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Dec 10, 2016 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (t) Eagle Pinnacle > Untickable (5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) Darrell Hensel going for the tick on the Untickable, 8/08. Photo: Kevin Powell. ● The Lord of Suicide face climbing! View Comment
Dec 10, 2016 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Holdout Rejecter Ejector aka Arch Stanton 5.12- ● For sure great line, crack to face tricky moves are needed gain topout! View Comment
Aug 3, 2015 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cra… > Pirate (5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b) Kris ticked The Pirate. Bruce Bourassa clicked the shutter. A nice cool afternoon in 1994... ● Bad ass yes! Face climb No! do you use the face? for sure. View Comment
Aug 3, 2015 Inland Empire > Perris Area > Lake Perris SRA > Big Rock Area > Boobs Boulder Bruce Diffenbaugh Boobs Boulder V0 80's ● Yeah ,I think still have them some where? View Comment
Aug 3, 2015 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (j) Paisano Pin… > Paisano Overhang (5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R) Jay Anderson (Bat hang) 1980's photo by Sam Davidson. ● Everyone that thinks this photo is worthy of the photogenic list please pipe up ! View Comment
Sep 10, 2014 Bill Odenthal > Tahquitz in the 80's Bruce Diffenbaugh at the base before starting up Ski Tracks '81 or '82. ● Long time ago! hair! thank you Bill. View Comment
Sep 10, 2014 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (g) W Face > W Face - Right… > Edge (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R) On Edge. ● Great photo's Henny! I know you have more? View Comment
Nov 11, 2010 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > B. El Capitan Dale Bard 5 rurp belay. ● Yes,rurp placements by Jim Bridwell. View Comment
Sep 8, 2009 Inland Empire > Riverside Area Riverside Quarry ● Riverside Quarry; developed by Mark Smith and Richard Jensen. And a few others. Late 70's early 80's. View Comment
May 4, 2009 Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks Tahquitz Rock ● Climbers, please stick to this trail in accessing the climbs on northwest, west, and south sides of Tahquit… View Comment
Jan 6, 2009 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cracks -… Insomnia 5.11b/c ● Yeah,I notice.I just found it interesting.It's for sure harder to do in one pitch and without the fixed hex… View Comment
Dec 26, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cracks -… Insomnia 5.11b/c ● Old School 10D? check out this link. supertopo.com/climbing/thre… View Comment
Aug 7, 2008 Los Angeles Basin > Beaches > Corona Del Mar > Pirate's Cove (aka Th… Anabel V4+ ● There's a heel toe lock under the roof that is the key to this problem.It keeps your feet from peeling off… View Comment
Jul 28, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (n) Rebolting Face Season's End 5.11c PG13 ● The Photo said it all. View Comment
May 17, 2008 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Bookmark > Seams Like A Dream (5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b) View of Seams Like a Dream showing entire route marked in color. ● Very Cool. Wow. View Comment
May 17, 2008 Bruce Diffenbaugh > Friends & Stone Ryan Frost The Narrows ● Ryan Frost The Narrows View Comment
May 17, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cra… > Insomnia (5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a) Todd Smith ● Feel the pump ! View Comment
May 15, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cracks -… Insomnia 5.11b/c ● Ok,Its B or C or what ever you say. I have led it a lot, So maybe it is a bit easier for me.Don't know. Cra… View Comment
Apr 2, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes The Vampire 5.11a ● The direct start ( The bat crack ) is 5.10b at least that's what it was when I led it. Don't feel dumb. Tha… View Comment
Apr 1, 2008 Joshua Tree NP > … > Indian Cove Cam… > Indian Cove CG… > Campfire Crag Area > Campfire Crag - N Face Campfire Girl (Full Route) 5.12- ● This route is 5.11D if done as intended. After the last bolt which at one time was the only bolt. The route… View Comment
Mar 27, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (h) Smooth Sole… > Smooth Sole Wall - Ri… Ultimatum 5.10b R ● This route is one of my favorite climbs on this wall. Makes you think. Very cool. I disagree with the R rat… View Comment
Mar 24, 2008 Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Little Egypt > Lambada Dome Left Do Not Take The German People Lightly I Say 5.11b ● I like the name, of course I'm German. View Comment
Mar 18, 2008 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Whale's Tail > Jack The Ripper (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X) Mic Fairchild solo on the Ripper, circa 1986. photo Pelander ● Cool shirt, I would wear that! Wow, 20 years seems like Yesterday, a Mic? View Comment
Mar 17, 2008 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Tower One South Face of Tower One 5.10c R ● So, I led this route last Friday. Cool, we had the whole canyon to ourselves, good line. My first line in E… View Comment
Mar 17, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (g) W Face > W Face - Right… > Traitor Horn (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Chris Owen posing on the Traitor Horn (c) Mark Goss 1989 ● So Chris, What do you think of the next couple of moves straight up pass that bolt ? Big dyno ! View Comment
Mar 17, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side Pearly Gate 5.10a ● Just to be clear, as you face the true horn in the alcove this route is the crack in the left corner. View Comment
Mar 16, 2008 S Platte Charles in 1979 after a very scary 11+ traverse that had a real bad fall if blown (for both of us). I repeated this climb last summer (2007) and a bolt has appeared smack under the crux pinch move. Wimps! ● Adding bolts to routes, this is the kind of BS we all have to put up with these days. Once it became OK to… View Comment
Mar 13, 2008 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Sundance Buttress Whiteman 5.11c ● That girl that you refer to is a five time World Champion. That girl was the first person to free The Nose.… View Comment
Mar 11, 2008 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Fall Wall Mickey Mantle 5.10c ● We know the guys a local legend. I was just dog'n Heel and Toe for not recognizing the other Great Climbers… View Comment
Mar 11, 2008 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Fall Wall Mickey Mantle 5.10c ● You mean someone other than Bob Scarpelli did a FA out here? The Scarpelli fan club (Skip Harper) is going… View Comment
Mar 9, 2008 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Tower One South Face of Tower One 5.10c R ● An old timie route with lots of hype not climbed much. Sounds good to me. Think I'll lead it this week. Coo… View Comment
Mar 9, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (p) Godzilla Face Montezuma's Revenge 5.10b R ● This is another stonemasters classic with pro of the day and dynamic moves. great fun. View Comment
Mar 3, 2008 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (r) Sideshow Slab Ours 5.10b ● It is worthy to add that this route was done in the style of the day,in which if you can lead the 5.10 on t… View Comment
Feb 20, 2008 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face The Nose 5.9 C2 ● For sure the most famous route in the valley if not the world.Climbing The Nose was a goal for me for years… View Comment
Feb 20, 2008 Inland Empire > … > Lake Perris SRA > Big Rock Area > Big Rock - Main… > Main Slab - Lower Rat Crack 5.9+ ● This route is a 5.9 boulder problem (crux) start. View Comment
Feb 20, 2008 Inland Empire > … > Lake Perris SRA > Big Rock Area > Big Rock - Main… > Main Slab - Lower The Virgin 5.10 ● They should call this route (final test) after you lead this it time to leave big rock behind. View Comment

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