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Martin le Roux

Superior, CO
61 years old · Male
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Member Since
Jul 16, 2003
Last Visit: 8 hours ago
401 Points
Point Rank: #3,113 DetailsDrop down
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Best Times to Meet: Weekends, evenings
Likes Trad, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10a 5.10c
Sport 5.11a 5.11c
Ice WI4 WI5
Other Interests
Skiing; mountaineering; ski-mountaineering; sitting around in small tents eating freeze-dried food & waiting for the weather to improve; age-appropriate activities such as raising a family, holding down a job and paying off the mortgage.
More Info
Climbing since 1985. Climbed in the US, Canada, Peru, Bolivia & South Africa. Some grey hairs but I blame that on my kids.

Comments View All 66

Sep 25, 2022
Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Shirt Tail Peak
Gambit 5.8
● Pay attention to the route description! Tried to combine pitches 2 and 3 and got to the base of a left-lean… View Comment
Aug 31, 2022
Alpine Rock > San Juans > Needles > Index
Index by FA Route 5.9
● Update Aug 28, 2022: Some of the rappel webbing that Mike D. installed in 2020 was already partly or com… View Comment
Dec 5, 2021
Boulder > Flatirons > North > Fist or Hippo Head
From Green Mt. summit.
● For years I could never figure out why this was called Hippo Head. Turns out you just have to look at it fr… View Comment
Sep 27, 2021
Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Glacier Gorge > Pagoda Mountain
Crescent Ridge 5.6 PG13
● We did this on a warm day in late summer after all the snow had melted. This made for a fast approach but a… View Comment
Aug 24, 2021
High Sierra > 09 - Palisades & Surr…
Temple Crag
● We got a bit lost on the descent and accidentally bypassed the rappel down to Contact Pass. From the summit… View Comment
Jun 18, 2021
N America > … > Columbia-Shushwap > Bugaboos > Howser Towers > S Howser Tower
Beckey-Chouinard 5.10
● The link in Dominic Provost's comment is a different climb. Here's the correct link: publications.american… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 797

Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: DIY skin tail clips
Apr 16, 2024 Jason4Too wrote: Cut it off and take a tour without a tail clip.  You might realize you don't need it.Skins without tail clips are usefui in skimo races, because you c… View Message
General > Mountaineering
Reply: Igloo use on Denali, especially 14,200 and 17,200
Apr 11, 2024 Gerald Adams wrote: Isn't 14,000 to 17,000 on Denali  like much higher elevations because of it's  north latitude and cold ?2,000' is an exaggeration, but apparen… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: How do you avoid backstepping in this situation?
Mar 22, 2024 FrankPS wrote: This is my giraffe. If you refer to this as a dog, you are old and crusty. It's a giraffe. Language evolves.You do of course realize that it's quite incorrec… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Research on mountaineering terminology
Mar 19, 2024 Mark Pilate wrote: His parents be like “I want my money back”.It's ironic that you're using "like" in that sense (a 'quotative like'). If you'd used that const… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Research on mountaineering terminology
Mar 19, 2024 Mark Pilate wrote: A ton of people (which is a well known measure for a quantity of idiots) ignorantly continue to say “ I could care less about that…” e… View Message
Regional > International
Reply: Bugaboos conditions August 2024
Mar 14, 2024 Once the BS col is melted out it's a no-go zone, due to rockfall hazard. You have to take a much longer route that goes around the other side of Snowpatch Spire. Maybe this pic… View Message

Route Scores View All 32

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 392
● West Country
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c X
 67
● Northwest Ridge
Trad, Alpine
N America > … > Rogers Pass > Mt Sir Donald
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 22
● Glacier Gorge Traverse
Trad, Alpine
Alpine Rock > … > Glacier Gorge > Arrowhead
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c M4 Steep Snow
 25
● South West Ridge
Trad, Mixed, Snow, Alpine
Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Peak 11,300
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 83
● The Grand Traverse
Trad, Alpine
Grand Teton NP > Grand Teton Traverses
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 1,306
● Snake Dike
Trad 8 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 3. Southwest Face
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● West Country Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
Avg:  392
Martin:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.7+ PG13
● Northwest Ridge N America > … > Rogers Pass > Mt Sir Donald
Avg:  67
Martin:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c X Trad, Alpine
5.4 PG13
● Glacier Gorge Traverse Alpine Rock > … > Glacier Gorge > Arrowhead
Avg:  22
Martin:
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine
● South West Ridge Interior Alaska… > Denali NP > Peak 11,300
Avg:  25
Martin:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c M4 Steep Snow Trad, Mixed, Snow, Alpine
● The Grand Traverse Grand Teton NP > Grand Teton Traverses
Avg:  83
Martin:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
● Snake Dike Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 3. Southwest Face
Avg:  1,306
Martin:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 8 pitches
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