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6 days ago
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I found a personalized shirt with a dog on it at the base of Branching Out today. Hit me up, and I’ll get i…
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Aug 29, 2026
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That makes more sense now, Ken! Thanks for the clarification.
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Aug 29, 2026
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I’m a little confused, Ken. Were new bolts added to this to make it something new? It sounds like you’re de…
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Apr 20, 2026
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Daniel, ya, Cara is right. We just put a little Loctite on the threads on the tip of the bolts so the nuts…
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Apr 19, 2026
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I replaced one of the ropes on the tyrollean today - the super core-shot one, haha. The new one should last…
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Jun 16, 2025
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Nice work on this, Lily! This is a great addition to the crag. I really enjoyed the dihedral at the top - f…
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May 26, 2025
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I replaced bolts 3, 4, 5, and 6 today with SS wave bolt glue-ins. The quicklinks on the 3rd and 4th permadr…
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Apr 21, 2025
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A video of the first ascent for those interested youtube.com/shorts/YvXakxZj….
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Jan 5, 2025
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The scary blocks at mid-height are no longer there, and the route feels a bit safer. The top section of thi…
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Dec 28, 2024
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Hi Loren, my vote would be to let it break, but that’s just one person's opinion, and I don’t care too much…
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Nov 15, 2024
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I agree, Alec! As the developer of this route, I don't have any issue having a new, lower anchor, but it is…
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Aug 28, 2024
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I replaced all of the permadraws, and a bolt, on this route in May of 2025. There is maybe one bolt, the se…
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Aug 20, 2024
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Rob, I didn’t add the anchor. Are you sure it’s this route and not the one to the left, JC?
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Jul 26, 2024
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Nathan, thank you for your contributions to this area!
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Jun 6, 2024
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We replaced the tyrol today with two brand new 11mm static ropes. Thank you, Nadya and Anthony, for the rop…
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May 23, 2024
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I replaced the crux bolts today with glue-in bolts that were donated by the Boulder Climbing Community.
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May 23, 2024
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I replaced bolt 3 today with a glue-in that was donated by the Boulder Climbing Community.
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May 13, 2024
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Before you kick your belayer in the face, you may consider extending the 3rd with a long draw to clip it lo…
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May 10, 2024
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This route is pretty awesome, and I’m not sure why it took me so long to check it out. If you want to d…
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Feb 26, 2024
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I agree, some glue-ins would be great on this route! As for the current bolts, I’m pretty sure I used a wid…
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Nov 10, 2023
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Beautiful route! A few of the nuts on the bolts of this route are pretty loose. The bolts look great (new 1…
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Oct 6, 2023
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A link to the first ascent video, for those interested: youtu.be/GioVkZBoDww.
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Sep 16, 2023
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The black and white ropes are ones you clip into for the tyrolean, you need two ropes for a tyrolean, not o…
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May 16, 2023
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You can approach this crag during high water by crossing the tyrolean at Mission Wall and then walking upst…
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May 2, 2023
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I replaced all of the bolts on Kool Thing today with Wave Bolt glue-ins, installed steel permadraws to repl…
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Apr 26, 2023
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I disagree with the above comment, the last two pitches are pretty fun. Some people have even called the th…
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Mar 20, 2023
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I replaced all of the bolts and added an anchor to this route today with bolts donated by the Boulder Climb…
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Mar 20, 2023
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I replaced the anchor, the second bolt, and last bolt today with bolts donated by the Boulder Climbing Comm…
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Mar 13, 2023
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This route was bolted by a group of kids that we supervised as a beginner route for the community. Yes, I s…
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Dec 20, 2022
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A couple bolts looked like they were just unscrewed, but the sleeve was kind of hanging out of one hole, an…
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Dec 20, 2022
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When I got here yesterday, the first three bolts were chopped on this route, which is the first on Surplus…
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Nov 27, 2022
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I watched someone do Garrett’s beta, described above, by going around the crux to the left. I would agree w…
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May 13, 2022
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We used to have people toprope this section all the time when they couldn’t do the 10a, but I personally ha…
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Mar 28, 2022
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Amanda, a stickclip would be a good purchase to prevent future groundfalls. Some of the moderate routes do…
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Sep 25, 2021
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Hey John, the first move is the crux, a tough couple moves to much easier climbing.
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Jul 19, 2021
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The upper rope on the tyrollean was replaced today. Now, both ropes are new. I noticed that the lower rope…
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