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Apr 30, 2026 WM: Oliverian Notch Owl's Head Cliff (Oliverian Notch) ● Looks like relatively recent rockfall left of the Dartmouth corner. Will post a photo shortly. View Comment
Apr 21, 2026 Central, MA Wachusett Mountain Area ● They spend too much time/effort rescuing non-climbers who go climbing, so no climbing for climbers either.… View Comment
Jan 17, 2026 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Jackrabbit Buttress Larry's Leftovers (aka How Did I Get So Lucky) 5.7 ● The face to the climber's right of Geronimo--roughly following the rappel line--is a full length climb with… View Comment
Jan 26, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Kraft Mtn Area > Kraft Crags Classic Crack of Calico 5.9+ ● Every time I do the rappel, I tell myself "Next time I hike down." Every time I hike down, I tell myself "N… View Comment
Jan 13, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Jackrabbit Buttress Buffon's Needle Problem 5.10 ● I prefer that there be no rappel bolts. There are already plenty of other gentrified climbs out there. View Comment
Dec 14, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Oak Creek Canyon There it be ● This looks like Bridge Mountain to me; not in Oak Creek... View Comment

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Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Would you re-sling these cans? Jul 27, 2026 Under lab conditions: "we estimate that a tensile strength loss of 50% takes on the order of 70 years" from Nylon 6.6 accelerating aging studies: II. Long-term thermal-oxidativ… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Would you re-sling these cans? Jul 24, 2026 I think 2006 was the year that CEN started the requirement that the manufacture date be included on the sling, so those cams are indeed 20+ years old. Me, personally, if these… View Message
General > Trad Climbing Reply: Thoughts on using double ropes as a standard in am… Jul 24, 2026 There is at least one reported incident of a two-rope failure: https://assets.bergundsteigen.com/2021/08/70-71-das-erste-mal.pdf "Komplettriss eines Doppelseiles." If there are… View Message
Regional > Northern California Reply: Valley/Tuolumne/Central Valley granite training ro… Jul 22, 2026 Probably not the sizes you're looking for and not 100% straight forward to set a toprope: Little Sheeba, Black Angel, Death CrackGalen's CrackMemo from Lloyd (not 100% straight… View Message
Regional > Northern California Reply: Tuolumne TRS up to 5.10-? Jul 14, 2026 Little Sheeba?Several options down towards Lee Vining, e.g. Gold Mind/https://www.mountainproject.com/area/110882528/ellery-dam-spillway-crag You might get a better experi… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Best Climbing search and rescue insurance Jun 30, 2026 SAR is never free. If it's not costing the evacuee, it's costing taxpayers and/or a friendly, volunteer, non-profit operation. There are places where climbing is forbidden… View Message

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 M3+ Steep Snow 3 ● Unreliable Narrator Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow 3 pitches Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Pywiack Dome
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 93 ● Classic Crack of Calico Trad 3 pitches Southern Nevada > … 1 > Kraft Mtn Area > Kraft Crags
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 26 ● The Black Pearl Trad Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Jackrabbit Buttress
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 2 ● Larry's Leftovers (aka How Did I… Trad 2 pitches Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Jackrabbit Buttress
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 2 ● Things Shouldn't Be So Hard Trad 6 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Tuolumne Peak > W Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1 ● Clean Living Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Yosemite NP > … > May Lake Area > Southern Cross