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May 24, 2021 Red River Gorge > Northern Gorge Chimney Top Rock ● Climbed here back in 2003. Had our rap slings stolen by non-climbers while we were climbing. View Comment
Mar 28, 2016 Southwest Utah Zion National Park ● The popular free camping lower down along the Kolob Terrace road is going to at least partially disappear,… View Comment
Dec 10, 2014 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (16) Black Velv… > Black Velvet Wall Epinephrine 5.9 ● No big gear? We took 2 #3s, 1#4 & 1#5 (BD). I was especially psyched for the #5 at my crux section. We simu… View Comment
Nov 28, 2014 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > Q. Leaning Towe… > Leaning Tower Fixed head on Leaning Tower. ● This looks like P3? If so, this little guy was gone by the time I got there in 2010 and we had to bail beca… View Comment
Jul 27, 2014 Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 1. Left Side (L… > 3. Poker Face Alice Outlaws on the Run 5.6 ● It's worth noting that if the leader blows any clip on this route, including the chains, decking is a good… View Comment
Jul 4, 2014 Buena Vista > Turtle Rocks, B… > Corridor Cherry 5.8 ● I agree that the climbing world would benefit from increased development of well-protected sport climbs fro… View Comment

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Regional > Colorado Reply: Any good routes for practicing big wall stuff. May 11, 2021 One of the hard parts about learning to aid climb is learning about anything not straightforward. C1 has splitters, sure, but it also has multiple micro nuts in a row, awkward… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Buying Guides Dec 11, 2014 I would have at least appreciated having the SuperTopo buying guides. Chris Mac's guides are much better than anything we used to have. If I were to dream big, I often thi… View Message**
General > General Climbing Reply: What to do while on rest from injury Nov 13, 2014 A number of folks I know went back to school, learned a new skill like programming, got in a relationship... New jobs and marriages resulted. Tib/fib might not keep you down fo… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Front Rangers - when do you mount up your snow tires? Nov 4, 2014 I used to live a couple hours into the mountains and travel to Denver weekly. I'd put my winter tires on in October and take them off early May. I always felt silly driving aro… View Message
Regional > Southern States Reply: thoughts on large groups climbing on the weekends. Oct 26, 2014 Sometimes these programs will have service dogs, which is acceptable. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Colorado Camper Friendly? Oct 25, 2014 With good tires and four wheel drive, I think you'll be psyched at crags with appropriate parking/camping, like Indian Creek, Shelf, Vedauwoo, but it will be crag specific. Get… View Message

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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 514 ● Reed's Pinnacle-Direct Route Trad 3 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > At. Reed's Pinn… > Reed's Pinnacle
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 512 ● Moby Dick Center Trad Yosemite NP > … 1 2 3 > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 717 ● Matthes Crest Traverse - South t… Trad, Alpine Yosemite NP > … > Cathedral Range > Matthes Crest
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1 301 ● The Moonlight Buttress (Clean Aid) Trad, Aid 10 pitches Southwest Utah > Zion NP > Moonlight Buttress
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 941 ● Solar Slab Trad 9 pitches Southern Nevada > … > (12) Oak Creek… > Solar Slab - Upper Tier
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1,227 ● Cat in the Hat Trad 6 pitches Southern Nevada > … 1 > Mescalito > Southeast Buttress