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May 14, 2026 Gunks > Trapps > e. The Mac Wall > Dangler (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) I got dangled on The Dangler. ● Cory, it's still clipped. The pic is a little grainy, but there's a red racking carabiner that is only clip… View Comment
Apr 1, 2026 Northern Arizona > Sedona Area > Village of Oak Creek Danny's Boulder ● Thomas thanks, I'll update the name View Comment
Oct 9, 2025 Custer SP > Cathedral Spires > Spire Three > I Miss Anissa (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b) Headed up the start of I Miss Anissa ● For position/orientation - the Spire Four route chimney is directly opposite (behind the back of the photog… View Comment
Aug 18, 2025 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head > Sound of One Hand Jam… (5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b) The highly vegetated top of the route ● The topout for Praise the Many Seraphim is like 10 feet to the climber's right of this picture. This was ta… View Comment
Jun 16, 2025 Devils Tower > Durrance Approach > Persistence (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) From the bolted anchor, looking up at the two roofs and the next pitch (P2). You have to traverse left here to get to that crack. ● Note the crack on the right is the "Cussin Crack" of Durrance. View Comment
May 12, 2025 Needles Of Rush… > Iron Mountain > Raspberry Rocks > Weather Watchers Wall Left Face of Eve 5.11 ● Suggested rack: doubles of black through yellow totems (roughly .2 through .4 in Camalot sizing) and a sing… View Comment
Apr 14, 2025 Custer SP > Cathedral Spires > Spire Three OO-EE-OO-AH-A 5.10 ● Great route! My gear recommendation: doubles in cams from black totem thru #4 (Black Diamond), single #5, n… View Comment
Mar 24, 2025 Custer SP > Needles Eye Area > Bloody Spire Bloody Direct 5.9+ ● My suggested rack: cams (in C4 sizing) .4, .5, 4(2), nuts. View Comment
Mar 13, 2025 Chimney Butte The Duke of Chimney Butte 5.11 X ● Note: on Jarrett Luttrell's topo pic under Chimney Butte, this route would be "Prime Mover". I just went wi… View Comment
Oct 22, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > Emancipation > White House Wall Political Affair 5.10- ● That offwidth bulge near the top of P1 was hard, thankfully there is a bolt on the left for extra protectio… View Comment
Oct 22, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Horsethief Lake… > Chessmen > Emporium Wall Habbe Lobby 5.10+ ● Note: you can use a single 60 meter rope and do both rappels. Bolted anchors at top of both pitches. We put… View Comment
Oct 22, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Horsethief Lake… > Chessmen > Chockstone Corridor -… Goats on a Bridge 5.9 ● If this route were at Sylvan Lake or the Cathedral Spires, it would get so much traffic. It's a classic! View Comment
Oct 22, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Horsethief Lake… > Chessmen > Chockstone Corridor -… Purple Pawn 5.10- R ● I think I was on the right route, but am not sure. If you are outside the corridor, looking into the southe… View Comment
Oct 22, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Horsethief Lake… > Chessmen > Mt Dallymore BB 5.8 ● Recommended rack: cams (c4 sizing) .2-3. Double up on small stuff (maybe .5 and down). Rappel: there is a… View Comment
Sep 24, 2024 Blue Mounds SP… > N Quarry Area > Bison Buttress Destination Unknown 5.9+ ● Note: in the "Rock Climbing Minnesota" guidebook 3rd edition, this is aliased as "Relish This". View Comment
Aug 12, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Iron Mountain > Raspberry Rocks > Weather Watchers Wall Indian Summer 5.10c/d ● A green C3 cam fit perfectly for that crux spot (a .1 x4 was too small). View Comment
Aug 12, 2024 Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > Emancipation > Five Card Draw Aces High 5.9+ ● The final crack is extremely good, just nice comfortable jams. View Comment
Jul 29, 2024 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head Smear Job 5.10c ● I dislodged some very large boulders at the top of this route yesterday. There is one remaining one I could… View Comment
Jul 1, 2024 Devils Tower > Durrance Approach Wiessner 5.7+ ● My recommended rack (Black Diamond sizes): singles of #.3 to #3, #4(3), #5(optional, kinda nice on p3 but c… View Comment
Jun 17, 2024 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head Iron Maiden 5.10c ● I think the new Iron Maiden is a little bit harder than the previous one. It definitely climbs differently.… View Comment
May 28, 2024 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head > Iron Maiden (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) The top of the route. ● This picture shows the "before" version of the route (pre-rockfall in 2023/2024 winter). The rocks on the v… View Comment
Feb 13, 2024 Minot Family YMCA Climbing Wall ● Has a couple nice cracks too. Has top rope, lead, and auto-belays. View Comment
Nov 30, 2023 Devils Tower > S & E Faces Delta I 5.9- ● Note that as you're starting this route and you're above the spruce tree and you stray a little bit too far… View Comment
Oct 10, 2023 Spearfish Canyon > Hanna Rd Crags > Holy Hanna Stabbed in the Back 5.12 ● I broke a big protruding foothold(?) off right at the lip of the roof (was at right side of crack). I could… View Comment
Jul 23, 2023 Devils Tower > S & E Faces Bittersweet 5.10+ PG13 ● My gear recommendations (black diamond cam sizes): p1 takes nuts (no need for RPs), singles of .2 thru .4,… View Comment
Jul 2, 2023 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point Cornered 5.9 ● I led it today. I had to spend an hour and a half scraping mud and ferns out of the crack, but once it is c… View Comment
Jun 21, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Ginger Buttress > Thyme Alone (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2) Mid P5 crack on perfect rock ● That shine is crazy! I've not seen polished rock like that in Red Rocks before. View Comment
Jun 7, 2023 Salem Sue ● I hiked up there a few years back and saw some soft sandstone with graffiti carved into it, but nothing loo… View Comment
May 22, 2023 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head Genetically Correct 5.10a/b ● Recommended rack: Cams (C4 sizes) .3-2 (doubles in .4-.75), nuts. View Comment
Feb 27, 2023 E Side SD > Dells Of The Sioux River Overlook South ● For those looking to lead these routes in warmer times, here is some advice that Jeremiah gave me for keepi… View Comment
Dec 13, 2022 Custer SP > Sylvan Lake > Outlets > Outer Outlet Ronnigan Variation 5.9 ● Just noting if you have the old "Devils Tower, Black Hills: Needles" guidebook, this route is named "Chocks… View Comment
Nov 29, 2022 Custer SP > Sylvan Lake > Outlets > Young People's Dome Michaels' Crack 5.10+ ● Note: if you're just plugging away, going up the crack to the summit, you might miss the anchors (or at lea… View Comment
Sep 18, 2022 N America > … > Ontario > Ontario N Bould… > Kenora > Jones Rd Cliff (aka J… Fully Completely 5.11b ● My gear recommendations: #2, yellow totem, green totem, black totem, .4, red totem (post crux). View Comment
Sep 13, 2022 N America > Canada > Alberta > Banff NP Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks. ● I walked by this dock earlier this year. I think it was about $130/hr to rent a canoe View Comment
Aug 8, 2022 N America > … > British Columbia > Columbia-Shushwap > Bugaboos > Eastpost Spire Classic Grit 5.10a ● Rock quality is poor - quite chossy. The line in the picture is either off, or goes up an unprotectable gro… View Comment
Jun 27, 2022 Devils Tower > Durrance Approach Direct Southwest 5.11b ● Agree, pitch 3 should be skipped. That being said...I climbed it on Saturday and here's some beta if you de… View Comment

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