| Route Name |
Location |
Star Rating |
Difficulty |
Date |
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The Nose
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> B. El Capitan
> 2. Southwest Face
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
Trad, Aid 31 pitches
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May 13, 2026 · 26 pitches. Dan and I went for the Nose in a day. Something like 13 or 14 hours, we were unclear on the start time. We ascended a fixed line on the first two pitches that Dan left the day before.
I climbed the boot up to the aid pitch after Camp 5, then I climbed from the wild stance to the top. So a little more than 1/3 for the day. Dan took the rest, he was going fast.
Busted out the camhook for a few places, mainly getting up into the great roof. The final bolt ladder was surprisingly strenuous.
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The Prow
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Yosemite NP
> …
> Valley N Side
> I. Washington Column
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2
Trad, Aid 12 pitches
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Mar 13, 2026 · With norm. Big day, was a lot of fun. I had a bit of a cold. Only had 1 #4 Camelot, but would have liked another or maybe a 5. House to house 430 am to 1130 pm.
This was my fourth attempt to top out the prow (and first success). First two were failed solo attempts. The third was with Steve, and ended at a soaking pitch 8 or 9. The one that starts at that stupid home made rope anchor.
The prow is a great small wall. The last pitches were really fun, and the whole thing is a lot harder than the sfwc.
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The Nose
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> B. El Capitan
> 2. Southwest Face
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
Trad, Aid 31 pitches
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Oct 6, 2025 · 24 pitches. Lead. The Nose with Norm was a lot of fun. I was able to get over my general anxiety about the route by the time we got to camp 6. Which was 2 days and 2 nights in. What is wrong with me? We were planning to do zodiac, but got the base and saw 2 parties juuuuust starting. So, we decided to chance the nose, which was definitely the right choice. My sleeping pad had an air leak, so I spent 3 very uncomfortable nights on uncomfortable rock ledges, well, 2. On el cap tower I slept with my body under a portaledge, it was like having my body in a coffin and my head out of it. Norm took the scary pitches, so life was easy for me. Next time we need more food, more creature comforts and a ledge or 2. But probably next time will be zodiac anyway.
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West Face
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> Q. Leaning Towe…
> Leaning Tower
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2
Trad, Aid 11 pitches
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Jun 6, 2025 · 6 pitches. Solo. Around 25 hrs house to house. A little too much time for a quick solo mission. I brought 6l of water and 1 Coca-Cola. I did not drink all my water, but drank stashed waters at the top and at midway ledge. Did not need beak, or talon. Used a grappling hook1 time and camp med Captain Hook. Did not use camhooks.Triples from black totem to yellow totem, single set offsets, micro nuts, offset nuts, single 3 single 4 doubles of other sizes, 6 alpine draws, 12 reg draws, 5 w rope catch thingy. Maybe 16? Hrs climbing. It was a lot, gotta get better at belays, felt extremely slow setting them up and getting stuff all organized.
Gully sucks, I think it was 2.5 - 3 ish hrs to the ground. Rapping the face looked too scary, but maybe would be alright.
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Lurking Fear
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> B. El Capitan
> 2. Southwest Face
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2
Trad, Aid 19 pitches
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Dec 7, 2024 · With Norm. Saturday - Sunday mission: 27.5 hour push. Wild. So cold, so tired, so loopy around 20-22 hrs awake. Sat at thanksgiving ledge with a party who finished octopussy. They gave us coffee.
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South Face
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Yosemite NP
> …
> Valley N Side
> I. Washington Column
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1
Trad, Aid 11 pitches
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Oct 13, 2024 · Lead. Solo. Started maybe 5-530 am and got to the top around 440 pm, back to car at like 6:15. c2c 14ish hrs.
6 other people on the route.
North dome gulley sucks, but is better than rappelling.
Skipped kor roof and traverse with southern man bolt ladder and thin crack.
So, hopefully next time kor roof will not be crowded.
Next time leave 4 at home, bring 5 l water instead of 4, bring 21 m tag line, 70, double rack to 3, offsets, small Captain Hook, cam hooks, small and regular nuts, 6 spare biners, 2 fix kits, 2 extra lockers, mini haul bag, , maybe 10 reg draws, 2 alpine. Wag bag, lots of liquidy food, electrolyte stuff. Maybe neck lanyard to hold gri gri up and a second micro/nano or something for fix and follow on pitch 1, 2 and then the last one.
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West Face
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> Q. Leaning Towe…
> Leaning Tower
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2
Trad, Aid 11 pitches
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Apr 30, 2024 · 8 pitches. Lead / Onsight. Climbed with Phil, car to car in just less than 14 hours. The climb itself took us like 8.5 hours, we were the only ones on it. I was sick with Covid, and felt very bad in the second half of the day. Phil smashed his fingers between the ascenders, so i lead one of his pitches.
Lead to guano ledge and then lead the last two pitches.
I am looking forward to getting up there again when I feel healthier.
Why in the world is there tat instead of rings on the descent gully anchors?
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Rocky Horror Show
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Yosemite NP
> …
> Lower Merced Ri…
> Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Trad
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Dec 2, 2023 · Lead / Redpoint. Top roped the face into this. Climbed the face to the pillar (bone heads , skin heads, knuckle heads? I don’t know which one it is) earlier.
Returned after trying this 2 years ago. It felt doable but very difficult then, this time I made it through the crux first try.
I had to back clean a black totem to put between the two bolted sections.
Power stemming. Feet and palms. Gear, doubles to red one gold one blue.
4th 12 in valley after Cookie Monster, time bandits and drive by shooting.
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The Fox
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Southern Nevada
> …
1
2
> Fox Area
> Fox Cliff
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
Trad
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Nov 22, 2023 · Lead / Flash. Great climb. The purples - greens - reds section was rough for me. Doubles from purple totem through bd 6 were unnecessary, but nice. I placed everything but the 6, so super duper safe.
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Epinephrine
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Southern Nevada
> …
> Black Velvet Ca…
> Black Velvet Wall
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Trad 16 pitches
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Nov 20, 2023 · 13 pitches. Linked a lot of pitches, not actually sure how many we did... maybe 11, 13, 14? The climb was cold, crowded and chaotic. It was really a great adventure. I was totally wrecked afterwards and could hardly climb the next day.
I brought a lot of energy to the climb and encouraged passing in the chimneys. It was awesome. There were 3 ropes crossing and tangling at one time. Next time we will do it when it's warmer and the days are longer.
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The Nose
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> B. El Capitan
> 2. Southwest Face
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
Trad, Aid 31 pitches
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Nov 3, 2023 · 28 pitches. Great adventure with Phil. Tuesday - Friday. Next time we will have to do it in a day. Hauling was probably the hardest part for me.
I took the pitches up to the sickle, then we split them from there.
I was very surprised by the amount of hand jamming I did. Lots and lots of it.
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Red Zinger
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> Aj. Cookie Area
> Cookie Cliff
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
Trad
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Sep 4, 2023 · Lead / Redpoint. Climbed this a bunch of times since like 2021, finally got it clean today. It didn't feel as hard as the last times I was working on it.
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Drive By Shooting
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Yosemite NP
> …
> Valley S Side
> L. The Chapel Wall
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Sport
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Aug 31, 2023 · Lead / Pinkpoint. I got this after maybe 5 days of trying off and on over the last couple months. I probably did it around 10 - 15 times, including clean tr-solo burns, until I got it on pre-placed draws. It felt great to get. I'll probably go back and climb it more, so that I can do Berlin Wall.
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Time Bandits
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
2
> 7. Lower Cathed…
> N Buttress Base Routes
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
Trad
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Aug 5, 2023 · Lead / Redpoint. Had to come back to this climb many times before I got it. I liked it. It felt good to redpoint it.
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Regular Northwest Face of H…
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> D. Half Dome
> 1. Northwest Face
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
Trad, Aid 23 pitches
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Jul 14, 2023 · Pretty epic day with Phil. We did the climb in around 13-14ish hours. We stated at 5:26 AM and got to the top sometime between 7:00 and 7:30 PM.
Cruised to Big Sandy ledge and then struggled with the rest of the pitches. Both Phil and I took falls. Phil pulled a nut on zig zags, and I fell on the slab traverse on the last pitch.
Deathslab approach and descent sucked. Lower rope is pretty manky and has some gross monster knots in it. Second rope we encountered was brand new. We missed 2 others, I think, and got to one last one that had some knots in it. Descent rope was in pretty good condition, but had a single knot about 3/4 of the way down.
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Private Idaho
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S Idaho
> …
> Bath Rock
> Bath Rock - West
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Trad
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Jul 6, 2023 · Lead / Flash. Lead on Maggie’s gear. Nice. Unremarkable crack.
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Beware of Nesting Egos
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S Idaho
> …
> Elephant Rock
> Elephant Rock - North
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
Trad
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Jul 6, 2023 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Lead this mostly clean, except for where I grabbed a draw and hung on it. I didn’t need to, but my nerves were shot. The climbing was fantastic though. Did it in top rope after leading it. Very much easier. The mental game is real on this one.
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Tribal Boundaries
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S Idaho
> City of Rocks
> Flaming Rock
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Sport
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Jul 6, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Excellent climb. Possibly my favorite at the city of rocks. Bolts are far enough away to make it exciting. The falls are safe though.
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Thin Slice
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S Idaho
> …
> Parking Lot Rock
> Parking Lot Rock - No…
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Trad
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Jul 6, 2023 · Follow. Fun climb. Reminiscent of many Joshua tree cracks. I may have not done a single foot jam.
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Gemini
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S Idaho
> …
> Bath Rock
> Bath Rock - West
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Sport
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Jul 6, 2023 · Lead / Redpoint. 3rd try.
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Cairo
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S Idaho
> …
> Parking Lot Rock
> Parking Lot Rock - No…
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
Sport
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Jul 4, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Intense lead. The whole time I was imagining my rope cutting on the arete.
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Rye Crisp
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S Idaho
> …
> Elephant Rock
> Elephant Rock - East
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Trad
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Jul 4, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Ran it out and got scared. Nice climb.
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She's the Bosch
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S Idaho
> …
> Window Rock
> Window Rock - West
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Sport
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Jul 4, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Fun endurance climb.
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Colossus
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S Idaho
> …
> Bath Rock
> Bath Rock - West
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
Sport
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Jul 3, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Nice climb. Did it right before the sun got us.
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Fall Line
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S Idaho
> City of Rocks
> Morning Glory Spire
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Sport
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Jul 3, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. I felt nervous on this one. The third bolt sucked to clip. The climb was good though.
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Scream Cheese
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S Idaho
> …
> Anteater Rock
> Anteater - West
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Sport
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Jul 3, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Nice climb. Maggie lead this and hung the draws. I lead in her draws. There was a fun little runout on it. Pretty good.
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The Pygmies Got Stoned
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S Idaho
> …
> Elephant Rock
> Elephant Rock - East
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Sport
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Jul 3, 2023 · Lead / Onsight. Cruiser. A couple small holds got my attention.
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Lurking Fear
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> B. El Capitan
> 2. Southwest Face
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2
Trad, Aid 19 pitches
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Jul 24, 2022 · Great climbing, not everything else. Next time I'm going to do a wall with a shorter approach. Big learning experience... Washington Column did not prepare me as much as I thought.
Good first El Cap wall with Norm. On the second day smoke poured into the valley from Mariposa's "Oak" Fire. Ashes from the triangle road community's homes were stuck in every spiderweb we passed.
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Going Under
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Yosemite NP
> …
1
> I. Glacier Poin…
> 4. Goodrich Pinnacle…
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
Sport
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Sep 2, 2021 · Lead / Onsight. Felt like somewhere in the 10s maybe low 11s. We came down from goodrich pinnacle and jumped on this. It was tricky and slippery, for sure, but it didn't seem too bad.
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Beret
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
> Cap Rock Boulde…
> Hatrack
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V0 4
Boulder
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Nov 5, 2020
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Porkpie
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
> Cap Rock Boulde…
> Hatrack
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40
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V-easy 3
Boulder
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Nov 5, 2020
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Picture Perfect
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
2
> Stonehenge Boul…
> Picture Perfect Boulder
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V1 5
Boulder
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Nov 5, 2020
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Prince Hoi
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
2
> Stonehenge Boul…
> Hoi Polloi Boulder
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V2 5+
Boulder
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Nov 5, 2020 · Send.
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Collieherb
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
> Cap Rock Boulde…
> Collieherb Boulder
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V0 4
Boulder
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Oct 30, 2020
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Collieherb
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
> Cap Rock Boulde…
> Collieherb Boulder
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V0 4
Boulder
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Oct 30, 2020
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Hoi Polloi
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Joshua Tree NP
> …
1
2
> Stonehenge Boul…
> Hoi Polloi Boulder
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27
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V0 4
Boulder
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Oct 30, 2020
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