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Dec 1, 2020 Central Oregon > Smith Rock (u) Red Wall ● Whatever happened to Ho Chi Minh Trail? That was the joke: back in the day, Peking was politically left of… View Comment
Jan 27, 2009 NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area Chia WI3+ ● Lovely route-gotta go with WI3-did it in Jan.'73 with trad curved picks. View Comment
Nov 8, 2006 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Five & Dime Wall BC Winger 5.8 ● FA: Chris Drysdale, 1986. View Comment
Nov 8, 2006 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Falls Wall Not Long For This World 5.10+ ● FA '86 or '87, Chris Drysdale & Elliott Crooks. The flake fell off late '90s-laybacking the flake was defi… View Comment
Nov 8, 2006 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Falls Wall It's Flakey 5.7 ● FA: Elliott Crooks, 1987. View Comment
Nov 8, 2006 Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Falls Wall Another World (formerly The Fat Raisen Sings) 5.11b ● FA (TR) Chris Drysdale, 1987. View Comment

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General > General Climbing Reply: overheard at the crag: post it Nov 19, 2020 From my partner on lead at the Gunks as his approach shoes came untied from the back of his harness: "Sht, SHOE, ROCK!". View Message*
General > General Climbing Reply: Why do you free solo? Have you ever gotten into a… Nov 19, 2020 Used to free solo moderates in the Gunks and then in the S Platte (moved). Was usually in a fairly negative headspace to begin with. Gave it up with age/laziness-hard to mainta… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY FS: Winter/Altitude Gear Sep 24, 2020 Had expedition hopes, but post-COVID (had it in April) still have breathing issues, so selling these. Venmo preferred.BD Prophets, pair, with Aermet (supertough alloy) picks, h… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Any climbers who have already recovered from COVID? Apr 22, 2020 Almost certainly had Covid early April. Dry cough for a week, then 8 hours total fatigue segueing into 102 degree fever, mild respiratory distress, fever dropping to 99-100 ove… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Malcolm Daly..."sign" a card for him? Apr 22, 2020 Best wishes for fast recovery! View Message
General > Beginning Climbers Reply: Getting over fear of heights Dec 20, 2019 Controlled fear of heights is probably close to optimal-habituation (what the late Willi Unsoeld called "fear exercises") is a major part of the process. I once did a multi-per… View Message

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WI3+ 109 ● Chia Ice NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area
M2-3 3 ● Licorice Stick Ice/Mixed TR, Mixed CO Ice & Mixed > Castlewood Cany… > Cherry Creek Falls Area
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 28 ● It's Flakey Trad Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Falls Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Bitch Trad Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Falls Wall