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Paul Martzen

Fresno, CA
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Member Since
Oct 12, 2011
Last Visit: Mar 30, 2024
117 Points
Point Rank: #12,293 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Tr, Gym
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Trad 5.9 5.9
Aid C2 C1
Ice WI1 WI1
Other Interests
whitewater kayaking & canoeing, canyoneering, singing, ballroom dancing
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
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● Swallow
Trad 3 pitches
Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 2
● Free and Easy Continuation
Trad, TR
Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 2
● Drakula Crack
Trad
Southern-Wester… > … > Patterson Bluff > Patterson Right
A2+ R
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● Balch Camp Flake Route (Original)
Trad, Aid 2 pitches
Southern-Wester… > … > Patterson Bluff > Patterson Right
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Swallow Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad 3 pitches
● Free and Easy Continuation Southern-Wester… > … > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
 2
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
● Drakula Crack Southern-Wester… > … > Patterson Bluff > Patterson Right
 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Balch Camp Flake Route (Ori… Southern-Wester… > … > Patterson Bluff > Patterson Right
 1
A2+ R Trad, Aid 2 pitches

Shared Areas View All 2

● Patterson Right

Southern-Wester… > Hwy 168:Tollhou… > Patterson Bluff
● Rancheria Falls - Ice Climb

Southern-Wester… > Hwy 168:Tollhou… > Shaver Lake Area
Area Location Date
● Patterson Right Southern-Wester… > Hwy 168:Tollhou… > Patterson Bluff
● Rancheria Falls - Ice Climb Southern-Wester… > Hwy 168:Tollhou… > Shaver Lake Area

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Looking at the top area of the falls. We anchored off the large tree visible above.
Looking at the top area of the falls. We ancho…
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This short section on the lower left side of the falls has about 10 or 15 feet of vertical.
This short section on the lower left side of th…
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Looking down at the base of the falls. The ice extends downstream quite a ways and drops over a number of small steps of around 10 feet each. Climbers can descend down and climb back up over a good distance and get lots of practice.
Looking down at the base of the falls. The ice…
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Looking down at the base of the falls from halfway up. On this day January 3, 2018, the road and trail were mostly dry. A steady stream of hikers came up to view the falls.
Looking down at the base of the falls from half…
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Rancheria Falls trailhead and outhouse. In the summer, you can drive this far and hike less than a mile to the falls. In the winter you have to ski a mile and a quarter up a road to this point, then ski on the trail another 8/10 of a mile. You could also snowshoe. The road is also a snowmobile route.
Rancheria Falls trailhead and outhouse. In the…
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View showing more of the right side. Not in good condition on this date. Sometimes covered in good ice. Perhaps more often covered with snow.
View showing more of the right side. Not in go…
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