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Kirk Brode

Chattanooga TN
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Member Since
Oct 1, 2008
Last Visit: Feb 9, 2026
233 Points
Point Rank: #5,868 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Other Interests
Mountain Biking, Sailing, Windsurfing, protection and restoration of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
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Nov 8, 2025
Woodcock Cove > (o) The Distill… > Believer (5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c)
Hoochie Mama (Trad)
● The trad route is Believer. Chris Watford and Tom Woodruff, circa 1998. View Comment
Sep 17, 2025
Tennessee Wall > (4) Paradise Wall
Unknown L of Wild Pink 5.10c
● Yep, Steve Goins. View Comment
Jul 21, 2024
Tennessee Wall
T Wall parking
● Nice! I made that sign lol View Comment
Sep 19, 2023
Suck Creek Canyon > Camp > Suck Boy (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A3+ R)
Straight up the middle
● Awesome! Good work. View Comment
Jun 21, 2015
Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
Outstanding 5.8
● It is uncommon in the Southeast for routes of this grade (5.7/5.7+) to be this good. It is somewhat unique… View Comment
Jun 21, 2015
Yellow Bluff
● Bring a couple of 48-inch slings as part of your standard Yellow Bluff rack for protecting the numerous hor… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 16

Regional > Southern States
Reply: The status of "Idiot Savant" at Sunset Park, Chatt…
Sep 9, 2023 Sounds great Andrew View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: The status of "Idiot Savant" at Sunset Park, Chatt…
Sep 9, 2023 Removing the wires (since they don't belong on the route anyway) and replacing the piton will not cause any controversy. That's what Forrest recommended. I have a funkness devi… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: The status of "Idiot Savant" at Sunset Park, Chatt…
Aug 28, 2023 Who's ego are you talking about? The person who got their nut stuck? Or Forrest who has nothing to do with the stuck nuts? When you come across a stuck cam do you say that's eg… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: The status of "Idiot Savant" at Sunset Park, Chatt…
Aug 27, 2023 You know Forrest very well? What indication do you have that his preference for the pin to not be replaced by a bolt is ego driven? A bolt simply isn't needed. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Retrobolters Fibbing
May 21, 2021 Even if common sense didn't tell you this was false, why didn't you bother to fact check it? Have you been spreading this lie? It would have been super easy to fact check this… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Tallulah Gorge Peregrines
May 16, 2015 Todd, does it matter to you that the route was bolted five years BEFORE the SCC had anything to do with Castle Rock? The SCC had nothing to do with that. View Message

Route Scores View All 171

V2 5+
 9
● NW Arete
Boulder
Walden's Ridge… > Main Area - Big, Tall…
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 3
● Predator Posing as a House Cat
Trad
Canyon at Pond… > (i) Tiger Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
● Hold Your Reptile
Trad
Tennessee Wall > (7) Orange Blossom Wall
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 2
● The Outlaws
Trad
Canyon at Pond… > (g) The Den
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
● Whiskey Slings
Trad
Big Soddy Gorge > Visor Right
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 1,010
● North Chimney
Trad 4 pitches
Southeast Utah > … > Castle Valley > Castleton Tower
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● NW Arete Walden's Ridge… > Main Area - Big, Tall…
Avg:  9
Kirk:
V2 5+ Boulder
● Predator Posing as a House Cat Canyon at Pond… > (i) Tiger Wall
Avg:  3
Kirk:
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
5.10c/d
● Hold Your Reptile Tennessee Wall > (7) Orange Blossom Wall
Avg:  5
Kirk:
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● The Outlaws Canyon at Pond… > (g) The Den
Avg:  2
Kirk:
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
5.10c/d
● Whiskey Slings Big Soddy Gorge > Visor Right
Avg:  3
Kirk:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
5.10b
● North Chimney Southeast Utah > … > Castle Valley > Castleton Tower
Avg:  1,010
Kirk:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
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