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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
Oct 21, 2024 Central, MA > Crow Hill & Leo… > Crow Hill > 2. Green Corner Triple Overhangs (aka Sun Gypsy) 5.7 ● A #4 Camalot in a horizontal just below the 2nd roof puts good gear at my waist as I start the flop onto th… View Comment

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General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors Reply: What is a runout? Oct 1, 2026 As the fall severity increases, so too do belay challenges; the Italian Alpine Club did that research a decade or two ago. I'm not a fan of having only one bolt between me… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Fixing broken Metolius belay glasses Sep 29, 2026 If you have this problem or similar ones where the manufacturer doesn't rock like Metolius:If you live/travel somewhere they clean the streets, pick up a few street-sweeper bri… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors Reply: What should guidebook topos actually communicate? Sep 27, 2026 If you expect more routes in coming years, I encourage clarity regarding the current routes sufficient to disambiguate them from future routes. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Body weight and wear on the rope? Sep 25, 2026 If you want to make this thread about the rope, an "answer" is here:https://www.academia.edu/94559957/The_fracture_of_a_climbing_rope_a_phenomenological_approachPaper details View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: night onsights Sep 24, 2026 "Night Onsight" is an oxymoron. Points should be both added and deducted; no net change of grade. View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents Reply: Any accident reports from an autolocker opening? Sep 23, 2026 A little unusual in the modern climbing world, but i know of at least one figure 8 device prying a triple lock gate open. 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 4 ● 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