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Chris Dickson

Ophir, CO
35 years old · Male
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Member Since
May 11, 2011
Last Visit: 4 days ago
901 Points
Point Rank: #1,752 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11a 5.12a
Sport 5.11d 5.12a
Aid C2 C2
Ice WI4 WI6
Other Interests
Backcountry skiing, avalanche forecastin', mountain scramblin'.
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Comments View All 49

Sep 2, 2025
Telluride/Norwo… > Ophir > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
Laughing Sam's Dice 5.9
● This route’s name, along with many of Charlie's FAs on the Darkside, comes from a song. Laughing Sam's Dice… View Comment
Jul 23, 2025
Telluride/Norwo… > Falls Walls > Main Wall
Knob in my Pocket 5.10
● The big runout between bolts 3 and 4 is because the original bolt 4 appears to have been sheared off by roc… View Comment
Jul 16, 2024
Telluride/Norwo… > Ophir > Ophir Wall > Practice Steeps
Steep and Deep 5.10-
● The first bolt can be hard to see. It's under an overhang and is clipped at eye level while standing on the… View Comment
Jun 27, 2024
Telluride/Norwo… > Ophir > Dark Side
Beautiful Dreamer
● To get to the Beautiful Dreamer crag, it is exactly a 3 minute stroll from the Wild Westerlies following th… View Comment
Sep 28, 2023
Telluride/Norwo… > Ophir > Ophir Wall > Ophir Wall southwest
Via Alpinista 5.9+
● Responding to Rich Kelly's comment: VA's 2nd pitch starts down and to the right when you get to the top of… View Comment
Jul 2, 2023
Telluride/Norwo… > Ophir > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
Camino al Cielo 5.11a
● Climbing the 1st pitch to the intermediate anchor makes for a great 5.10 warm-up! View Comment

Forum Messages View All 80

General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Any reason not to add quick link + ring to bare bo…
Oct 6, 2024 I used to climb in MA! Are we talking Hammond Pond? Crow Hill? I personally think that any climb that has a TR-only anchor could and should be equipped for rappeling and pullin… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Bolting Flakes: how thin is too thin?
Jun 27, 2024 Kickass, thanks for all that info, Brian! I believe this answers my question of "How thin is too thin?". It seems that it's a good general rule to bolt into flakes that ar… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Bolting Flakes: how thin is too thin?
Jun 27, 2024 Wow, thanks for the responses. Some real numbers were what I was looking for and Brian Murphey came thru. 3x thicker than the bolt length makes sense, but is that based on a "f… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Bolting Flakes: how thin is too thin?
Jun 19, 2024 So, I recently established a sport route that climbs up an ever-thinning flake/pinnacle rock formation. It's fun because, as you're climbing you're unaware that the wall you're… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: FS: Harnesses!
Jun 3, 2024 BUMP View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
FS: Harnesses!
May 21, 2024 Selling three extra harnesses. Willing to split shipping! 1. Black Diamond Men's Solution (Size Medium). Brand new, never used! $592. Petzl Sitta Harness (Size Large). Barely u… View Message

Route Scores View All 130

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 7
● Contortion Corner
Sport
Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Steeps
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 14
● Desperado
Sport
Telluride/Norwo… > … > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 7
● Groovin'
Sport
Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Slabs
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 13
● Camino al Cielo
Sport
Telluride/Norwo… > … > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 5
● Steep and Cheap
Trad
Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Steeps
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 40
● Gray Matter
Sport
Telluride/Norwo… > Falls Walls > Streaked Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Contortion Corner Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Steeps
Avg:  7
Chris:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
5.10+
● Desperado Telluride/Norwo… > … > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
Avg:  14
Chris:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
5.10d
● Groovin' Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Slabs
Avg:  7
Chris:
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
5.9+
● Camino al Cielo Telluride/Norwo… > … > Dark Side > Wild Westerlies
Avg:  13
Chris:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Steep and Cheap Telluride/Norwo… > … > Ophir Wall > Practice Steeps
Avg:  5
Chris:
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
5.11
● Gray Matter Telluride/Norwo… > Falls Walls > Streaked Wall
Avg:  40
Chris:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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