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Chris Simrell

Leavenworth, WA

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Dec 3, 2014
Last Visit: 1 day ago
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May 16, 2026
Aha! That would be me and Molly R. Cool photo. View Comment
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

Forum Messages View All 35

Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Kid-friendly crag recs near Leavenworth?
Jun 19, 2026 In general, the cragging options are, unfortunately, not great for kids but many bouldering areas are great. Ropes: I had a fun day with my family (wife + toddler) and ano… View Message
Regional > Pacific Northwest
Reply: Index route reccs to work up to Thin Red Line?
Jun 19, 2026 You have spot on beta above from some very knowledgeable East Face aficionados. A couple ideas for you: I'd second Matt's comment that the route (and the E face in general… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews
Reply: Best harness for multi pitch / big wall climbing
Jun 18, 2026 Yeah, a brief bit of looking around on the internet indicates that this isn't a big widespread issue or we'd be hearing about it more. The small comment above was the only othe… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews
Reply: Best harness for multi pitch / big wall climbing
Jun 17, 2026 Old thread, but just chiming in to add to the above note on the Black Diamond Long Haul. I bought one in May of 2025, used it for only about 20ish days of development/bolting a… View Message
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
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