Peter Valchev > Comments
Nov 9, 2021
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I thought this was really fun and more thoughtful / enjoyable than Shangri-La, but all the routes on this…
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Aug 5, 2021
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Chains on top have 2 steel biners for toproping (shared anchor with Bob 'Till you Drop). We carried a full…
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Mar 6, 2016
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This isn't any scarier to lead than many other 5.10+ at JTree. There are at least 2 solid pieces to keep yo…
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Aug 7, 2015
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Here's another photo of the approach, showing the rough location of the descent gully with respect to where…
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Sep 9, 2013
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Sweetness! The way we did it last night: climb first pitch of Rat's Tooth (the finger crack start), nice 5.…
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Sep 4, 2013
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+1 on bringing the #6... the lieback would be pretty scary without it! Awesome pitch!
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Aug 26, 2013
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"Climb up the final 30' face to the top anchors which is unprotected 5.10, and quite scary" Has anyone a…
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Aug 13, 2013
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Definitely a full-on adventure! My partner and I grew up on a steady limestone diet in the Canadian Rockies…
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Jun 12, 2013
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I think this might be my favorite pitch in the valley... too bad it's a bit of a hassle to get to it. Here…
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May 6, 2013
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Just did this for the 3rd time.. soooo amazing! Rappel beta: a 70 meter rope will get you down to the le…
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Apr 29, 2013
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So is there a trail from the Upper Spire (as described in supertopo) or is it just "point towards it and bu…
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Apr 29, 2013
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My favorite route at the Spires that I've done so far (well, that and Candyland!) Came back for a second ti…
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Apr 23, 2013
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The corner is one of the best pitches at the leap! Warning: it can be running with water early season.. mak…
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Apr 16, 2013
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Just heads up about the changed anchor situation: The bolts are actually below the "5.9 fist" on the top…
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Feb 5, 2013
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My favorite climb so far at Woodfords.. a mix of everything. Do the direct (wide) start. Don't need anythin…
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Aug 20, 2012
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Fun climb but not near as good as "Seams to Me" next door. Nice warm-up as it's not sustained compared to t…
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Aug 20, 2012
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Super awesome climb! The new book has it at 5.10d, I think 11a is fair but who cares... tricky moves to man…
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Jun 18, 2012
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This climb is totally awesome - worth the walk in there by itself! The crux is an excellent challenge, dazz…
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Jun 14, 2012
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Fun climb, thanks to the first ascentionists! Appreciated the bolts given the friable/dirty rock (and knobs…
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Jun 14, 2012
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Climbed it June 8th, before seeing Luke's comment, and definitely was surprised how dirty it is (but I'm su…
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Jan 14, 2012
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Awesome climb. There are no cheat stones to stand on, and the start moves are probably burly 11a/b if you'r…
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Nov 28, 2011
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Absolutely awesome climb. Link pitches 1 & 2 for one amazing 200 ft pitch (save a #2 for the last 50 ft)!!!…
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Oct 11, 2011
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Right hand splitter (5.10b) is quite amazing too. One way to do the approach is to do a 5.7 slab pitch t…
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Oct 11, 2011
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Sweet climb, definitely one of the best! The green camalot section on the first pitch the definite crux for…
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Jun 1, 2011
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This climb is awesome and exciting; was our last climb before driving back to San Francisco and kept me gri…
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Aug 31, 2010
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Adventure climb... did it on Halloween 2009. I don't know if we found the right start or not, but it was ki…
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