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Chris Walden

Soldotna, Alaska
48 years old · Male
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Aug 21, 2014
Last Visit: Jun 10, 2023
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Aug 9, 2019
Wind River Range > Cirque of the T… > Shark's Nose > N Face (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c)
The first pitch begins just below where the picture was taken.
● If you are referring to the other photo this is just right of it in the shaded areas. The climb starts in… View Comment
Feb 14, 2019
Kenai Peninsula… > Lakes District > Victor Creek
Victor Creek 3 WI3
● ^^ Matthew - Ice? No ice here in August. You would need to head to a glacier like Exit or Spencer. View Comment
Aug 22, 2018
Central-E Casca… > Stuart-Enchantm… > Dragontail Peak > Backbone Ridge (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
Rockfall on the ramp before the fin.
● Whoa that's pretty gnar! View Comment
Aug 9, 2018
Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Bastille > Bastille - N Face > Bastille Crack (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b)
Clay took this photo of my kids (7 & 8) working the 2nd pitch of the Bastille Crack.
● @Smair Chopra still crushing it! View Comment
Apr 3, 2018
Wind River Range > Cirque of the T… > Pingora > Cirque of the Towers… (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c)
Here is our GPS tracks of the Traverse and all 13 summits. 30 Pitches, ~17 raps, & about 22 miles.
● About 30 hours View Comment
Nov 9, 2017
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (w) The Marsupials > Brogan Spire > Southside
Barred Reality 5.10b/c
● We called this a multi pitch boulder problem albeit fun. Off the deck you get ~30' of pumpy 5.10 and at th… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 109

Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: (SOLD) La Sportiva Ice Cubes, DMM Switch Ice Tools…
Oct 14, 2019 Everything sold... Thanks! View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: (SOLD) La Sportiva Ice Cubes, DMM Switch Ice Tools…
Oct 11, 2019 PM's replied, items sold and updated.  Guide Tennies are only items left.  View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
(SOLD) La Sportiva Ice Cubes, DMM Switch Ice Tools, Guide…
Oct 9, 2019 A few items for sale.  I will ship via USPS priority mail and split shipping costs.  I'll accept paypal or Venmo as payment and will remove items as they are sold. &n… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Lowering two climbers
May 4, 2019 John - To be clear this isn't what the photo depicts.  Typically in scenarios for lowering two climbers on a single rope one will already be tied into the end and an even… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: NEW Lower $$$ - La Sportiva Trango Ice Cubes GTX (…
Mar 29, 2019 La Sportiva TX3 - Sold View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Why aren't more climbers using rabbit runners for…
Mar 22, 2019 Black Diamond now makes a rabbit runner (not 8mm) it's 13mm.  It is really hard to get a full strength single strand at 8mm...  View Message

Route Scores View All 149

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow
 15
● South Face
Trad, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
Interior Alaska… > … > Little Switzerland > Middle Troll
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C0
 197
● West Face Variation
Trad, Aid 5 pitches
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (s) Monkey Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 1,080
● Wherever I May Roam
Sport 5 pitches
Central Oregon > … > (m) Smith Rock… > (6) Northwest Face
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 189
● Lost in Space
Sport 4 pitches
Central Oregon > … > (m) Smith Rock… > (1) Northeast Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 482
● Dirty Pinkos
Sport 4 pitches
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (u) Red Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 719
● Voyage of the Cowdog
Sport 3 pitches
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (a) Picnic Lunch Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● South Face Interior Alaska… > … > Little Switzerland > Middle Troll
Avg:  15
Chris:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
5.8
● West Face Variation Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (s) Monkey Face
Avg:  197
Chris:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C0 Trad, Aid 5 pitches
5.8 C0
● Wherever I May Roam Central Oregon > … > (m) Smith Rock… > (6) Northwest Face
Avg:  1,080
Chris:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 5 pitches
● Lost in Space Central Oregon > … > (m) Smith Rock… > (1) Northeast Face
Avg:  189
Chris:
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 4 pitches
5.10b/c
● Dirty Pinkos Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (u) Red Wall
Avg:  482
Chris:
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport 4 pitches
5.10a
● Voyage of the Cowdog Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (a) Picnic Lunch Wall
Avg:  719
Chris:
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 3 pitches
5.9
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