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Jon Nelson

Redmond, WA
63 years old · Male
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Member Since
Sep 17, 2011
Last Visit: 2 hours ago
8,763 Points
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Best Times to Meet: Flexible.
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.9 5.8
Sport 5.9 5.10a
Aid C2 C2
Boulders V-easy
Other Interests
Making things and exploring. Ice. Atmosphere. Physics. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2970830.Jon_Nelson

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3 days ago
Central-W Casca… > … > Index > Upper Town Wall > (f) Central Wal… > Madsen's Ledge
Appeal to the Stone 5.13c/d
● Wow, so many hard new lines going up on the UTW & Cheeks recently. This looks beautiful. What's the story… View Comment
7 days ago
Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (f) Central Wal… > Full (or nearly… > River of Deceit (5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c)
P1 Overview
● Very helpful. It might be neat to also topo out the other pitches in this image. I can see Nonlocal, and… View Comment
7 days ago
Central-W Casca… > … > Index > Upper Town Wall > (f) Central Wal… > Full (or nearly) Wall…
River of Deceit 5.13b
● In the winter, isn't this the "River of Denial"? Also, great video ^^^ of Michal leading p1, thanks Ben. View Comment
Feb 5, 2026
Central Region > Frenchman Coule… > Frenchman Coulee > Middle E Wall
Human Sacrifice 5.10c
● Thanks Russell, but who were the climbers? They deserve credit if they cleaned it. View Comment
Feb 1, 2026
Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (f) Central Wal… > Full (or nearly… > Adrift (5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a)
Stamati Anagnostou on Adrift, Steel Pole Bathtub Variation, Photo by Ben Hubbard
● OK to have rotated this? Unless a pitch is severely overhanging, this orientation looks more natural, to… View Comment
Feb 1, 2026
Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (f) Central Wal… > Full (or nearly… > Adrift (5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a)
Stamati Anagnostou on Adrift, Photo by Ben Hubbard
● One of those p4 mantels? View Comment

Forum Messages View All 764

General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: What percentage of ice climbing days will be elimi…
Feb 23, 2026 Oh man, I guess I made the mistake of not writing "ACTUAL" in all caps. My plotted data are all from NOAA too, but try to understand that the average temperature is not th… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: What percentage of ice climbing days will be elimi…
Feb 22, 2026 The posts above seem to be just observations and qualitative judgements about the change in ice over the years. To predict the trend in the future, the best we can do is to loo… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Altimeter confusion
Feb 18, 2026 You get points for trying, but in general, it is safer to assume all information, particularly physical "explanations" on the internet are wrong, even from official-sounding si… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: What percentage of ice climbing days will be elimi…
Feb 17, 2026 A few weeks back I looked into the long-term changes in the number of frost and ice days per year in about a dozen locations in my state (WA). By long-term, I mean over the pas… View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico
Reply: Considering moving from the PNW to AZ or NM?
Feb 5, 2026 I moved from the PNW to Tucson, stopping for two years in Boulder. That was the mid-to-late 90s, and both moves were just for the job, not for the climbing. (Indeed, I rarely c… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Todd Skinner in NC
Feb 2, 2026 I don't have any, but I appreciate hearing your mentioning about how Russell Erickson was climbing there with Todd. One doesn't much about Russ, who I climbed with a bit in the… View Message

Route Scores View All 417

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 18
● Bowling To Biscuits
Trad 2 pitches
Central-W Casca… > … > (a) W Side > (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 16
● The Back Road
Trad 4 pitches
Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (d) Dana's Arch Area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 3
● Narrow Arrow Indirect
Trad 6 pitches
Central-W Casca… > … > Lower Town Wall > Narrow Arrow & furthe…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 474
● Rattletale
Trad 3 pitches
Central-W Casca… > … > Lookout Point Area > Rattletale Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
● I Hear it is Warm in Space this…
TR
Central-W Casca… > … > Lookout Point Area > Private Idaho
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
● The Chum Bucket
Sport
Central-W Casca… > … > (f) Central Wal… > Madsen's Ledge
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Bowling To Biscuits Central-W Casca… > … > (a) W Side > (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
Avg:  18
Jon:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
5.10d
● The Back Road Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (d) Dana's Arch Area
Avg:  16
Jon:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
5.9
● Narrow Arrow Indirect Central-W Casca… > … > Lower Town Wall > Narrow Arrow & furthe…
Avg:  3
Jon:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches
● Rattletale Central-W Casca… > … > Lookout Point Area > Rattletale Wall
Avg:  474
Jon:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
5.10b
● I Hear it is Warm in Space… Central-W Casca… > … > Lookout Point Area > Private Idaho
Avg:  11
Jon:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a TR
5.10a
● The Chum Bucket Central-W Casca… > … > (f) Central Wal… > Madsen's Ledge
Avg:  4
Jon:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
5.10c
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