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chrisIerickson Erickson

Salt Lake, UT

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Member Since

Apr 21, 2011

Last Visit: May 2, 2021

55 Points
Point Rank: #13,188 Details Drop down

0 Areas

0 pts - 15 each

3 Routes

30 pts - 10 each

5 Photos

25 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

0 Page Improvements

0 pts - 1 each

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.8	5.10d
Sport	5.10d	5.11c

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May 21, 2014 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Little Cottonwo… > Egg Variety Delight 5.7 ● I didn't find the protection difficult. A .5" alien protected the moves up to the crack, then it was good g… View Comment
Jul 19, 2012 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Little Cottonwo… > Gate Buttress > Beckey's Wall Area Tarzan 5.10a ● Agreeing with 'Sir Camsalot', starting far right and almost laybacking the handhold with high feet not only… View Comment
Jul 5, 2012 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Little Cottonwo… > Hellgate Cliffs > E Hellgate The Melting Mud Wall ● We got up here with the Mountain Project app and realized it had no info on route locations. For that, you… View Comment
Jul 5, 2012 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Little Cottonwo… > Albion Basin > Cecret Lake Whipper Wall ● It should be noted that a complete guide for this area can be purchased at IME for $10. View Comment
Oct 2, 2011 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Big Cottonwood… > Beachball Crag His Feet Smell 5.10 ● There are no anchors on this route that I could find, unless I was on the wrong route. I saw a hole where a… View Comment
Aug 8, 2011 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Big Cottonwood… > S-Curves > S-Curve - Lower Chorus Line 5.9 ● Every bolt on this route after the first 2 were old, rusty, 1/4" spinners. Not very confidence inspiring,… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 17

Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews Reply: Totem vs. Fixe Aliens Nov 6, 2013 I've had mine for 2 years, fallen on both a yellow and green. They are holding up very well, and both falls held great. One was even in a downward-facing flaring thing, and it… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Cams sliding out of quartzite cracks Mar 8, 2013 Actually, more surface area != more friction. ( physlink.com/education/aske…) Smaller surface area might get more of a bite by deforming the rock...? Larger sur… View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: Building a Moab rack Mar 8, 2013 Where in Moab are you hoping to climb? If you'll be on Wall Street, I'd think you'd want at least 1 #3, a single set of stoppers and some smaller cams as well. (Even if all… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: City of Rocks vs Gallatin Canyon vs Red Rocks Aug 25, 2012 We camped by the breadloves which was pretty great. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: City of Rocks vs Gallatin Canyon vs Red Rocks Aug 25, 2012 City of rocks is awesome! View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews Reply: Totem vs. Fixe Aliens Jul 19, 2012 I bought mine directly from Totem. Fast shipping. Good call on comparing the same size...unfortunately I don't have them in the same sizes. One notable difference is the… View Message

Route Scores View All 23

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 922 ● Flakes of Wrath Trad, TR Southeast Utah > Potash Rd > Wall Street
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 679 ● Columbian Crack Trad S Idaho > … > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 870 ● Made In The Shade Sport Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 290 ● Classic Corner Trad Southern Nevada > … 1 > Red Spring > Red Springs Rock
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 316 ● Better than Bitter Sport Wasatch Range > … 1 > Challenge Buttress > N & W Faces
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 2,361 ● The Bastille Crack Trad 5 pitches Boulder > … > Bastille > Bastille - N Face

● Flakes of Wrath

Southeast Utah > Potash Rd > Wall Street

Avg:	922
chrisIerickson:

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR

● Columbian Crack

S Idaho > … > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East

Avg:	679
chrisIerickson:

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● Made In The Shade

Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone

Avg:	870
chrisIerickson:

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport

● Classic Corner

Southern Nevada > … 1 > Red Spring > Red Springs Rock

Avg:	290
chrisIerickson:

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Better than Bitter

Wasatch Range > … 1 > Challenge Buttress > N & W Faces

Avg:	316
chrisIerickson:

5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● The Bastille Crack

Boulder > … > Bastille > Bastille - N Face

Avg:	2,361
chrisIerickson:

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches