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Mark Orsag

Omaha, NE
63 years old · Male
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Member Since
May 2, 2013
Last Visit: 1 day ago
946 Points
Point Rank: #1,726 DetailsDrop down
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Best Times to Meet: HCR spring and fall weekends, Mt Rushmore in June-August, Omaha at Approach Climbing Gym during the rest of the year.
Likes Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.7 5.10c
Sport 5.11a 5.11b
Other Interests
Fitness, yoga, chess,animals, raptors, history, travel
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As an older climber, I definitely find myself more drawn to certain styles of climbing (slabs , vertical crimping, and aretes) than others (bouldery/dynamic, overhung, roofs, cracks, etc.).

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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
● Cowgirls and cowboys
Sport
North-Central A… > … > E Side > Wrangler wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
● Bucked off
Sport
North-Central A… > … > E Side > Wrangler wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 3
● Marching Season
Sport
North-Central A… > … > W Side > Confederate Cracks
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
● The Business
Sport
Needles Of Rush… > … > OG > OG Eastern Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 7
● The Spine
Sport
Needles Of Rush… > … > OG > OG Eastern Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 81
● 2UP
Sport
North-Central A… > … > W Side > Arcade
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Cowgirls and cowboys North-Central A… > … > E Side > Wrangler wall
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Bucked off North-Central A… > … > E Side > Wrangler wall
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Marching Season North-Central A… > … > W Side > Confederate Cracks
 3
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● The Business Needles Of Rush… > … > OG > OG Eastern Wall
 3
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● The Spine Needles Of Rush… > … > OG > OG Eastern Wall
 7
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● 2UP North-Central A… > … > W Side > Arcade
 81
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

Ticks View All 227

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 64
● Stormy Night
May 25, 2026 · Lead / Flash. Still fun!
Sport
Needles Of Rush… > … > S Seas > Cavity
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 182
● All that, Jazz
Oct 26, 2025 · Follow. While not quite as sustained or high quality as Soulshine, this is still an excellent route. I would say, however, that this route is a bit sandbagged in comparison to Soulshine. Crux on pitch 2 was actually harder than anything on Soulshine IMHO. Would rate them, overall, the same— 5.9.
Trad 3 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 214
● Soulshine
Oct 26, 2025 · Follow. Clean ascent. This is a superb route. Solid and sustained at the 5.9 grade, but (at least in my IMHO) not 5.9+ or higher. First pitch a bit easier, second two harder though each quite different.
Sport 3 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy…
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 261
● Five Charter Oath
Oct 25, 2025
Sport
Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 144
● Super Tsardom
Oct 25, 2025 · Slightly oddball/meandering as it seems to have been set with the idea of keeping it really mellow. Still fun.
Sport
Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 147
● East India Trading Co.
Oct 25, 2025
Sport
Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Stormy Night Needles Of Rush… > … > S Seas > Cavity
 64
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
May 25, 2026 · Lead / Flash. Still fun!
● All that, Jazz Southern Nevada > … > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy…
 182
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
Oct 26, 2025 · Follow. While not quite as sustained or high quality as Soulshine, this is still an excellent route. I would say, however, that this route is a bit sandbagged in comparison to Soulshine. Crux on pitch 2 was actually harder than anything on Soulshine IMHO. Would rate them, overall, the same— 5.9.
● Soulshine Southern Nevada > … > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy…
 214
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 3 pitches
Oct 26, 2025 · Follow. Clean ascent. This is a superb route. Solid and sustained at the 5.9 grade, but (at least in my IMHO) not 5.9+ or higher. First pitch a bit easier, second two harder though each quite different.
● Five Charter Oath Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
 261
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport
Oct 25, 2025
● Super Tsardom Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
 144
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Sport
Oct 25, 2025 · Slightly oddball/meandering as it seems to have been set with the idea of keeping it really mellow. Still fun.
● East India Trading Co. Southern Nevada > … > First Pullout (… > Civilization Crag
 147
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Oct 25, 2025

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 1 1 1
Last Year 20 16 5
5 Years 71 62 23
All Time 246 227 101

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