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Jim Thornburg

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Apr 17, 2008
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Mar 21, 2024
San Francisco B… > E Bay Area > Mt Diablo SP > Wanna Get Away… > Samland
Scenic Cruise 5.8
● Added lower-off hardware last year. View Comment
Jan 26, 2024
San Francisco B… > Marin/Northwest… > Mickey's Beach > Vent 5 > Vent #5
Woowall (Low Tide) 5.11b
● Went yesterday and there is almost zero poop. View Comment
Dec 7, 2023
Asia > Vietnam > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
War and peace 5.11b
● Found 5 no-hands rests! Very polished in the middle. View Comment
Dec 7, 2023
Asia > Vietnam > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
Spicy times 5.9
● Very cool cave halfway up—don’t pass it by! View Comment
Oct 9, 2023
San Francisco B… > Wine Country/No… > Salt Point SP > Playground > Conch Crag
Nautilus 5.11a
● The bolts in question are 316ss wedge bolts. There have been many chronicled failures of this type of bolt… View Comment
Sep 21, 2023
Lake Tahoe > … > Auburn & Grass… > Auburn SRA > Cave Valley (ak… > Horsepoo Canyon
Bat Karma 5.13a
● The first bolt didn’t “pop” out, it became loose, and when nobody bothered to tighten it, it eventually loo… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 19

Regional > Northern California
Reply: SF Bay Area - Bad Bolts
Sep 15, 2023 Michael Swallow wrote: Does BACC still monitor this? If not, best recommendations as to where to report issues around here, ASCA, etc?At Salt Point, two routes on Conch and… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: SF Bay Area - Bad Bolts
Nov 15, 2022 Danny Herrera wrote: AFAIK, that bolt has been spinning since 2016. I think it has something to do it the pic in bay area rock guidebook, it shows the wrong beta.What an i… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Bay Area Rock guidebook by Jim Thornburg
Jan 8, 2022 Jonathan Ward wrote: Hi Jim,Curious if you have a rough estimate when the updated bouldering guide will be ready - eager to get my hands on it!Thanks! Hi Jonathan,It s… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: SF Bay Area - Bad Bolts
Dec 21, 2021 I rebolted Deliverance about 8 years ago and the plan was to put a new anchor at the lip, but most of the rock at that spot is covered by a “scab” (an attached but… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Bay Area Rock guidebook by Jim Thornburg
Oct 26, 2021 Karl Walters wrote: He has a V3 mantle at Castle Rock listed as an 8, that’s just not remotely close. And in terms of “research” it seems he just asked th… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Bay Area Rock guidebook by Jim Thornburg
Oct 21, 2021 Monika Mis wrote: Hi Jim,I’m really looking forward to this book! Given that there have been significant delays in shipping, is there any chance you’re conside… View Message

Route Scores View All 330

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 5
● War and peace
Sport
Asia > … > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
● Spicy times
Sport
Asia > … > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 66
● Quilligan (aka Friendly)
Sport
San Francisco B… > … > Vent 5 > Vent #5
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 10
● Wubble
Sport
San Francisco B… > … > Vent 5 > Vent #5
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 23
● Toxic Masculinity
Sport
San Francisco B… > … > Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
V6 7A
 3
● Best of the Bay
Boulder
San Francisco B… > … > Black Sand Beach > Last Cove
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● War and peace Asia > … > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
Avg:  5
Jim:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Spicy times Asia > … > Hữu Lũng > Head Wall
Avg:  5
Jim:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Quilligan (aka Friendly) San Francisco B… > … > Vent 5 > Vent #5
Avg:  66
Jim:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Wubble San Francisco B… > … > Vent 5 > Vent #5
Avg:  10
Jim:
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Toxic Masculinity San Francisco B… > … > Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
Avg:  23
Jim:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Best of the Bay San Francisco B… > … > Black Sand Beach > Last Cove
Avg:  3
Jim:
V6 7A Boulder
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