Mark Rolofson > Comments
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Jul 29, 2026
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Thank you for your comment, Matt. It's greatly appreciated. When we were routinely working on the route, I…
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Jul 27, 2026
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Good job redpointing Weep Angel. It's very surprising to learn that someone from Lander, Wyoming, a mecca o…
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May 10, 2026
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The joke's on you. The idea of the route was to climb the thin crack on the overhanging wall and not touch…
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May 9, 2026
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The name of the climb is Tag Team Wrestling, and the first ascent was by Eric Guokas and Henry Lester in 19…
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Feb 27, 2026
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When I climbed this route in 1980, it had 5 fixed pitons. The only gear that needed was a #2 Friend for the…
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Feb 27, 2026
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Australian climber Chris Peisker (who used to live in Boulder) was a 5.12 mentor of mine and a US sales rep…
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Feb 27, 2026
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This climb doesn't get much traffic. I've never seen anyone else on it. I repeated the first pitch in March…
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Feb 27, 2026
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It seemed pretty hard to pull over the roof using just the right crack. I used the left crack, and it seeme…
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Feb 23, 2026
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The first ascent by Alan Nelson and Richard Wright in Fall 1995. Richard probably bolted the line, because…
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Feb 22, 2026
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I originally called this route 5.10 in 1998. In my last guidebook to the area 'Boulder Canyon Sport and Ad…
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Feb 17, 2026
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I named this climb Jolobee in 1994. It was first documented in my guidebook '1995 Boulder Sport Climber's G…
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Feb 15, 2026
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Thank you, Peter, for your comment. In order to resolve this matter, I recommend that George Bracksieck pos…
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Feb 14, 2026
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George, it's great that you admit that Gros Vogel (pitch 1) is not the same line as Eagle Snacks. After loo…
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Feb 12, 2026
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The 1992 application to remove all the bolts from this route was thankfully denied, since several people sp…
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Feb 12, 2026
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George, what your saying clearly demonstrates that Eagle Snacks is not the same route that you climbed in 1…
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Feb 9, 2026
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This climb was a beautiful experience when I climbed it in 2009. I really enjoyed all 3 pitches. The top pi…
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Feb 9, 2026
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I've never considered Bolt Cola and Astrophysics to be exactly the same line for the entire pitch. These tw…
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Feb 9, 2026
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The last move was definitely the crux. I don't remember throwing for the hand jam, but stepping up onto the…
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Feb 9, 2026
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This climb finds a slabby weakness sandwiched between two roofs. An exciting traverse leads up and right ju…
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Feb 8, 2026
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Gently overhanging .10a jug climbing with closely spaced bolts. At this grade it doesn't get any better tha…
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Feb 8, 2026
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Clipping the 3rd bolt seemed like the crux. 5.12b face moves past the 2nd and 3rd bolts ease off at good ho…
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Feb 7, 2026
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This climb has three 5.12 sections. It's surprising to hear there is a way to climb around the first and se…
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Feb 7, 2026
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My old guidebook 'Boulder Sport and Adventure Climber's Guide - Volume 1' (2006) says this climb has 11 bol…
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Feb 5, 2026
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In response to George Bracksiesk's allegation that Eagle Snacks retrobolted Gros Vogel and Frei Vogel: I ha…
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Jan 15, 2026
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The redaction of this route's name is surprising considering there are a few routes in other states with th…
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Dec 30, 2025
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Andy Hansen is correct about this route deserving a PG-13 rating. Over two decades ago, I climbed this rout…
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Dec 21, 2025
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A fun jug haul up a short, gently overhung face.
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Dec 21, 2025
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Their are two ways to do the crux: Direct: (5.11c) - continuing straight up the crack when it becomes too t…
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Dec 21, 2025
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This is best route on the crag with continuously hard moves on thin edges up a near vertical slab.
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Nov 23, 2025
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The first ascent date was November 25, 2007 not 2008. See 'Golden Rock Climbs' (2010) for reference.
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Nov 3, 2025
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There were originally 7 bolts. Perhaps the last bolt didn't get replaced. There should 4 bolts below the le…
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Oct 15, 2025
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It's been over 33 years since I climbed this route with Stu Ritchie in June 1992, so I'm sure the condition…
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Aug 30, 2025
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It's been 15 years since I last bouldered here, so holds could have broken. I did boulder here very often…
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Mar 24, 2025
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Arguably this is in the top five most high quality .12b climbs in Clear Creek. I named the climb "The Rewar…
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Dec 30, 2024
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Sorry that I never got your text. I had a landline until August 2014, so receiving a text was not possible…
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Dec 30, 2024
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Derek, there is no typo on the FA year. I didn't leave a tag on the route, because so few people climbed at…
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