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Jul 29, 2020 Wind River Range > Cirque of the T… > Pingora South Buttress 5.8 ● Did a variation to the right of the corner and the k crack face that climbed a corner system up to the top… View Comment
Jun 26, 2020 Sequoia & Kings Canyo… Little Baldy ● Definitely do not approach from the second or third pull out further south as evidenced by our broken spiri… View Comment
Jun 26, 2020 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy Prodenominator 5.8 ● It’s very fun climbing with very bizarre bolting. View Comment
May 26, 2020 Southern-Wester… > Southern Sierra… > Dome Rock Anti-Jello Crack 5.10a ● Linking p1-2 is nice with a 70, can prob be done with a 60... View Comment
May 26, 2020 Southern-Wester… > Southern Sierra… > Needles > Warlock South Face 5.9 PG13 ● As stated before, a proper adventure route. We scrambled too far left of the tree and climbed first 2 pitch… View Comment
Oct 26, 2019 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (l) Buttress of… > Buttress of Cracks -… Insomnia 5.11b/c ● We got a red C3 stuck at the optional belay after the chimney, if anyone is able to recover would really ap… View Comment
Oct 23, 2019 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (k) Sunshine Face > Sunshine Face - Right… Sundance 5.10b ● Possible to get a small nut in to protect the runout on P2. View Comment
Oct 13, 2019 Southern-Wester… > Southern Sierra… > Needles > Warlock > Romantic Warrior (5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b) Darshan on Romanic Warrior ● I’ve heard from trusted sources that he did nothing of the sort. For whatever that’s worth. View Comment
May 25, 2019 Central Valley > Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff Subline 5.10d ● Henry, if you think this route should be rated 10- then every route at Ragged and in CT in general would ha… View Comment
Apr 11, 2019 Southern Nevada > … > (12) Oak Creek… > Cactus Flower T… > Cactus Flower T… > Warrior (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) Another pic from the first ascent. Climbing past that damn bush made the second pitch a little harder and sketchier. Now you can get a piece of pro that was not possible before. ● Even without the bush those moves were pretty exciting! View Comment
Apr 11, 2019 Southern Nevada > … > (12) Oak Creek… > Cactus Flower T… > Cactus Flower T… > Warrior (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) P4 alcove ● Brings back horrifying memories haha View Comment
Feb 2, 2019 Adirondacks > Adirondack Ice… > A: Northeast > Poke-O-Moonshine Hidden Pique WI4 ● I’m not sure if it was because we were worked from a long day, but this felt 4+ and was rather exciting con… View Comment
Oct 14, 2018 3. Piedmont Region > Moore's Wall > Moore's Wall (R… > N End Shadowdance 5.11+ R ● Way steeper than it looks from the ground! Crazy fun View Comment
Oct 14, 2018 3. Piedmont Region > Moore's Wall > Moore's Wall (R… > Amphitheater Almost Seven (aka Golden Earring) 5.7 ● You can lower off a 60m if your belayer scrambles up to the first ledge (be sure to tie a knot to close the… View Comment
Oct 4, 2018 Gunks > Trapps > h. The Arrow Wall - CCK Erect Direction 5.10c ● Linking pitch 2 and 3 would take an act of rope sorcery to keep it from getting sucked into the corner. View Comment
Jul 9, 2018 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington Ravine Pinnacle Direct (Rock Climb) 5.9- ● Those pins around the arete are only worth clipping if you pretend they work. A small nut above the second… View Comment
Jul 5, 2018 Southwest Region > … > E Side > Skyline Buttress > Skyline North > Skyline Arete (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Is this the P2 chimney? It looks different from the one in the other photo. We rapped P1 to the ground and I saw this and went up it. It was dirty and a lot of fun but I have no idea if it is technically the route? ● Matt thanks for this info! That chimney was dirty, a bit sketchy, and pretty difficult. We did the first pi… View Comment
May 11, 2018 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Table Rock My Route 5.6 ● This route should not have bolts. View Comment
Oct 17, 2017 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Shortoff Mountain > Paradise Alley (5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Mike Holley Pulling the roof on the last pitch of Paradise Alley ● I remember this pitch being a little exciting haha View Comment
Sep 27, 2017 N America > … 1 > Columbia-Shushwap > Bugaboos > Snowpatch Spire > Snowpatch Route (aka… (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) The first headwall pitch that leads to the vein. ● Looking how far down that river is in the background really puts it all on perspective! View Comment
Aug 16, 2017 Las Cruces Area… > Organ Mountains > High Horns > Wedge Shillelagh 5.9+ ● Sounds much more reasonable Sam... we approached from the campground and as we were new to the area and wit… View Comment
Aug 13, 2017 Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountains > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande > Excitable Boys (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a) Chuck combining p1 and p2 ● My first route in the Sandias, after that I was hooked! View Comment
Jul 10, 2017 Western Coastal… > W Rock SP > S Buttress > Ball Field Slabs Big Al's Supercrack 5.8 ● Scrubbed the crack out and got rid of all the loose rock on the ledges yesterday, this is actually a qualit… View Comment
Jun 6, 2017 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock > (u) Northeast Buttress Johnny Quest 5.10b ● Peter Lewis this must be your first day on MP... Ha View Comment
Oct 31, 2016 Joshua Tree NP > Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover… Make or Break Flake 5.10b ● The wide crack takes a #5, not a #4 as is suggested. I walked my tipped out 4 all the way to the bolt. Luck… View Comment
Sep 18, 2016 Cannon Cliff > 1. Whitney-Gilman Area Whitney Gilman Ridge 5.7 ● After the pipe pitch if you stay on the arête you'll see a manky pin on the north side (shade), this le… View Comment
Jun 8, 2016 Gunks > Trapps > h. The Arrow Wa… > Cascading Crystal Kal… (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13) John Gassel gets a great sunset shot of the classic CCK photo ● Poster quality View Comment
Mar 29, 2016 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Big Cottonwood… > Millstone Stone Ground 5.11b ● First 3 comments had me laughing... hard. Thanks! View Comment
Mar 25, 2016 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Pistol Whipped Dee is Dancing 5.10d ● My rating bumped this from 2.5 stars to 3. Yeah that's right. It's GREAT bitches View Comment
Mar 25, 2016 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Bridger Jacks > Bridger Jack Butte Rim Shot 5.11- ● Not sure whats going on with the rap situation... we rapped from the notch to station #2 and then down the… View Comment
Mar 25, 2016 New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall Rapscallion's Blues 5.10c ● this climb is seriously incredible considering it's a short one. The move after the roof is ridiculous IMO… View Comment
Nov 21, 2015 Las Cruces Area… > Organ Mountains > High Horns > Wedge Shillelagh 5.9+ ● 5 miles and 3,000 feet of elevation on the approach. It took us 4 hours, as both of us were new to the area… View Comment
Nov 21, 2015 Red River Gorge > Northern Gorge > Moonshiner's Wall Texas Eagle 5.9 ● If not for rock quality this climb would get more stars. Still worth doing if in the area. View Comment
Oct 26, 2015 Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountains > Chimney Canyon > Muralla Grande Excitable Boys 5.9+ ● My thoughts on this route: 1. It's Awesome 2. Link pitches as described 3. The OW is not hard, no… View Comment
Oct 21, 2015 Albuquerque Area > Sandia Mountains > La Cueva Canyon… > Estrellita Clean Sweep 5.10b ● Definitely bring small gear for the lower half, those pitons are not safe. Once you are into the crux the d… View Comment
Oct 2, 2015 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Redgarden Wall > Redgarden - Lumpe to… Rewritten 5.7 ● If you don't do the arete variation, you are missing out. Can easily link 6th pitch to summit with minimal… View Comment

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