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John Middendorf

Australia and USA

This MP member passed away on Jun 21, 2024 and is no longer with us.

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Apr 24, 2024 Central Arizona > Prescott Area > Granite Mountain > Right Section The Whiner 5.12b PG13* ● This was one of my best onsight flashes back in the 1980s. The classic of the day, put up by the best of c… View Comment
May 12, 2023 Southwest Utah > Kanab Area > Moqui Cave Moqui Holdout WI4 ● Humans are tool users…. View Comment
Dec 5, 2021 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Yosemite Valle… > Camp 4 Boulders Camp 4 lot, 1980s. Photo by Blitzo. ● I am pretty sure that is me on the bike, I recall that proto-offroad bike, scrapped together from spare bik… View Comment
Aug 15, 2021 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > An. Cascade Area > Cascade Falls - Upper Meltdown 5.14c PG13 ● amazing. View Comment
Aug 15, 2021 Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > An. Cascade Area > Cascade Falls - Upper The Phoenix 5.13a ● Mark's effort on the second ascent--before he had access to Jardine's secret weapon, cams-- is amazing, but… View Comment
Aug 5, 2021 Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 4 - Windy Point… > Mean Mistreater Wall Pegasus 5.11c ● One of the best. I got “stuck” just over the lip, arms outstretched pulling sidepulls. Couldn’t let go to… View Comment

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General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Posts on Trango climbs May 9, 2024 https://www.bigwallgear.com/p/trango-chateau-1987my latest post, first ascent of the Trango Château, 1987.and links to other Trango history View Message
Regional > Pacific Northwest Reply: Name that route by description PNW edition (#2) Apr 5, 2024 : "Wreckage infused with Tennessee hydrogen after retreating guy bails from Deuce's TNF line of '89' results in icy highway."Did this ever get solved? Way brainy folks he… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Trango Towers history Feb 13, 2024 Hi everyoneI have been working on compiling info on the Trango Towers and have posted here:https://www.bigwallgear.com/p/some-trango-towers-history View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Making your own portaledge Jan 1, 2024 Here is a good DIY report:https://climbdesign.co/2020/10/31/the-big-canopy-campout/ View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Making your own portaledge Jan 1, 2024 News: Anna, who sewed about 42 Delta2p's in 2019-2020, is interested in sewing up another batch of beds, flys, suspensions, and haulsacks, and I am sure I can find help w… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Making your own portaledge Jan 1, 2024 For the record, I do not get any cut from Barry’s making of the open source D4 designs, never have. Durango Sewing Solutions is his own business, and he was instrum… View Message

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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Pegasus Trad Southern Arizona > … 1 > 4 - Windy Point… > Mean Mistreater Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b WI4 M3+ A4+ Steep Snow X 1 ● The Grande Voyage Trad, Aid, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 50 pitches Asia > … > Baltoro Mustagh > Trango Towers