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Ben Woods

47 years old · Male
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Member Since
Feb 4, 2010
Last Visit: Dec 19, 2016
20 Points
Point Rank: #22,157 DetailsDrop down
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Ice WI3 WI5
Mixed M2 M2
Other Interests
Wilderness Medicine, PnP (when it existed), Triathlon
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Just a guy that has let a life get in the way of climbing and being out, and gradually working his way back to spending the time out he desires. As my old mate Kelly once said, "I've worked too dang hard to be this dang lazy." I'm still working hard to have the time and money to get out and do stuff, but it will happen before I'm 35 and I will be more geared up for leading the crazies than ever.

Comments View All 3

Feb 7, 2010
Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Ruth Gorge
This is what happens when the planes can't fly or when you get back to Talkeetna!
● love that dang little town. pilots, hippies, and rednecks...and a few dozen angry climbers...somebody's gon… View Comment
Feb 7, 2010
Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Ruth Gorge
The photo was taken from the Root Canal glacier. Mt. Huntington is on the left and Denali is on the right.
● amazing shot!! i am looking at some ham 'n eggs this may, but the west risge still has my attention for som… View Comment
Feb 7, 2010
Baraboo Range > Devil's Lake > W Bluff 03 - Cl… > Cleopatra's Needle > Cleos Needle-Southwes… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b)
My brother Daniel reaches the top of the needle.
● I love that place, it really is like you're climbing in a jungle in the mid-summer. View Comment

Forum Messages View All 20

General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Advice for Plus Size climbers
Jun 5, 2016 I'm 6'4"/225lbs and my advice for climbing heavier is to do a lot of strength training in the hand/forearm/elbow dept to avoid injury, especially if you end up in a move that r… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Dumb things other climbers have said
Oct 23, 2015 "In direct" sounds like unnecessary confounding crap that's gonna kill somebody. Maybe I'm simplistic and stuff, but keep commands simple, concise, and original. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: training for climbing books, websites, techniques
Oct 20, 2015 Though I could only dream of reaching these guys' level, Mark Twight et al have an active training group: gymjones.com View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: When you totally suck, have you made it better?
Oct 16, 2015 The standard cure is not just a good idea and does not just apply to intelligence/shoe size/etc. It applies applies directly also to performance. 95% of the time performanc… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho
Reply: moving to UT, Cedar City or Logan? for best climbi…
Oct 14, 2015 I moved to Logan in 1999 precisely for the climbing and to finish my undergrad because there are hundreds of climbing routes within 15 minutes of campus. Sport/Trad, its all th… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Dumb things other climbers have said
Oct 14, 2015 Couple years back a freak storm hit the Tetons right as I was heading up to the upper saddle, and the climbing rangers were awesome enough to welcome us in to their hut, where… View Message

Route Scores View All 1

WI4 M4 Steep Snow
 49
● Ham & Eggs
Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
Interior Alaska… > … > Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Ham & Eggs Interior Alaska… > … > Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth
Avg:  49
Ben:
WI4 M4 Steep Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
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