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Jan 25, 2026 San Luis Valley > Witches' Canyon > Main Canyon Friend of the Devil 5.11c ● I love this route and climb it just about every time I'm in the canyon. It's a great warm-up (even difficul… View Comment
Dec 29, 2025 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > Alligator Lounge Big Rhonda 5.11+ ● I'm with you Dave... if it needs gear to make it reasonable to lead, it should be listed as a Trad for the… View Comment
Nov 7, 2025 S Platte > Turkey Rocks > Turkey Tail TT Proj C2- ● It goes against everything I believe to post a route I haven't sent yet, but I wanted to get some informati… View Comment
Jun 15, 2025 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > For Real Canyon Real Black Velvet 5.11c ● This route is so fun. Thank you for the addition. It seems like there should be more stuff on this wall, oh… View Comment
Oct 2, 2024 San Luis Valley Penitente Canyon ● @Shea, yes, you can climb here in November. It's nice and cool but warm in the sun... and it's often sunny.… View Comment
Apr 10, 2024 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… Wolf Nipple Chips 5.10d ● Thanks for trying Wolf Nipple Chips. I'm glad you liked it! The hollow feeling you got at the roof is ty… View Comment
Dec 20, 2023 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon We Found This Spoon 5.8 ● In case you're curious about the name...make sure watch until the VERY END: youtube.com/watch?v=K6Bw4zy&he… View Comment
Dec 20, 2023 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon Crucifixion Party 5.13a ● youtube.com/watch?v=kpeLhI2…. View Comment
Dec 20, 2023 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon The Unicorn 5.14a ● This route is short, and yes, it could probably be bouldered, but it would be very tall. Nobody would be mo… View Comment
Dec 20, 2023 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon Power Play 5.14b ● On a personal note...rediscovering this route and sending it was a dream come true for me. Penitente Canyon… View Comment
Nov 21, 2022 Wasatch Range > … > Ogden > Schoolroom > Asbury Park > Asbury Park Thunder Road 5.11d ● I'm stoked to see people are climbing these lines. I have many fond memories of exploring those walls. I ho… View Comment
Oct 25, 2021 Canon City > Shelf Rd > N End La Primera Vez 5.10c ● 4 stars, IMO, relatively speaking. One of my favorite 10s at Shelf. View Comment
Sep 20, 2021 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… Mark's Crack 5.8 ● Thanks, Angela!!! View Comment
Jan 19, 2021 S Idaho > City of Rocks > Dungeon The Heretic 5.13b ● Thanks Nate, you're a force of nature! I'm reaching for my check book... View Comment
Dec 28, 2020 Southeast Utah > Grand County > Castle Valley > Priest Excommunication 5.13a ● Renee, thanks for embellishing the description with your memories. It's great to have the first-person acco… View Comment
Oct 3, 2020 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… Abrazos y Chingazos 5.11c ● THANK YOU!!! View Comment
Jul 14, 2020 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon Schizoid Way 5.12a ● Thank you!!! View Comment
Jul 14, 2020 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… Glutton for Punishment 5.12d ● Thank you!!! View Comment
May 26, 2020 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Inner Canyon Jabba the Hutt 5.11c ● I hate to say it.... I climbed this 2 weekends ago, and it felt normal for Penitente...piss hard start t… View Comment
May 26, 2020 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… French Lesson 5.11d ● Marc, thane for the update. I think I climbed this about 15 years ago, so maybe the route has cleaned up ov… View Comment
May 18, 2020 Central Utah > Maple Canyon > Maple Canyon Ice > Right Hand Fork… > Wildebeests & Angels (WI5- M4 R) Cool head's up climbing...Mike transitions from the thin start to the thicker ice on Wildebeests and Angels - 24 January 2004 ● Darn, that's a blast from the past! Thanks for sharing this Brian! Back when I was young, dumb, and f… View Comment
May 18, 2020 Central Utah > Maple Canyon > Maple Canyon Ice > Right Hand Fork… > Wildebeests & Angels (WI5- M4 R) Mike navigates the shallow chimney finish on Wildebeests and Angels. Note drill on separate belay at lower right. 24 January 2004. ● Darn, that's a blast from the past! Thanks for sharing this Brian! View Comment
Oct 26, 2019 Wasatch Range > Northern Wasatch > Ogden > Schoolroom > Utahnics Wall Hype Dependent 5.12a ● Scott, thanks for the props, and thanks for making the trek north from SLC. It was always like pulling teet… View Comment
Mar 29, 2019 Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (l) Christian B… > Christian Brothers -… Rude Femmes 5.13c/d ● I sent this on Tuesday, the 26th. 4th ascent perhaps? Great slab climbing for the connasieur. It's definite… View Comment
Jul 23, 2017 Sweetwater Rocks > Lankin Dome Venus and Mars 5.9 ● Incredibly good route. Wyoming is known for good rock, and this route is true to form. It is an adventure… View Comment
Mar 10, 2017 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > Brown Wall The Spark 5.13a ● Yeah, I can see that. It's kind of a one move wonder, so reach might knock it down. I'm psyched so… View Comment
Jan 9, 2017 S Platte > W Creek Thunder Ridge ● I stupidly may have left my hiking shoes sitting in the parking lot on January 2nd, 2017. If you've see… View Comment
Nov 4, 2016 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > For Real Canyon The Real Deal 5.13c ● This is a great route on perfect rock! I highly recommend it! I put in "drop-in" anchors. The… View Comment
Jun 21, 2016 Independence Pass > Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall Insurrection 5.14c ● This is an incredible route! Mark, you should be very proud, what great vision and courage to bolt this lin… View Comment
Dec 9, 2015 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > Brown Wall Game of Drones 5.13- ● Cool, I'm glad you checked it out! I thought it might be 13a but wasn't sure. I'm glad you also found it to… View Comment
Oct 7, 2015 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Primo Wall Portrait in Flesh 5.14a ● Thanks Ryan, that's good to know since this was my first FA at that grade. It's some of the best rock in CCC. View Comment
Oct 7, 2015 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > Brown Wall The Legacy 5.14a ● Thanks, Kevin! I was definitely inspired by you guys. More details on the send are up on my blog: rockclim… View Comment
Jul 13, 2015 S Platte > W Creek > Thunder Ridge > Brown Wall Smausser Traverse Thing... 5.11- ● I added long chains to this in April '15 and left 'biners on them for convenient lowering. Enjoy! View Comment
Feb 25, 2015 New Mexico, other Sou… Sitting Bull Falls ● Is Sitting Bull Falls still closed? The forest service website seems to indicate that.... View Comment
Nov 5, 2014 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Primo Wall Portrait in Flesh 5.14a ● This route was bolted and prepped by Taylor Roy, who moved away from the Front Range before he had a chance… View Comment
Jun 6, 2014 Independence Pass > Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall > Insurrection (5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b) Pumping towards the good rest on Insurrection. ● Great work on this rig! View Comment

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