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Bennett Barthelemy

Ojai, CA

53 years old · Male

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Member Since

Nov 8, 2008

Last Visit: Apr 10, 2024

270 Points
Point Rank: #4,284 Details Drop down

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0 pts - 15 each

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Likes Trad, Sport

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.11b	5.11d
Sport	5.11b	5.12a
Boulders	V3

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Aug 1, 2011 South-W & Tacoma > Columbia Gorge > Beacon Rock > S Face Windsurfer 5.10b ● Solid for the grade. Done a lot of 10b routes in Yosemite Valley and Windsurfer is no give away, definitel… View Comment
Jul 8, 2011 Oregon Volcanoes (C) Three Fingered Jack ● The chimney guarding the summit felt like 5.6 R to me and was super loose the first 30 feet, but I was wear… View Comment
Oct 25, 2010 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > P. Cathedral Area > 5. Higher Cathedral Rock Northeast Buttress 5.9+ PG13 ● not wise to be cavalier about this route. it is full on and is more like 10- by today's standards with lon… View Comment
Jan 19, 2010 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (10) Pine Creek… > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall Dark Shadows 5.8 ● Rapped each of first four pitches with a single 70 meter rope. Pitch 3 is a stretcher to rap, knot the ends! View Comment
Nov 29, 2009 Bennett Barthelemy > Meteora, Greece. Corn… me belaying Dana my wife while sizing up the chossy offwidth pitches on Corner of Madness in Greece... ● finished it. spicy for sure, but killer! offwidth not too bad, doable for sure... maybe 10d/11a but w jus… View Comment
Oct 28, 2009 Northern Arizona > Grand Canyon > Zoroaster Temple NE Arete 5.9+ ● Did the approach to Zoroaster and the first 200 feet of the route Oct 24. 3rd fixed line on the right side… View Comment

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Partners > Colorado Partners Alpine Rock and Cragging Partners / Boulder region Jul 4, 2014 Looking for summer partners... somewhat cruxy work schedule, often last minute plan needed because working as a local climbing guide but often have lots of gaps that do not… View Message
Partners > Colorado Partners Reply: Afternoon partner wanted... Jul 4, 2014 Be psyched to climb routes Sunday Afternoon… clear creek, boulder canyon? Relatively new to boulder area so looking for more climbing partners! Comfy leading most 10, happ… View Message
Partners > Arizona & New Mexico Partners Partner(s) for N. AZ 27-30 of Sept Sep 9, 2010 hoping to climb either Sedona towers, PForks, Granite Mnt 27-30th of Sept, Have all gear and have climbed a fair bit at each area. Comfortable leading most 10s, some 11... View Message
Partners > Utah Partners indian Creek 11th of nov... Oct 29, 2009 hello. looking for a partner for Indian Creek from the 11th of Nov to around the 24th... i have triples and quads of most sizes... lead 10+ 11- and game to follow about anyt… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: best vans for dirtbagging (or trucks) Mar 7, 2009 Subaru Outback... drop the back seat, sleep pretty comfortably, 4 cyl gets 28 MPG, runs indefinitely if you dont get a leaky head gasket, sick handling and if clearance isnt an… View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico Reply: Trail-blockers Rant - Sedona Area Jan 6, 2009 i think its the trail gnomes... social or climber's trail are often considered illegal or detrimental... we need a local climbing org with a unified voice to sit down with th… View Message