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Keith Button

Ann Arbor, MI
37 years old · Male
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Member Since
Mar 4, 2012
Last Visit: 5 days ago
60 Points
Point Rank: #15,244 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport
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Sport 5.12c 5.12c
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Camping, hockey, brewing, music
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Nov 29, 2022
Red River Gorge > Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
Diamond in the Rough 5.10c
● youtu.be/GQASA4j4oEA View Comment
Nov 28, 2022
Red River Gorge > (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
Easy Rider 5.13a
● youtube.com/watch?v=YmcLDkJ… View Comment
Oct 10, 2022
Red River Gorge > (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Bear's Den
Barren Gold 5.12a
● Super fun route. Atypical style for the Red. Crux is going to the last bolt--could get a little spicy if yo… View Comment
Sep 12, 2022
Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Eldorado Canyon… > Smitten Boulder
The Hungover Cure V6
● Agree that the topout is safe - it goes left, so you don't really run the risk of sliding off the landing r… View Comment
May 7, 2018
Red River Gorge > Northern Gorge > Phantasia
Twinkie 5.12a
● The 2nd-5th bolts on the overhang had locking biners which helped immensely with cleaning. Use these as dir… View Comment
Mar 19, 2017
Red River Gorge > Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
No Place Like Home 5.11c PG13
● Protected the first flake with a #4, but unnecessary because the climbing to the first bolt was 5.6. Pretty… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 9

Regional > Southern States
Reply: Motherlode Hill Driving Etiquette
Oct 16, 2022 Yep. I was guilty of this myself when I first started climbing in the Red. It should be strongly advised for cars with 2WD to not descend the Lode hill.  View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Motherlode Hill Driving Etiquette
Oct 13, 2022 Well that's the point of this post--to get some discussion started regarding proper etiquette. Of course it's not going to happen overnight. But the traffic on that hill increa… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Motherlode Hill Driving Etiquette
Oct 10, 2022 True. But there's no way a vehicle going down the Lode hill is going to be able to reverse back up it to get out of the way (in the tricky spots).  View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Motherlode Hill Driving Etiquette
Oct 10, 2022 Nah--but it's been an issue in the past as well.  View Message
Regional > Southern States
Motherlode Hill Driving Etiquette
Oct 10, 2022 I've never really seen any posts/discussion about this, so I may be alone in my frustration here, but...If you're looking to go opposite the normal flow of traffic on the Mothe… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Climbing in Silver Mountain--bugs?
Jul 2, 2019 I'm going to be in the UP this weekend and heard Silver Mountain is a good area for moderate sport climbing. However, I hear the bugs this time of year are pretty bad. What's i… View Message

Route Scores View All 79

V6 7A
 41
● The Hungover Cure
Boulder
Boulder > … > Eldorado Canyon… > Smitten Boulder
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 529
● Juju Fruit
Sport
Red River Gorge > (MFRP) Miller F… > Fruit Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 194
● Beta-vul Pipeline
Sport
Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Bob Marley
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 168
● Primus Noctum
Sport
Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 996
● Whip-Stocking
Sport
Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 1,169
● Breakfast Burrito
Sport
Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Hungover Cure Boulder > … > Eldorado Canyon… > Smitten Boulder
Avg:  41
Keith:
V6 7A Boulder
V6
● Juju Fruit Red River Gorge > (MFRP) Miller F… > Fruit Wall
Avg:  529
Keith:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
5.10d
● Beta-vul Pipeline Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Bob Marley
Avg:  194
Keith:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Primus Noctum Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
Avg:  168
Keith:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Whip-Stocking Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
Avg:  996
Keith:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
5.11a
● Breakfast Burrito Red River Gorge > … > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
Avg:  1,169
Keith:
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
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