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Ian McAlexander

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Oct 31, 2007
Last Visit: 16 hours ago
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Jan 20, 2023
Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Boulders > Dark Side > Squirming Coil Area
Squirming Coil V5+
● "The Squirming Coil of sunset I keep within my reach Tried yesterday to get away And hitchhiked to the b… View Comment
Jun 25, 2022
Big S Fork > Blue Heron
The big view of the Blue Heron area.
● Nathan, I'm unaware of any routes on the other walls except for a few trad lines across the river at Beech… View Comment
May 3, 2022
Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Carolina Training Wall
Carolina Club 5.10
● This route was originally rated 10a V2 :-) View Comment
Apr 11, 2022
Big S Fork
Honey Creek
● Three routes is correct. Occam's Razor is leftmost and starts up on a platform. All In A Day's Work is th… View Comment
Apr 11, 2022
Big S Fork
Honey Creek
● These routes were bolted in 1996. Due to the obscurity of the cliff and small number of routes, I suspect… View Comment
Jul 6, 2021
Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Pantheon Amphitheatre
Dead Souls 5.12a
● Nathan, these bolts (and anchors) have had no maintenance since the FA in 1996/97. All of them are glue-in… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 14

General > General Climbing
Reply: route names
Jun 18, 2020 I like route names that reply to route names:       Figures on a Landscape vs its neighbor Boogers on a Lampshade      Chasing Spiders to the… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Anyone can climb V10/5.14-
Jun 11, 2020 I think it helps to be a self-absorbed obsessive Type-A.  I'm not saying all V10/5.14- climbers are like this, just all of them except my friend Robert.  (yes, I'm je… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Who is your crag's local legend?
Apr 24, 2020 For NC, I have to say Doug Reed.  Legendary for his size and strength.  Put up lots of hard routes in the south.  Sean and Shane Cobourn (RIP).  Sean is a p… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Hendersonville, NC
Apr 9, 2020 I moved away from NC many years ago, but in my opinion, you are moving to one of the best climbing areas in the US:  Rumbling Bald (great for climbing in the winter and lo… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Rate my planned first trad rack
Nov 10, 2019 Hi Jeremiah, Long time NC trad climber here.I second the motion on getting a nut tool.Also, contrary to some opinions in this thread, I highly recommend adding a pink and red t… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Routes names inspired by Phish
Sep 17, 2019 Hey James, I'm guessing that your photo is from Black and Tan at the New River Gorge.  Did I call it?  :-) View Message

Route Scores View All 58

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 82
● Rusty Redneck
Trad, Sport
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Comatose Area
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 6
● Low Hanging Fruit
Trad 4 pitches
Southeast Utah > Spring Canyon > Plumb Tower
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 1
● All In A Day's Work
Sport
Big S Fork > Honey Creek
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 2
● Morpheus
Sport
Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Upstream Routes
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 37
● Walden's Room
Trad 3 pitches
Southeast Utah > Tusher Canyon > House Of Putterman
V3-4 6A+
 1
● Pantheon Traverse
Boulder
Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Pantheon Amphitheatre
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Rusty Redneck 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Comatose Area
Avg:  82
Ian:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Sport
● Low Hanging Fruit Southeast Utah > Spring Canyon > Plumb Tower
Avg:  6
Ian:
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 4 pitches
● All In A Day's Work Big S Fork > Honey Creek
Avg:  1
Ian:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a
● Morpheus Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Upstream Routes
Avg:  2
Ian:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
5.11d
● Walden's Room Southeast Utah > Tusher Canyon > House Of Putterman
Avg:  37
Ian:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
● Pantheon Traverse Big S Fork > Blue Heron > Pantheon Amphitheatre
Avg:  1
Ian:
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
V3-4
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