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JonBates

cody, wy
43 years old · Male
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Member Since
Jan 31, 2010
Last Visit: Oct 1, 2026
85 Points
Point Rank: #12,052 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport
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Oct 1, 2026
Cody > Lower Canyon Gr… > Africa Wall
Bates Can Wait 5.11a
● I would love to hear more about the history of this route View Comment
Apr 10, 2023
Cody > E Bridge Bands > W End
Highway Patrol 5.9
● Looks like the crack to the right of the bolts has been bolted as well, clip away View Comment
Aug 20, 2020
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (a) Picnic Lunch Wall
Voyage of the Cowdog 5.8+
● Thanks max, go billy style on those anchors and that walk off picture is spot on thanks View Comment
Jun 19, 2020
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (a) Picnic Lunch Wall
Voyage of the Cowdog 5.8+
● Anyone please feel free to replace these chronically loose ANCHOR bolts with something quality. View Comment
Sep 5, 2017
S Central Region > Beartooth Mount… > Granite Peak
East Ridge Easy 5th
● 60m is overkill and 30m will require some fairly technical down climbing. I've done it with a 30m tag l… View Comment
Apr 20, 2017
Cody > Terrace
Quacks 5.9
● Cool route, protects well and is fun climbing. Cody needs more traditional routes, keep em coming! View Comment

Forum Messages View All 16

Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews
Reply: Best lightweight Sleeping Pad for Winter Alpine Cl…
Apr 4, 2016 Anything that doesn't need to hold air to insulate. You will eventually get hosed if your only pad is inflatable, guaranteed. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Ice Screw Racking
Dec 28, 2013 I found one of those Simond racks at Sierra trading post a few years back and used it for a year. It functions well and is easy to unclip screws from but it takes up the entir… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: V thread directly w/ rope?
Dec 16, 2013 This method works extremely well. I thread my 9.2 single through the ice and tie my 7mm tag line to it for double rope raps and have never had a rope freeze up. The way I see… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Cody, WY ice conditions early-mid November?
Oct 19, 2013 Like Jim said, Carter mountain and the several routes up there should be climbable. The north facing stuff in the valley should be forming but it would be questionable if they… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Best guide pants around
Apr 2, 2013 what exactly is a "guide" pant? View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Current Cody ice conditions?
Feb 23, 2013 Pretty standard season. North facing is almost all in and decent. South facing completely depends on the route and I could tell you it's in now but it might be gone by the ti… View Message

Route Scores View All 37

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 42
● Bruce's Crack
Trad, Alpine
Cody > Island Area > Island
WI4
 53
● Sendero Illuminoso
Ice, Alpine
Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > 2. Upper Bench
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 40
● Tale of Two Shitties
Trad 3 pitches
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (q) Mesa Verde Wall
WI4+
 47
● Spyin' 'n Flyin'
Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > Upper Canyon S Side
WI4+
 118
● Mean Green
Trad, Ice, Alpine 7 pitches
Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > 4. Majo Ranch/N Facing
WI5-6
 86
● Broken Hearts
Ice, Alpine 9 pitches
Cody > … > 1. S Facing/N Side > 6. Broken Hearts Drai…
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Bruce's Crack Cody > Island Area > Island
Avg:  42
JonBates:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine
● Sendero Illuminoso Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > 2. Upper Bench
Avg:  53
JonBates:
WI4 Ice, Alpine
● Tale of Two Shitties Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (q) Mesa Verde Wall
Avg:  40
JonBates:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Spyin' 'n Flyin' Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > Upper Canyon S Side
Avg:  47
JonBates:
WI4+ Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
● Mean Green Cody > … > 2. N Facing/S Side > 4. Majo Ranch/N Facing
Avg:  118
JonBates:
WI4+ Trad, Ice, Alpine 7 pitches
● Broken Hearts Cody > … > 1. S Facing/N Side > 6. Broken Hearts Drai…
Avg:  86
JonBates:
WI5-6 Ice, Alpine 9 pitches
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