Nik Benko's Posts and Comments on Mountain Project

Nik Benko

Salt Lake City

33 years old · Male

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Member Since

Jan 8, 2014

Last Visit: Oct 10, 2022

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Best Times to Meet: After work, weekends

Likes Trad, Sport

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.10a	5.11c
Sport	5.10c	5.11c
Boulders	V3

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Mountain Biking

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Jun 30, 2017 Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Little Cottonwo… > Gate Buttress > Schoolroom Area Schoolroom West 5.7 ● Was able to get a #3 camalot in the flake at the start of the 2nd pitch and then proceeded to grease off wh… View Comment
Jan 8, 2014 Central Coast > San Luis Obispo > Bishop Peak > P-Wall P-Crack 5.9- ● Did this one for the first time the other day as one of my first few leads with gear and had a blast. Howev… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 12

Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: TC Pro vs Butora Altura Jun 29, 2020 The guys at The Gear Room turned me onto Butora shoes as well. I've had the Alturas for 2 seasons and a pair of the Mantras for one year. They both need a resole at this point… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents Reply: Scaphoid fracture May 20, 2020 I fractured mine back in January of 2015 and had surgery to screw it back together. My doc said it might have been fine without the screw but due to my age (21) and activity le… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Reply: SLC guidebook Jan 15, 2020 I'm not sure about Davis county but this is the best book for Salt Lake County. http://www.pullpublishing.com/books-1/a-granite-guide . It doesn't cover Big Cottonwood Ca… View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Found Gear on Lone Vigil Moab Oct 29, 2019 If I recall correctly, there was a .75 midway between the start of the "first" pitch, after you traverse around the backside and the big ledge at the base of the stem box. Don'… View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Found Gear on Lone Vigil Moab Oct 13, 2019 Found some more gear at the base of the actual route today. We were just visiting from SLC for the day so we moved it to an easier location to recover. PM me if you think it wa… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Using rabbit runners to make alpine draws Aug 28, 2019 I recently picked up a few of the BD rabbit runners to use on some snow pickets. I've also taken them out trad climbing and liked them enough. They're more compact and easier t… View Message

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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 278 ● Touch Up Trad 2 pitches Wasatch Range > … > Little Cottonwo… > Green Adjective Gully
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 103 ● Fingertrip Variation Trad Wasatch Range > … 1 > Gate Buttress > Beckey's Wall Area