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Peter Valchev

Truckee, CA
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Member Since
Aug 31, 2010
Last Visit: 4 hours ago
111 Points
Point Rank: #8,676 DetailsDrop down
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11a 5.11c
Sport 5.11a 5.12a
Ice WI6 WI6
Mixed M6 M8
Favorite Climbs
SDF, UCSC
Other Interests
beer, mtn biking
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Nov 9, 2021
Lake Tahoe > I-80 Corridor > Bowman/Emeralds > Bowman Valley > Rediscovery Dome Left
Stage Fright (aka Cheers and Jeers) 5.10a/b
●  I thought this was really fun and more thoughtful / enjoyable than Shangri-La, but all the routes on this… View Comment
Aug 5, 2021
Northwest Region > Bass Creek
Russian Ballet 5.9+
● Chains on top have 2 steel biners for toproping (shared anchor with Bob 'Till you Drop). We carried a full… View Comment
Mar 6, 2016
Joshua Tree NP > … > Echo Rock Area > Little Hunk > Little Hunk - N… > Little Hunk - NE Face…
Potato Head 5.10c/d R
● This isn't any scarier to lead than many other 5.10+ at JTree. There are at least 2 solid pieces to keep yo… View Comment
Aug 7, 2015
Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Glen Aulin Area
Mt. Conness
● Here's another photo of the approach, showing the rough location of the descent gully with respect to where… View Comment
Sep 9, 2013
Lake Tahoe > I-80 Corridor > Donner Summit > Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
Bourbon Street 5.10a/b
● Sweetness! The way we did it last night: climb first pitch of Rat's Tooth (the finger crack start), nice 5.… View Comment
Sep 4, 2013
Sierra Eastside > Bishop Area > Pine Creek Canyon > Scheelite Canyo… > Pratt's Crack / Dihed…
Sheila 5.10b
● +1 on bringing the #6... the lieback would be pretty scary without it! Awesome pitch! View Comment

Forum Messages View All 12

Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Taz Lov3 as a solo device
May 26, 2021 Thanks - that's perfect & what I was looking for, thank you! :) I would use a mini trax/something else below it so I suppose there is always that backup too! View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Taz Lov3 as a solo device
May 25, 2021 Re: no major advantage, that makes sense - but what about disadvantage? It does seem that if that spring-loaded plug opens accidentally, the device could unclip while climbing,… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Taz Lov3 as a solo device
May 25, 2021 Has anyone used the Lov3 already for TR soloing? Advantages/disadvantages over the Lov2? View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite beyond the supertopo
Sep 9, 2014 Hotline View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Logistical Beta needed: The Needles
Aug 4, 2014 You can descend the Sorcerer with one rope (from the top ledge, you do two raps, a 70m works better for the second rappel from the notch, gets you down to 3rd class/almost the… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: South Lake vs. Truckee
Oct 9, 2013 Went through the pros and cons a lot as well before we made the move earlier this year (and you can see which way it went) :) Truckee has more of a community sense and feel,… View Message

Route Scores View All 92

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 14
● The Dihedral Route
Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Juggernaut
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 904
● Bear's Reach
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 130
● Atomic Indian
Trad
Southwest Utah > … > Snow Canyon SP > Enclosure
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 18
● Escape from Poland
Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 62
● The Polish Route
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 144
● Sunspot Dihedral
Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Dihedral Route High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Juggernaut
Avg:  14
Peter:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
5.10+
● Bear's Reach Lake Tahoe > … > Main Formation > E Wall
Avg:  904
Peter:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Atomic Indian Southwest Utah > … > Snow Canyon SP > Enclosure
Avg:  130
Peter:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
5.11a
● Escape from Poland High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
Avg:  18
Peter:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
● The Polish Route High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
Avg:  62
Peter:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Sunspot Dihedral High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
Avg:  144
Peter:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
5.11b
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