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Feb 24, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag Mongol Hoarde 5.10a ● Umm... Why did someone change the name of the route? It has always been "Hoarde", a cross between Horde and… View Comment
Jun 18, 2020 Southern Nevada > … 1 2 > Echo Cliffs > N Echo Cliff > Sound Garden > Brown Hole Fun (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Ray using echo location ● Echo Location is around the corner =D! =P! View Comment
May 10, 2020 Southern Nevada > … 1 2 > Echo Cliffs > N Echo Cliff > Sonar Wall > Squeeze Play (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) Squeeze play ● "Independent." The climber is on Bat Boy holds w/right hand. View Comment
Dec 22, 2019 Southern Nevada > … 1 > Cathedral Rock… > Echo Cliffs > N Echo Cliff > Big Echo High Pitched 5.12a/b ● This thing looks rad!! Do you have a topo photo you could post that shows the line? I think I know where th… View Comment
Apr 28, 2019 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Monkey House Soap on a Rope 5.12c ● As others have said, this rig is very difficult to grade, given all of its technical specificity... but tha… View Comment
Sep 3, 2018 Southern Nevada > … 1 > Cathedral Rock… > Echo Cliffs > N Echo Cliff > Memory Lane Flash Drive 5.10b ● I did rap down and through this line when I was planning to do another two pitch guy up the arete, but the… View Comment
Jul 23, 2018 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone Walking With A Ghost 5.11b/c ● I'm probably in the minority here, but I feel like this thing is incredibly soft. It's a phenomenal route,… View Comment
Apr 15, 2018 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Ash Spring > Strategic Arms Wall Disarmament 5.13a ● I revisited this climb today for the first time since its bolting, and I managed to find a sequence through… View Comment
Apr 7, 2018 Southern Nevada > Mt Charleston > Route 157 (Kyle… > Mary Jane Trailhead (… Nueva Esperanza ● A great moderate crag with a ton of options! Was lovely (even a little warm) here first weekend of April. View Comment
Feb 17, 2018 Southern Nevada > … > Route 157 (Kyle… > Cathedral Rock… > Echo Cliffs > N Echo Cliff Sonar Wall ● If I'd never bolted anything else around Las Vegas, I'd still be proud of my contribution with only this cr… View Comment
Dec 10, 2017 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall Pro Choice 5.11a ● A very cool line. The last pitch crack is most definitely a rope eater; we worked the knot all the way down… View Comment
Dec 8, 2017 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin Bo… > Kraft Boulders > Main Area > Angel Dyno Progressive Guy V10 ● FA Craig Berman. View Comment
Apr 25, 2017 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Dante's Wall Virtuous Pagans 5.10c ● Okay, so, I don't know why there's so much back and forth over something as silly as the grade of t… View Comment
May 16, 2016 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > E Face Bloodline 5.10+ ● As others have said, this route doesn't require much crack technique. That being said, the top two pitches… View Comment
Feb 1, 2016 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (Calico I) Civilization Crag ● Just want to clarify; the Omega Pacific rings on the climbs that have them are a forged solid construction… View Comment
Dec 21, 2015 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Climb Bomb Climb Bomb 5.11d ● I'm torn. The moves out of the roof are quality, and the higher rock is pretty good, but that hold at the e… View Comment
Nov 5, 2015 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Dante's Wall Three Mouths, Three Faces 5.10a ● Just to put it out there, this thing has cleaned up a huge amount in the past year. Much more solid now tha… View Comment
Oct 13, 2015 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Chasm Into the Light 5.10 ● Thing has cleaned up pretty nicely since the first ascent. It also feels easier than the first pass; 5.10 i… View Comment
Jan 25, 2015 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Cloud Tower The Clod Tower 5.10c ● Josh's pitch beta is spot on. Really enjoyable climb.. fist pitch was a rough warmup for me though. Felt ev… View Comment
Dec 29, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (Calico I) Jessica's Wall ● Went out today and cairned the best way in to Jessica's Wall. Added several beta shots on here too. View Comment
Dec 29, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (Calico I) Dante's Wall ● Went out today and added a bunch of cairns on the way to Dante's Wall. Should be easier to find now. EDIT:… View Comment
Nov 30, 2014 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin > Ash Spring > Ash Canyon > Fringe Behavior Issues 5.10a ● Umm.... There is no big hollow flake on this route. You're thinking of Trust me, I Lie, which crosses this… View Comment
Nov 25, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Ash Spring Strategic Arms Wall ● There are six or seven new routes here; they're not mine, but I climbed several of them. The ones I did ran… View Comment
Nov 6, 2014 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin > Kraft Mtn Area > Sunny & Steep > Sunny & Steep (5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a) John on Sunny and Steep ● That boulder is the Golden Nugget, and has a pair of sport climbs on it. It's taller than it looks. View Comment
Oct 5, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (Calico I) Civilization Crag ● There are six new routes on the south faces of the formation. They climb very much like gym routes with ton… View Comment
Oct 5, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Necromancer Wall Fold Out 5.8 ● Really nice first pitch and forgettable second. Good mellow fun. View Comment
Oct 5, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Necromancer Wall Sensuous Mortician 5.9 ● Really really good, albeit soft at 5.9. Fantastic rock, good gear when you need it, and no real crux to spe… View Comment
Oct 5, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Necromancer Wall Black Magic Panties 5.10- R ● Heady, but as stated, everything is there, and the rock is immaculate. If you're solid at 5.10 RR faces, th… View Comment
Oct 5, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Necromancer Wall Back in Time 5.10a ● Really a spectacular pitch. Someone's gotta know the name of this thing. View Comment
Jun 1, 2014 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin > Ash Spring > Ash Canyon > Fringe Hippie Vest 5.9 ● The bolts are good. If you think I don't test the rock before drilling you're out of your mind. View Comment
May 10, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Ash Spring > Strategic Arms Wall SALT 5.10c ● Okay, so I finally got around to going back up to suss the damage... SALT seems completely intact to me, st… View Comment
May 6, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Whiskey Peak > N Face Tales from the Gripped 5.11c ● A step up from Delicate Sound of Thunder. Pitch 1 is an intense slab crux if you're short, and pitch three… View Comment
Mar 17, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (Calico I) Iron Man Wall ● Summer of 2008. View Comment
Mar 15, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Magic Mountain > E Face(aka Dependent… Dog Police 5.10c ● Beautiful route. I found it really chill at the grade, but I have really small hands and fingers. A pain to… View Comment
Feb 25, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Sunnyside Crags Mercedes 5.11a/b ● There are two different nut options low, both completely bomber placements. Large tricams, or either a #.75… View Comment
Feb 18, 2014 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin > Ash Spring > Ash Canyon > Fringe Skullduggery 5.10- ● Dave Burns informed me yesterday that this route saw a first ascent probably 20 years ago, but couldn't rem… View Comment

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