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Nov 26, 2021 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Calaveras Domes > Hammer Dome Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun 5.11+ R ● It felt harfer than 5.11 when i did it- and grains were still popping then.. Run out- good "wing time"... View Comment
Dec 1, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Eagles Nest Dihederal 5.8 ● the 3 bolts are NOT eagles nest dihederal route View Comment
Jul 17, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Baboon Safari 5.10a/b ● The actual full route starts at the very bottom of the rock- and up either bolted route below the roof- on… View Comment
Jul 11, 2020 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Woodfords Canyo… > Big Bertha Berlin Breakdown V3-4 ● Thje original route on that boulder was the A-1 crack on the east face to the slab which had a single 1/4"… View Comment
Jul 11, 2020 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Woodfords Canyo… > Big Bertha Berlin Breakdown V3-4 ● The wall on the cave was installed when they were creating the highway- it was a dynamite storage bin.. View Comment
Jul 10, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Wild Women of the Planet Playtex 5.9 ● NOTE: Wild women of planet Playtex was named after a "Farside" comic strip and "opus" the penguin..… View Comment
Jul 8, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Wild Women of the Planet Playtex 5.9 ● Good freekin gawd-- nothing like searching for an issue/hate where there is NONE.. For fukks sake- route… View Comment
Feb 26, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Hooter Turds 5.7 ● Congrats on your new route at the Butte.! View Comment
Feb 26, 2020 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Wild Women of the Planet Playtex 5.9 ● Ahhh ok then ...Thanks for the update. edit: I should mention that when we did the fa, we decided to… View Comment
Apr 20, 2019 Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Lover's Leap > Lower Buttress Wild Turkey 5.9+ R ● I did the FA of "Lost Turkeys" a spin off of Wild Turkey simply by getting lost nd not being able or willi… View Comment
Apr 20, 2019 Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Lover's Leap > Main Formation > E Wall Haystack 5.8 ● Indeed the actual crux is the slight bulge just above the belay of pitch one- a notably harder move than an… View Comment
Apr 20, 2019 Western Nevada > Carson City Area Dinosaur Rock ● So i see in the comments that the UNR climbing club did a "service" at Dinosaur rock by installing addition… View Comment
Apr 19, 2019 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Dinosaur Rock 5.8 Chimney 5.8 PG13 ● DId this route as early as 1976- and the crux is getting INSIDE the offwidth slot at the top- above the obv… View Comment
Jan 10, 2019 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Apron Crags > Apron Dont let me down 5.7 A3 ● I should note that this was done in the 70s, and we were using PINS then,, thus the expando nature of the c… View Comment
Jan 10, 2019 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Dinosaur Rock Deadman's Rappel 5.7 ● Back in 74, if you had told me one day that the huge dirt balconys would eventually be eroded downstream by… View Comment
Sep 18, 2018 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Dinosaur Rock P.A. Corner 5.9+ ● Ive seen the new chain anchors on PA corner- and they remove the last few moves, even though the fragile fl… View Comment
Oct 18, 2015 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon Woodfords Canyon Boulders ● I have asked that all my contributions here be deleted including the photos , topos and info I have put in… View Comment
Jul 4, 2015 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Carson City Sewer Crags Right Anchors 5.11 ● All variations were done by Tom Sullivan, Ron Anderson and Bill Nagel. As early as 1976 to 1980/81. Ther… View Comment
May 31, 2015 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Pie Shop > 7. Main Wall > Main Wall (Right) Desiderata 5.10b ● somebody please CHOP that friggin bolt.. View Comment
Apr 19, 2015 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Apron Crags > Cracker Cliff Cracker Jack 5.11c ● Nice job on the new route. I did an old aid line over to the right of that long ago. Cool name in theme a… View Comment
Sep 28, 2013 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Dinosaur Rock Edge of Doom 5.11c ● EOD is the outside arete/face, and lizard king is the inside arete face.. View Comment
Sep 22, 2013 Western Nevada > Carson City Area > Dinosaur Rock Deadman's Rappel 5.7 ● Regarding Deadmans Rappel which on this site some are calling the gash,,,, A rather SERIOUS accident occurr… View Comment
Sep 22, 2013 Western Nevada > Lake Tahoe Area Cave Rock (closed) ● RIP Cave.. Sadly closed, bolts removed, now sets stagnant. MOST of the Washoe tribe had thought the c… View Comment
Jul 29, 2013 Boulder > Upper Dream Canyon > Lost Angel Archangel 5.12c ● Mr. Byrne, worry not that Mr. Long has spoken up here. This is about more than just one retrobolted route. View Comment
Jul 24, 2013 Boulder > Upper Dream Canyon > Lost Angel Archangel 5.12c ● Someone send this retrobolter a bottle of calcium pills so he can develop a spine... and fer gawd's sake, t… View Comment
Jun 15, 2013 Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Lover's Leap > Hogsback > N Face Dancing Feet 5.10d R ● Well, im in this small club on dancin footers. concur of the small wired stuff, it will add psyche pr… View Comment
Jun 14, 2013 Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Lover's Leap > Hogsback > N Face Manic Depressive Direct 5.6 ● This climb is actually called "Hog Flake" , i was one of the FA party in 1977 along with Greg Bergren . It… View Comment
Jun 6, 2013 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Red Beard 5.7 ● no there arent "convenience anchors" for some routes here. There ARE convenient cracks and placements or… View Comment
Jun 6, 2013 Western Nevada > Iron Butte Grip Master 5.10b ● Left handed by chance? lol!;-) View Comment
May 27, 2013 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 8.5 - Red Pillar Area The Red Pillar 5.9 ● Just around the corner right of Red Pillar is "First Crux" a nice short 5.9 clean crack and layback. View Comment
May 27, 2013 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Apron Crags > Apron West wall route 5.11a/b ● The ol 1/4 incher bolts on this route were recently replaced by Kenny T. Nice new 3/8 are now there in t… View Comment
Jan 23, 2013 Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > One Of These Days But… One Of These Days 5.10c ● there is NOTHING that needs to be cleaned from this route.. It has had 10,000 ascents by now... View Comment
Dec 3, 2012 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Pie Shop > 7. Main Wall > Main Wall (Right) Desiderata 5.10b ● what bolt??? there never used to be one? View Comment
Dec 3, 2012 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Pie Shop > 7. Main Wall > Main Wall (Left) Crepes Corner 5.7 ● Yes a great route.. Ive soloed it and down climbed it.. The first one i did when visiting there in 76. cl… View Comment
Dec 3, 2012 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Pie Shop > 7. Main Wall > Main Wall (Left) Battle Axe 5.11a ● i accidentally fa-ed the route when Rod was still working on it.. There was no red tape a=on any hangers so… View Comment
Dec 3, 2012 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Pie Shop > 7. Main Wall > Main Wall (Right) True Grip 5.10 ● I concur with ol 426 here.;-) View Comment

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