nut (which held the fall) and associated webbing. Missing was the f… View Message

Route Scores View All 64

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 41
● Crystal Flame
Sport 3 pitches
Asia > … > Railay West > Candlestick Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 27
● Reindeer Request
Sport
Asia > … > Crazy Horse > Crazy Horse Buttress
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 499
● Skimbleshanks
Sport
Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Catslab
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 57
● The Waco Kid
Sport
S Platte > … > Dines Cliff > 2. Blazing Saddles
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 185
● Scimitar
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 859
● Bear's Reach
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Crystal Flame Asia > … > Railay West > Candlestick Wall
Avg:  41
john:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 3 pitches
● Reindeer Request Asia > … > Crazy Horse > Crazy Horse Buttress
Avg:  27
john:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Skimbleshanks Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Catslab
Avg:  499
john:
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport
● The Waco Kid S Platte > … > Dines Cliff > 2. Blazing Saddles
Avg:  57
john:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Scimitar Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
Avg:  185
john:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 3 pitches
● Bear's Reach Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
Avg:  859
john:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
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