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Sam Sala

Denver, CO
47 years old · Male
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Oct 28, 2013
Last Visit: 1 hour ago
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Best Times to Meet: Weekend Outdoors / Weeknights Gym
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
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Trad 5.10a 5.11a
Sport 5.11a 5.11d
Ice WI5 WI6
Mixed M7 M8
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Oct 7, 2020
Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Peanuts Walls > Lower Peanuts
West Crack (aka Star Wars) 5.8
● If you're solid at the 10+ grade, Trouble and Strife (then straight line up two more small corners) makes f… View Comment
Jun 16, 2020
Estes Park Valley > … > Crags > Woodstone, Half… > Woodstone > Golden Staircase, pit… (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b)
Climbers on pitch two of the Golden Staircase.
● Rare to see a rainbow without a cloud in the sky! View Comment
May 18, 2020
Coal Creek Canyon > Pinecliffe > Shaft
Can You Dig It? 5.10+
● I might give the last bolt a PG-13 for the ledge below, but the rest of the route is a well-bolted and glor… View Comment
Jan 20, 2020
CO Ice & Mixed > RMNP - Mixed/Ice > Wild Basin > Hidden Falls
End-O-Daze WI5 M9
● This line does not exist anymore. The MASSIVE block making the overhanging crux fell out of the wall, takin… View Comment
Nov 18, 2019
CO Ice & Mixed > Ouray (Ice/Mixed) > US Highway 550 > Over The Rainbow (WI4+)
From the road, just below the climb.
● I like the shadow face on the right...staring at the route with an gaping mouth like any good fan of ice wo… View Comment
Sep 17, 2019
Obed & Clear Creek > S Clear Creek > Image Wall
Shadowhawk 5.9
● Onsighted to the new chains, then realized I hadn't brought a camera up. Climbed it again simply for the vi… View Comment

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Gear > Lost and Found
LOST ROPE - Bugaboos 7/24
Jul 28, 2022 It's a cut Mammut single strand of half rope (8.0 dia, around 44m long). Maroon and silver crosshatch pattern (overall looks brown to me, but some have called it purple) with b… View Message
General > Memorial
Reply: Janette Heung
Sep 9, 2020 Thank you for starting this thread. I look forward to reading the stories of Janette and all the quirky and fun situations that seemed to follow her.I will never forget our tri… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Hallet Descent
Jun 23, 2020 OP starts thread to complain about lack of bolts at a rap station.OP has at least two comments removed for violating rule #18/10 MP morning.Sure, bolts would be great. Sure, th… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: RMNP Alpine Rock Conditions 2020
Jun 22, 2020 Hallet via Culp-Bossier: (As of 2 weeks ago) trail easy to Emerald, mostly dry talus hopping to the bottom of the bench below 1st/2nd buttresses, firm am snow to pack stash (sp… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: 2 Pro Rapping Tips
Jun 10, 2020 This thread is an absolutely spot-on illustration of how this kind of maneuver gets botched. Overcomplicating things while sitting at a desk...imagine how it's gonna be trying… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: seized locker gate on rappel
May 22, 2020 If you locked it while it was weighted sometimes the crab will flex JUST enough that the threads bind up once unweighted. I've had it happen once or twice...I've found if I set… View Message

Route Scores View All 253

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 82
● 20 Kilos of Steel
Sport
Asia > … > Railay West > Thaiwand
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 275
● Groove Tube
Sport
Asia > … > Tonsai Bay > Fire Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 36
● Skyscraper
Sport
Asia > … > Crazy Horse > Rooftop
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,359
● Olive Oil
Trad 5 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Rose Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 97
● Psycho-Path
Trad 3 pitches
Naturita, Parad… > Big Gypsum - Do… > Psycho Tower
5.15d 9c 39 XIII- 41 E11 8c V-easy 3 WI8 M16+ A0 Steep Snow
 88
● Toilet Seat
Aid, Boulder, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine
N America > … > Bugaboos > Pigeon Spire
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● 20 Kilos of Steel Asia > … > Railay West > Thaiwand
Avg:  82
Sam:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Sport
5.4
● Groove Tube Asia > … > Tonsai Bay > Fire Wall
Avg:  275
Sam:
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
5.8
● Skyscraper Asia > … > Crazy Horse > Rooftop
Avg:  36
Sam:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
5.10a/b
● Olive Oil Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Rose Tower
Avg:  1,359
Sam:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches
● Psycho-Path Naturita, Parad… > Big Gypsum - Do… > Psycho Tower
Avg:  97
Sam:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
5.9
● Toilet Seat N America > … > Bugaboos > Pigeon Spire
Avg:  88
Sam:
5.15d 9c 39 XIII- 41 E11 8c V-easy 3 WI8 M16+ A0 Steep Snow Aid, Boulder, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine
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