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grumpyhighlander

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Oct 17, 2010

Last Visit: Jun 17, 2026

440 Points
Point Rank: #3,565 Details Drop down

0 Areas

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2 Routes

20 pts - 10 each

84 Photos

420 pts - 5 each

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Likes Trad, Sport

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.10b	5.11d
Sport	5.10b	5.11d
Ice	WI5	WI1
Mixed	M4	M5

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Real Name John Fitzpatrick , transplanted from Scotland back in 1995 to Durango Colorado.

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Apr 17, 2025 Durango > X Rock Anika leading an early sunrise on Right X, June of 2021 with the dawn light streaming across the Animas Valley. ● Hi Micah Ted, sure no problem, email me at hifab45@gmail.com, and I can send you a better resolution copy. View Comment
Apr 5, 2021 Durango > E Animas > I. Watch Crystal > Doctor Doolittle (5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c) Will Rory, pulling through the Roof of Doctor Doolittle on Easter Sunday 2019. Grumpyhighlander Photography. ● Thanks, John, it’s a great location. Keep trying. You will get it. View Comment
Nov 5, 2019 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Indian Creek > Supercrack Butt… > Gorilla (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b) freezing cold February moring to be leading this. Can't feel ma hand. need whiskey ● Grumpyhighlander, Caught in the act of Leading View Comment
Nov 5, 2019 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Indian Creek > Habitado Unnamed 5.10 5.10 ● The crappy slings were just replaced with chains 11/2/2019, Tnacks to ASCA for the equipment View Comment
Nov 5, 2019 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Indian Creek > Habitado Unnamed 5.10 5.10 ● Lots of #1s the Guidebook has it wrong View Comment
Nov 5, 2019 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Indian Creek Habitado ● We always called the central, obvious crack the "Lightning Bolt Crack for about the last 20+ years. I never… View Comment

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Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Climbing Car Suggestions Feb 26, 2012 I lucked into a 94 Toyota Previa AWD SC ten years ago, it had 124k on it now has 238k no problems ever, just brakes shocks tyres… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Half price and free shipping at patagonia.com Aug 17, 2011 Most of the production is pre-sold on orders taken at Outdoor Retailer, etc. Then they have six months to get production finished up and shipped out to the stores. Also the… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Systems for Racking Mixed Cam Sets May 7, 2011 Go to home depot and get some colored electrical tape then you and you partner can match the colors to the size range you are most comfortable with and rack all of the differen… View Message
Regional > Northern California Reply: Thank God Ledge May 7, 2011 I did it in 1993, my partner lead it and was so excited he forgot the haul line so I crawled it with the haul line coiled up on my back and the haul bag attached to the back of… View Message

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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 4 ● The Archangel Trad Europe > … 1 2 3 > Goliath's Area > Goliath's Groove Area
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 3 ● Quietus Trad Europe > … 1 2 3 > High Neb Area > High Neb Buttress
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 334 ● Pervertical Sanctuary Trad, Alpine 6 pitches Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Diamond
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 1,194 ● Generic Crack Trad 2 pitches Southeast Utah > … > Indian Creek > Donnelly Canyon
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 18 ● Fiddler on the Roof Trad 5 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > N Face
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 368 ● Tanks for the Hueco Sport San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon

● The Archangel

Europe > … 1 2 3 > Goliath's Area > Goliath's Groove Area

Avg:	4
grumpyhighlander:

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad

● Quietus

Europe > … 1 2 3 > High Neb Area > High Neb Buttress

Avg:	3
grumpyhighlander:

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad

● Pervertical Sanctuary

Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Diamond

Avg:	334
grumpyhighlander:

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 6 pitches

● Generic Crack

Southeast Utah > … > Indian Creek > Donnelly Canyon

Avg:	1,194
grumpyhighlander:

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches

● Fiddler on the Roof

Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > N Face

Avg:	18
grumpyhighlander:

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad 5 pitches

● Tanks for the Hueco

San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon

Avg:	368
grumpyhighlander:

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport