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DavidCollins

Grand Junction, CO
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Member Since
Sep 25, 2009
Last Visit: Jun 25, 2018
20 Points
Point Rank: #22,659 DetailsDrop down
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Jun 19, 2016
Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Ice Cave Walls > Funny Face
Fallon 5.9
● The corner is fun, but most of the rock on the arête above it appears to be of dubious quality. Some dirty… View Comment
Jul 26, 2014
S Idaho > City of Rocks > Breadloaves > Super Hits - Bloody F…
Mystery Achievement 5.7
● Long and fun! Well protected for a beginning leader once the first bolt is clipped. However, it does take a… View Comment
Jul 25, 2014
S Idaho > Castle Rocks > Castle Rocks
West Buttress - South
● It looks like there are three sets of anchors to the right and uphill from Scorpio Rising. What are these r… View Comment
Jun 3, 2014
Africa
Angola
● Wow! I was wondering when some of Angola's spectacular rocks would show up here. Anyone climbed those featu… View Comment
May 13, 2014
Grand Junction… > Bookcliffs > 16 Rd Bouldering
One of the many areas up in and around 16 Road. If you're looking for green and to get away from the brown desert, this might be a good place to hang out!
● Looks green! How far up the road did you have to drive to find that? Is it passable with a sedan vehicle? View Comment
Oct 14, 2013
Central Utah > Maple Canyon > Left Fork > Orangutan Wall
Don't Feed The Monkey 5.7
● Tremendous route! After the initial ramp, there must be at least 70ft of continuous 5.7 climbing, all on gr… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 34

Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho
Reply: Biking and hiking in City of Rocks
Aug 16, 2016 For climbing there are many excellent routes. Pretty much anything that gets 3 or 4 stars in the MP route database will stand out. The mountain biking is modest; CoR would n… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho
Reply: Gear recommendations in COR guidebook?
Nov 18, 2015 Information about the anchors is most useful, especially for routes that summit the formations and where you cannot see the top. When there are no rap anchors, descent informat… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Rifle Conditions
May 30, 2015 Not to bad on the easier Potato routes at Middle Ice Caves today. The few wet patches were easy to avoid. Other routes in the area that I saw: Merry Maids is soaked, Funny Face… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Estes, Grand Junction areas
May 20, 2015 That will rule out the easier climbing in Grand Junction. The Nine Mile hill crags all have approaches with steep, loose trails - not bad for almost everyone but these will be… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Summer Destinations - what am I missing
May 6, 2015 Seems like Rifle (CO) should be on the list too. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Summer Destinations - what am I missing
May 4, 2015 High Uintas in UT? Never been there but it sounds great for the summer. View Message

Route Scores View All 42

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 978
● Wheat Thin
Trad
S Idaho > … > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 452
● Too Much Fun
Sport
S Idaho > City of Rocks > Bumblie Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 701
● Colossus
Sport
S Idaho > … > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 232
● Don't Feed The Monkey
Sport
Central Utah > … > Left Fork > Orangutan Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 290
● Swiss Cheese
Trad
S Idaho > … > Anteater Rock > Anteater - West
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 486
● Scream Cheese
Sport
S Idaho > … > Anteater Rock > Anteater - West
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Wheat Thin S Idaho > … > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
Avg:  978
DavidCollins:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Too Much Fun S Idaho > City of Rocks > Bumblie Rock
Avg:  452
DavidCollins:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Colossus S Idaho > … > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
Avg:  701
DavidCollins:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Don't Feed The Monkey Central Utah > … > Left Fork > Orangutan Wall
Avg:  232
DavidCollins:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
5.7
● Swiss Cheese S Idaho > … > Anteater Rock > Anteater - West
Avg:  290
DavidCollins:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad
● Scream Cheese S Idaho > … > Anteater Rock > Anteater - West
Avg:  486
DavidCollins:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
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