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Aug 11, 2024 Africa > Kenya > Mt Kenya > N Face Standard Route (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Austrian hut, the closest base camp for climbing this route at 4,790 meters or 15,700 ft. Damn that's high. No wonder i felt so fuzzy. ● Austrian Hut is the closest camp for the Standard Route on Nelion but Shiptons Camp is the closest to the N… View Comment
Jul 14, 2022 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Harts Draw > Bobbys Hole Canyon > Hartworm Tower (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1 PG13) Team Tranquilo en la Cumbre! ● That’s Bravehart tower View Comment
Jul 11, 2022 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Harts Draw > Bobbys Hole Canyon The Infarction 5.10 A0 ● The summit register definitely needs a new container. Something like a Nalgene since the plastic jar up the… View Comment
Mar 2, 2022 S America > … 1 > Chalten Massif > Cerro Torre Group > Aguja Media Lun… > Rubio y Azul (5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Easy Snow) Head on View of Media Luna. Rubio y Azul starts on the right side, goes to the saddle directly below Torre Egger, and then up left to the slab and curving chimney towards the summit. ● Wow, thanks Robert! View Comment
May 13, 2017 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Pit (aka Le Pet… > (E) The White Wall > Mordor (5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b) Getting to the second bolt ● This is a photo of Sporte 5.10c, the next route to the right of Mordor. View Comment
Dec 18, 2016 Northern Arizona > … > Flagstaff Bould… > San Francisco Wash > Turkey Tanks > Side Wall Jive Turkey V5 ● I've always known this as Jive Turkey going back to 99 or 2000. View Comment
May 25, 2016 N America > Canada > British Columbia > Selkirks (North… > Adamants Basecamp in the Adamants. photo by Harz. ● Ha, wishful thinking there Jer. That is an MEC tent that belonged to our Canadian friend Tim. Erik and I ha… View Comment
May 25, 2016 S America > … 1 > Chalten Massif > Cerro Fitz Roy… > Aguja Poincenot > Whillans-Cochrane (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a WI3 M4) The amazing shadow of Poincenot from the summit. FitzRoy's shadow on the left. ● Yes, I am sure View Comment
Mar 12, 2016 N America > Canada > British Columbia > Selkirks (North… > Adamants Basecamp in the Adamants. photo by Harz. ● Blackfriar Mountain. Just opposite from Ironman View Comment
Nov 21, 2015 Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Mt Frances Southwest Ridge 5.8 Steep Snow ● Super fun moderate alpine climb, a great introduction to Alaska climbing. This route begs to be climbed whe… View Comment
Mar 22, 2015 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > Lost Elden Elden Slab Route 3rd ● A fun scramble. Definitely not a grade IV, that means it is an all-day affair. Most people will scramble th… View Comment
Jan 5, 2015 Europe > Spain > Valencia > Costa Blanca > Penon d'Ifach Diedra UBSA 5.10a PG13 ● The rappel anchors are 2 bolts with rings as of Nov 2014. We found it easiest to lower the leader down to t… View Comment
Sep 14, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown The 5.6 Crack 5.6 ● There are 2 bolts at the top of this slab and directly below Landwhale. One has a hanger missing as of Sep… View Comment
Sep 14, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown 5.8 Exit Crack 5.8 ● Descend by rapping off the 2 bolt anchor between Cracktus and Pinacate. A short scramble to the right from… View Comment
Sep 14, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown Doug Scott Route 5.8 ● There is now a 2 bolt anchor above Twilight Zone that makes a convenient descent for the Doug Scott Route.… View Comment
Sep 14, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown Laughing Crack 5.11- PG13 ● You can descend by rapping off the bolt anchors above Stem Corner(left) or Twilight Zone(right). View Comment
Sep 14, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown Twilight Zone 5.11- PG13 ● There is now a 2 bolt anchor at the top of this route. We left cord and a locking biner to back up the exis… View Comment
Sep 6, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown Pinnacate 5.9 ● There is now a 2 bolt anchor with quicklinks midway between pinacate and cracktus. View Comment
Sep 6, 2014 Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Downtown Cracktus 5.7 ● There is now a 2 bolt anchor midway between the top of cracktus and pinacate. It is equipped with 2 quickli… View Comment
Jun 2, 2011 N America > … 1 > Columbia-Shushwap > Rogers Pass > Mt Sir Donald > Northwest Ridge (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c X) North Face of Mt. Sir Donald. NW Arete forms the right skyline ridge. The N Face was climbed mostly unroped by Beckey & Chouinard in '61 and only repeated once or twice. ● There is a Beckey & Chouinard route up the middle of the face. And now a new route left of that by Haley &… View Comment
Feb 14, 2011 N America > Canada > British Columbia > Columbia-Shushwap > Bugaboos Relaxing in the Kain Hut on a forced rest day. ● It sure is. You never know when Fred's gonna show up with his eye on a new route or two! View Comment
Dec 12, 2009 N America > … > British Columbia > Columbia-Shushwap > Rogers Pass > Mt Sir Donald Northwest Ridge 5.4 X ● What an awesome route on such a beautiful peak. I am curious as to why this route gets an X rating. There s… View Comment
Apr 23, 2008 Southern Arizona > Mendoza Canyon… > Table Dome Three Draws and a Little Lady 5.8+ R ● Jeff K. & I did this as we mistakenly thought we were starting Wily Javelina. Another party started behind… View Comment
Nov 3, 2007 Central Arizona > Isolation Canyon > Main Wall - Center Walking Dead Arete 5.10b ● Jimbo, this route is a "mixed" type route. Please appreciate these type of climbs. I for one hate seeing bo… View Comment
Oct 29, 2007 Northern Arizona > … > Mt Elden Crags > W Elden > Uptown > Baxter Crack (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Baxter Crack in fat ice conditions- a rarity in Northern Arizona! ● What a teaser! This makes us ice-starved NAZ climbers drool, and rue global warming. We can't even get a de… View Comment
Oct 24, 2007 Southern Arizona > Cochise Stronghold > E Stronghold > Waterfall Dome Malex of Four Thoughts 5.9 ● According to DDC this was an old Dave Baker et al. route done prior to Strassman & Ayers ascent. Apparently… View Comment
Jun 19, 2007 Northern Arizona > Oak Creek Canyon > Cave Springs > Old School Routes Book of Friends 5.10c ● Great summer route with an early start-perfect temps in the shade. There are bolts/chains at the top of… View Comment
May 23, 2007 Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Alamo Canyon > Leviathan Dome Climbers on pitch 8 of North Face on Leviathan Dome. West side, Catalina Mts. ● When was this photo taken? Just wondering since I have no photos of our ascent from May, 2006. View Comment

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