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Jan 2, 2019 Asia > … 1 > Beacon Hill > Main Wall > King Cobra (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) > Description P. Hughes on Pitch 1 of King Cobra. Photo Credit: J. Kirby ● Any idea what year this was taken? This is a great historical picture. Hemp ropes or goldline? View Comment
Jun 9, 2017 Morrison/Evergr… > Lover's Leap Unknown 5.10a ● Attempted this last night. I would say this is a very serious lead, more like 10c R than 9. I struggled… View Comment
May 10, 2017 Europe > Italy > Sperlonga Beatrice 5.8- PG13 ● This climb is actually in Gaeta, behind the monastery. View Comment
Nov 27, 2016 Boulder > Flatirons > North > First Flatiron Baker's Way 5.3 ● The instructions to the first belay are wrong in the description. After pulling the initial overhang, you w… View Comment
Nov 27, 2016 Boulder > Flatirons > North > First Flatiron > Baker's Way (5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a) The start of Baker's Way - (I think?). ● Yes, this is the start. View Comment
Sep 2, 2016 Eastern Coastal… > Chatfield Hollow Main… Clark Bar Crack 5.5 ● Pretty Sure Bob Clark has the FA on this one. View Comment
Aug 22, 2016 Gunks > Trapps > h. The Arrow Wa… > Arrow (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Climber debating the crux moves on Arrow. ● Wonderful shot. What is your trick for making the pitch look so steep? View Comment
May 23, 2016 Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Routes The Tongue 5.8+ ● Ugh. I lost a red Link-cam at the crux of this one. Feel free to extract it. View Comment
Dec 10, 2015 Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Denali > W Buttress (Mod. Snow) snowboarding at 20,000' ● Very cool. Curious, is that a splitboard? Were you able to skin up at all? View Comment
Sep 2, 2015 S Platte > Devil's Head > Wipeyur Buttress Mr. Hanky 5.9 ● Anyone willing and able to bring some glue to reinforce Mr. Hanky's namesake is encouraged to do so. -Chri… View Comment
Aug 13, 2015 S Platte > Devil's Head > Chicken Head Ranch Cluck Cracks 5.8 ● I first climbed this route in the Summer of 2009, shortly after the bolted lines were put in. I'm not sure… View Comment
Aug 6, 2015 Golden > Lookout Mtn Rd > Tiers of Zion > C. Lower Tier > A. E Wall Zion Train 5.10a/b ● Contrived and ledgy. View Comment
Aug 3, 2015 Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Nappy Dugout Mr. Cranky Pants 5.10a ● Nice route; hard for 10a. There are two distinct cruxes on the top half of the route. View Comment
Jul 17, 2015 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Left Book White Whale 5.7 ● I thought the crux was p4, a short section of 5.8 climbing. View Comment
Sep 30, 2014 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > Ak. Wildcat Fal… > Tales of Power (5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b) Taking a clean whipper of Tales of Power. Photo by D Burd ● Fell clipping? I see a piece hanging there. View Comment
Jul 10, 2014 Alpine Rock > Mt Blue Sky (fo… > Black Wall > Rd Warrior (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b) Pin at the top of the second pitch; I'd say it could hold a falling cat tied to a bungee cord. ● Bomber! View Comment
Jul 6, 2014 Estes Park Valley > CO Hwy 7 & Trib… > Jurassic Park -… > Long Wall Unknown 5.8- ● This one had a line of bolts on it last time I was up there. View Comment
Jun 27, 2014 10 Mile Canyon > White Cliff Overhangutang 5.10c ● SAFETY WARNING: Be very careful top roping this climb. The rope leading down to the follower naturally… View Comment
May 5, 2014 S Platte > Cathedral Spire… > Bishop > Bishop Crack (5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b) Climber: Carolyn Davidson. ● Go, Carolyn! View Comment
Feb 26, 2014 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Hawksbill Mtn After you get done climbing be sure to head up to the summit for sunset. Its only a 10 minute walk from the main wall. Don't forget your headlamp. ● HDR used on this? View Comment
Jan 21, 2014 Canon City > Shelf Rd > Cactus Cliff > B. Cactus Cliff Left… Christmas Tree 5.10b/c ● I feel like this route could use 1 more bolt before the anchors. If you blow the last few moves (which are… View Comment
Jan 9, 2014 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point > Dance of the Sugar-Pl… (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Picture of the large bolts found at the top of the route. 3 sets of bolts along Shovel Point. About 20 ft or so from the edge, so bring lots of webbing or cord. ● Them's some small hands! View Comment
Dec 17, 2013 Justin Kenderes > Personal First 11a lead :) ● sick. i wanna. View Comment
Dec 10, 2013 S Platte > Devil's Head > Crack of Noon Area Passing Lane 5.10 ● FA: Tod Anderson, Summer 2009. View Comment
Nov 11, 2013 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Bihedral Area > Bihedral (Upper Tier) Sands of Iwo Jima 5.11d ● My friend Maciej onsighted this thing, but he was a solid 5.12c climber at the time. I think 11d for sure. View Comment
Sep 13, 2013 Grand Junction… > Unaweep Canyon > Main Canyon: Un… > Access Fund Tra… > Sunday Wall The Standard Route 5.7 ● I would break this climb into two pitches or suffer heinous rope drag. Otherwise, fun climb. Get on it! View Comment
Aug 29, 2013 Lyons > … > N Fork of the S… > Longmont Reserv… > River Wall II > New Horizon (5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c) Bob Horan on 1st ascent of New Horizons. ● Why are you using double ropes? View Comment
Jan 28, 2013 Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Routes Frozen Fingers (aka Top Rope Route) 5.9+ ● FYI, the block in still there, it may be stable, it may not. View Comment
Jan 27, 2013 Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Routes Frozen Fingers (aka Top Rope Route) 5.9+ ● FFA: Chris Perkins and Kristin Knudson, 1/27/2013. We dubbed it Frozen Fingers. View Comment
Dec 27, 2012 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Happy Hour Crag > Dementia (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Michael with an interesting solution to the crux. ● This photo does this great climb a grave disservice. View Comment
Dec 7, 2012 Eastern Coastal… > Chatfield Hollow Main… Wallow In The Hollow 5.12+ ● Was Chuck Boyd the FA on this one? View Comment
Sep 14, 2012 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Tow… > Rosy Crucifixion (5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13) Unknown climber following the downward crux moves beyond the second bolt. ● Nice use of double ropes. View Comment
Sep 9, 2012 Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Routes The Tongue 5.8+ ● I pulled the hideous bolt out today. Have to go back and repair the hole. S climb is great and maybe PG i… View Comment
Sep 3, 2012 Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Mary's Bust Area > Mary's Bust - main bu… Stuck In Time 5.11 ● I broke one of the key mica holds around the 5th bolt on P2. It might be a little harder now. View Comment
Aug 29, 2012 KM Klimbin > Flatirons flatiron ● Second pitch of East Face Direct. View Comment
Aug 21, 2012 Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Boulders > Tree Slab Roof Problem V2 ● The good left hold was broken on this last time I was up there. The route is a little harder now. View Comment

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