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Karl Henize

Boulder, CO
37 years old · Male

Member Since
Aug 1, 2013
Last Visit: 22 mins ago
643 Points
Point Rank: #2,016 DetailsDrop down

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Best Times to Meet: I am available on weekends and have limited availability on Mon-Wed-Friday mornings. I plan to take time off after graduation (May 2022)
Likes Trad, Sport, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10a 5.11b
Sport 5.10d 5.11b
Aid C2 C2
Ice WI6 WI6
Mixed M6 M8
Boulders V2
Other Interests
mountaineering, trekking, backcountry skiing, trail running, whitewater kayaking, mountain biking, chess, speculative fiction, fasting
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Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification - Technical rope rescue skills - AMGA Alpine Guide, Rock Guide, and Ice Instructor training


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Feb 16, 2022
It’s mentioned in the topo, but it’s worth mentioning here that there is no tree or bolted anchor directly… View Comment
Apr 3, 2021
I would recommend bringing some small cams. There are some horizontal cracks that you could plug cams into… View Comment
Apr 3, 2021
I didn’t have any tricams larger than size 1.5 / Brown and found that there were very few holes that were s… View Comment
Nov 24, 2020
There are some long runouts between bolts. I would suggest inspecting this route, while being lowered of Do… View Comment
Nov 24, 2020
The traverse before you get the ice can feel a bit awkward, when there isn't much ice, and the last bolt pr… View Comment
Dec 29, 2019
5.9 rating is for the left variation. As I recall, there were a few harder mantle/stemming moves that my p… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 591

General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Petzl Ice Tool Failures (Current Generation Quark,…
Mar 19, 2024 Kyle Tarry wrote: Karl, I mostly agree with your assessment, but I don't think that inspecting cracks is a viable procedure for production ice tools.  We're climbers,… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Petzl Ice Tool Failures (Current Generation Quark,…
Mar 3, 2024 I just want to reiterate that the arguments of "the current failure rate is 'low', so this is not a big deal" are poor arguments to make for uninspectable fatigue cracks&n… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Petzl Ice Tool Failures (Current Generation Quark,…
Feb 20, 2024 Carter Ley wrote: Seems like there is definitely a weak point right above the handle—the other four examples in this thread all broke in the same spot. Does anyone kn… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Colorado ATES Project needs your avalanche anecdotes
Feb 18, 2024 Dara wrote: The Utah shape maps are great, but as you said, they are based on historical avalanche data, including size and frequency. In Colorado, unless the climb is nex… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Colorado ATES Project needs your avalanche anecdotes
Feb 18, 2024 Mike Blisz wrote: I did look at the link for Utah, my thoughts are 1) this is great assuming you know how to use a shapefile, 2) it documents runout zones of past avalanche… View Message
General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Colorado ATES Project needs your avalanche anecdotes
Feb 17, 2024 I support avalanche path mapping and providing ice climbers with relevant information, but I question the utility of the ATES rating system.  I don’t really see the… View Message

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