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Byron Hempel

Tucson
33 years old · Male
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Member Since
Jul 15, 2013
Last Visit: 9 hours ago
100 Points
Point Rank: #9,752 DetailsDrop down
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.12a 5.13a
Sport 5.13b 5.14a
Boulders V7
Other Interests
Any style is a good style
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I kept up with things at the red river gorge here: redriverclimbing.com/RRCGui… I'm not quite as good with spraying on Mt. Lemmon and surrounding areas

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Mar 30, 2025
Southern Arizona > La Milagrosa Ca… > Beach
Pipeline 5.13a
● B2B up this yesterday. It seems like a bit of holds may have broken off based on the photos, but it's down… View Comment
Mar 25, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 2 - Bear Canyon > Cataract Boulders
The Jungle
● note: this wall gets shade starting around noon in late march. View Comment
Feb 1, 2025
Southern Arizona > Tucson Area Bou… > Gate's Pass > Broken Rubber Boulder…
Broken Rubber V6
● Sit start adds a V grade! View Comment
Mar 8, 2024
Southern Arizona > … > E Stronghold > E Stronghold Bo… > Gilly Monsters > What About Bob?
What About Bob? V4-5
● did a foot break on this? Couldn't get off the ground. Started left of the agave View Comment
Oct 1, 2023
Southern Arizona > Farmhouse > 6 - The Wall of Super…
Hiro's Journey 5.11
● Got on this yesterday (9/30/23). Did something break at the top of the corner? I ripped/broke off a handful… View Comment
Dec 13, 2021
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Pusch Ridge > Table Mountain
Everybody, Just Be Cool 5.11a PG13
● Ditto to what Jon said! My only exception would be to give the crux pitch an 11a rating instead of 10+ jus… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 18

Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
WTB: Trango ballnutz
Jul 25, 2022 A friend got a #5 ballnut stuck, and it got bootied the next day. Looking for a set of ballnutz or a #4 or #5. View Message
Partners > Colorado Partners
Reply: Rifle partner 07/05 and 07/06
Jul 4, 2022 Hey Rennie,I'll be in the area tomorrow evening! If you need a partner for 7/6, I'd be down to climb! I'll be coming from Flagstaff. View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico
Launch of the Santa Catalina Ranger District Trail Plan (…
Dec 10, 2021 A friend in the FS asked that I share this!  Partners and Friends, The Coronado National Forest is asking for your input on the future of recreational trails in… View Message
Partners > Northern California Partners
Reply: Lover’s Leaps Partners - Mondays from now till snow
Aug 1, 2021 Bummer you won't be here sooner!  Got on the God of Thunder 2nd pitch today and it was AWESOME!  I highly recommend.  It shut me down on the last roof and spit m… View Message
Partners > Northern California Partners
Reply: Looking for Tahoe climbing partners
Jul 31, 2021 So did anyone make a plan for Sunday?  If I could tag along, that would be fun!  I made a separate post as well looking for a partner(s) this week!  Feel free to… View Message
Partners > Northern California Partners
Looking for partners Aug 1 - 6 in South Lake Tahoe Area
Jul 31, 2021 Hey all, I'm traveling into the area from Tucson, AZ nearing the end of a 10-week road trip with my domestic partner.  She injured her wrist and is not able to climb :(, s… View Message

Route Scores View All 1,247

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 178
● Zombie Leprachauns
Sport
Ten Sleep Canyon > Wall of Denial
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 365
● Death Flake from HELL
Sport
Ten Sleep Canyon > Wall of Denial
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 179
● Soul Bossa Nova
Sport
Ten Sleep Canyon > Old Rd Crags > Powers Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 68
● Whisky Gina
Sport
Ten Sleep Canyon > Dry Wall > After 5 Crag
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 180
● Break the Scene
Sport
Red River Gorge > Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 698
● The Preacher's Daughter
Sport
Red River Gorge > Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Zombie Leprachauns Ten Sleep Canyon > Wall of Denial
Avg:  178
Byron:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Death Flake from HELL Ten Sleep Canyon > Wall of Denial
Avg:  365
Byron:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Soul Bossa Nova Ten Sleep Canyon > Old Rd Crags > Powers Wall
Avg:  179
Byron:
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Whisky Gina Ten Sleep Canyon > Dry Wall > After 5 Crag
Avg:  68
Byron:
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Break the Scene Red River Gorge > Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
Avg:  180
Byron:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● The Preacher's Daughter Red River Gorge > Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
Avg:  698
Byron:
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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