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Mar 12, 2008
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Likes Trad, Sport
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Jun 7, 2025
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > W Side > Citadel
Hand Tools, Evolved 5.10b/c
● Bruce, I understand that. I read everything in the blog post. My point is that people could interpret the… View Comment
Jun 7, 2025
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > W Side > Citadel
Hand Tools, Evolved 5.10b/c
● Mei, read your blog post. (I actually read the whole thing!) I appreciate your transparency about how the… View Comment
May 28, 2025
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > W Side > Citadel
Hand Tools, Evolved 5.10b/c
● So cool! Congrats on the new route Mei and Chris! View Comment
Mar 31, 2025
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > High Peaks > High Peaks Central > Condor Crags
Condor Condiment 5.8
● Thanks John! Here's a link to a short TR mudncrud.com/forums/index.p…;topicseen#msg54592 View Comment
Mar 30, 2025
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > High Peaks > High Peaks Central > Condor Crags
Condor Condiment 5.8
● We have replaced all of the bolts on the route with 5 piece 3/8 stainless. Big thanks to ASCA and Greg for… View Comment
Jan 31, 2024
Central Coast > Pinnacles NP > W Side > Whitetail Rock > Mission Impossible (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b)
This is the intermediate anchor on Mission Impossible. It's two modern bolts plus one left from the historic set for fun (red). There are probably three more bolts of 5.4 climbing to the true top, but you can come over to Get Smart to lower as well.
● There are not any bolts past this anchor to the top anchor out left. The climbing is 4th class. View Comment

Forum Messages View All 92

General > General Climbing
Reply: How many years did you climb before wearing a helm…
Jan 30, 2026 I only wear a helmet when I am top roping in the gym. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Do you get sick at the gym? Do you think health pr…
Dec 21, 2025 Most of the people at the climbing gym make me want to barf.Sometimes i get real sick and send a hard boulder problem. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Hexes: Active or Passive?
Apr 15, 2025 No need for apology or long explanation.  I realize some people really enjoy talking about climbing gear and it's history.  Gear is basically just tools so going into… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Hexes: Active or Passive?
Apr 15, 2025 Whoa, I'm just fooling around.  That's a big assumption to make.  In somewhat seriousness I have hexes (wired and on cord) and I fully understand how to place them. &… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Hexes: Active or Passive?
Apr 15, 2025 Truth.  If your partner shows up with these relics just tell them they are welcome to bring them but there's no way you are cleaning them.  You can also "drop" them o… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Hexes: Active or Passive?
Apr 14, 2025 They are inactive.  They just stay in the closet doing nuthin. View Message

Route Scores View All 195

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 401
● West Ridge
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Glen Aulin Area > Mt Conness
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 74
● Old Original
Trad 6 pitches
Central Coast > … > Machete Ridge > S Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 176
● Black Dagger
Trad 6 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 433
● Surrealistic Pillar Direct
Trad
Lake Tahoe > … > Lover's Leap > Lower Buttress
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 301
● South Face
Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 159
● Tollhouse Traverse
Trad 3 pitches
Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● West Ridge Yosemite NP > … > Glen Aulin Area > Mt Conness
Avg:  401
powderfinger:
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
● Old Original Central Coast > … > Machete Ridge > S Face
Avg:  74
powderfinger:
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 6 pitches
● Black Dagger Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall
Avg:  176
powderfinger:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 6 pitches
● Surrealistic Pillar Direct Lake Tahoe > … > Lover's Leap > Lower Buttress
Avg:  433
powderfinger:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● South Face High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome
Avg:  301
powderfinger:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
● Tollhouse Traverse Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
Avg:  159
powderfinger:
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 3 pitches
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