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John Ely

Washington D.C.
66 years old · Male
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Member Since
Nov 8, 2008
Last Visit: Jun 21, 2026
1,151 Points
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Trad 5.9 5.10c
Sport 4th 5.0
Aid C0 C4
Ice WI3 WI4
Boulders V0
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political philosophy, Duane Allman, Jane Austen
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Nov 13, 2022
Carderock > Hades Heights > Silver Spot (5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b)
Chris Hupe from Haelle in eastern Germany does Silver Spot on her third try.
● Probably won't reappear, but also apparently he is about to get out of jail. Worth keeping an eye out. An… View Comment
Aug 6, 2022
Carderock > Hades Heights > Green Bucket (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
young woman top-roping on Green Bucket circa 1975, or there about. Shoes are "PA"s (Pierre Allains) and the female climber's name is unknown to me. Scanned from an old color print so color of photo- in particular the background- has shifted to an inacurrate hue with time. looking for a similar shot that is a slide and better composition; not a copy.
● no they are ebs. No PA had a square sole like that, they were black shiet rubber with crappy red shoe strin… View Comment
Aug 6, 2022
Carderock > Hades Heights
Hades Heights | 9253 V3
● The new word for Cripples is Pincushion. They are synonyms if there is any confusion. View Comment
Jul 11, 2022
Europe > Albania
Theth
● Route histories and descriptions for the routes on Arapit from 7-18 pitches all found on 'summit post', ind… View Comment
Jul 11, 2022
Europe > Albania > Bovilla > Lake Side Sector
John's Idee 5.9
● I did the FA. It got called after me because I kept telling the crew the best place to climb near the capi… View Comment
Jan 7, 2022
Seneca Rocks > S Peak - W Face > S Peak W Face (Main A…
Conn's West 5.4
● This was my first day of lead climbing circa 1976. A guy with a VW bug which we started by pushing backwar… View Comment

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Route Scores View All 432

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A1
 11
● North Face (Pegasus 5.12)
Trad, Aid 14 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > B. Quarter Domes
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 16
● Cripple's Face
TR
Carderock > Hades Heights
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 8
● Hades Heights | 9573
TR
Carderock > Hades Heights
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 89
● Ape Call
Trad 2 pitches
Gunks > Trapps > b. Jackie & friends
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 42
● Turdland
Trad
Gunks > Trapps > g. V3 - Middle Earth
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 239
● Super Slab
Trad 4 pitches
Boulder > … > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Tower One
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● North Face (Pegasus 5.12) Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > B. Quarter Domes
Avg:  11
John:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A1 Trad, Aid 14 pitches
● Cripple's Face Carderock > Hades Heights
Avg:  16
John:
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a TR
● Hades Heights | 9573 Carderock > Hades Heights
Avg:  8
John:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
5.10c
● Ape Call Gunks > Trapps > b. Jackie & friends
Avg:  89
John:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 2 pitches
● Turdland Gunks > Trapps > g. V3 - Middle Earth
Avg:  42
John:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad
● Super Slab Boulder > … > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Tower One
Avg:  239
John:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 4 pitches
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