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Member Since

Dec 30, 2006

Last Visit: Feb 2, 2024

4,246 Points
Point Rank: #255 Details Drop down

73 Areas

1,095 pts - 15 each

199 Routes

1,990 pts - 10 each

232 Photos

1,160 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

1 Page Improvements

1 pts - 1 each

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Dec 31, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Barker Dam Boul… > Gunsmoke Area > Streetcar Boulder > Streetcar Named Desire (V6-7 7A+) Reaching for the lip on Streetcar ● Not yet, though I might have the chance to touch it again this week... This photo is actually from c. 2010… View Comment
Apr 18, 2021 Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Buttermilk Country > Sherman Acres > Sketchpad (V0+ 4+ R) Melanie on Sketch Pad (V0+) ● Beautiful shot View Comment
Apr 18, 2021 Western MA > Rose Ledge > 03 - Overhang B… > Lunge Roof (aka Rhino… (5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) 10/31/20 Happy Halloween from Rose Ledge. ● Miss the fall colors. View Comment
Apr 18, 2021 bolt HME hanger & old Rawl buttonhead. ● Yikes View Comment
Dec 16, 2020 Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Buttermilk Country Heaven ● youtube.com/watch?v=hCkreKx… Mellow crew video on Heaven View Comment
Dec 16, 2020 Eastern Sierra > … > Volcanic Tablel… > Happy Boulders > Central Happine… > Happy Boulder Disco Diva V8 ● Amanda - that's the hard beta ;) Andy uses it too. There is an easier opening sequence using a tiny crimp u… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 281

General > Training Forum Reply: What Does Your Woody Look Like??? v3.0 Feb 2, 2024 Not the best pic but you get the idea. Here's Nick putting up his latest diabolical double digit plastic creation that I'll never be able to send:P View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: What does your Woody look like??? 2.0 Jul 19, 2020 worn out from all the sending in the covid cave View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Climbing gym and coronavirus Mar 5, 2020 Seasonal flu mortality is around 0.02%H1N1 of 2008-2009 had a mortality of 0.15%Coronavirus, if it's in fact 2%, is ~100 times deadlier than common flu, and 12.5 times deadlier… View Message
Regional > Northern California Reply: Standard descent of half dome when cables are down? Feb 19, 2020 Descending the cables when down is doable, but as mentioned above not much fun and a bit sketch. I don't remember being too terrified but we did it in the dark so I probably ju… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents Reply: Just watched someone get dropped Feb 17, 2020 My case was #1. Brand new climber with a grigri = not failsafe. Lesson learned View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: What does your Woody look like??? 2.0 Feb 17, 2020 My best recommendation is the offset grid described above! Good luck building and have fun! View Message

Route Scores View All 120

V6 7A 358 ● The Wave Boulder Stone Fort > Front Area > Wave Boulder
V1 5 322 ● Incredarete Boulder Stone Fort > Front Area > Mystery Machine Boulder
V5 6C 367 ● Genghis Khan Boulder Stone Fort > Front Area > Wave Boulder
V5 6C 82 ● Galaxy 5000 Boulder Stone Fort > Space Odyssey/ Shotgu…
V6 7A 54 ● Fame Boulder Stone Fort > Back Nine > Fortune & Fame Area
V7 7A+ 82 ● Junky Boulder Stone Fort > Back Nine > Slum Wall

● The Wave

Stone Fort > Front Area > Wave Boulder

Avg:	358
Tavis:

V6 7A Boulder

● Incredarete

Stone Fort > Front Area > Mystery Machine Boulder

Avg:	322
Tavis:

V1 5 Boulder

● Genghis Khan

Stone Fort > Front Area > Wave Boulder

Avg:	367
Tavis:

V5 6C Boulder

● Galaxy 5000

Stone Fort > Space Odyssey/ Shotgu…

Avg:	82
Tavis:

V5 6C Boulder

● Fame

Stone Fort > Back Nine > Fortune & Fame Area

Avg:	54
Tavis:

V6 7A Boulder

● Junky

Stone Fort > Back Nine > Slum Wall

Avg:	82
Tavis:

V7 7A+ Boulder