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Chris Simrell

Leavenworth, WA

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Dec 3, 2014
Last Visit: 14 hours ago
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Nov 5, 2025
Correct re the anchor. I messaged Russ in 2022 about it but never got a response. Klewin was enthusiastic a… View Comment
Sep 28, 2025
Thunderstruck feels roughly comparable in difficulty to Karma Crack, Achilles, or Mainsail. The crux is les… View Comment
May 16, 2024
I love these old Drip photos Dave! What year is this? View Comment
Apr 28, 2024
Local grade consensus is hard to pin down, but current print guides are misleading. A general spread from… View Comment
Apr 28, 2024
Equipped with permadraws in 2020, this is Leavenworth's classic "hard" sport climb. Variations exist to ma… View Comment
Apr 28, 2024
Using a long sling at the intersection with Ruthless reduces the inevitable rope-drag of this link-up, but… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 31

Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Yet another alaska range timing question - hunting…
Mar 21, 2026 My partner and I climbed the Harvard second week of May back in 2014. It was quite warm. We went with just a tarp to bivy at the nose pitch and actually spent the whole afterno… View Message
Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Alaska smash & grab - how
Feb 17, 2025 I agree with what Allen said above. For simplicity sake, choose a small handful of objectives that fit your goals (out of a couple of different glaciers to give you options) an… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Original Scarpa Boostic Re-Issue in Europe 2024/2025
Feb 6, 2025 For what it's worth, I've gone with the same size in all 3 versions and felt good about it. I wear 43 street shoe (which I like tight/snug) and 42 in all my Boostics. My Muira… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews
Reply: Tufa Climbing: Mochilla 33
Dec 18, 2024 Cool to see Tufa return! I've always had a soft spot for small pack makers. FWIW I have owned several Tufa products for years and have loved them and found them very durable.&n… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Original Scarpa Boostic Re-Issue in Europe 2024/2025
Apr 26, 2024 I couldn't be more excited.   View Message
Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Access to Straightaway Boulders on Icicle Creek
Oct 12, 2023 Hi Bryce - As Kerwin notes above, a significant amount of the bouldering in that part of the canyon is on private land. The older print guidebooks did not make this fact c… View Message

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