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Patrick M

Greely Hill, CA
38 years old · Male

Member Since
Jul 31, 2015
Last Visit: 30 mins ago
10 Points
Point Rank: #36,193 DetailsDrop down

Likes Trad, Sport, Boulders
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Oct 6, 2015
Climbed this around 09/17/2015 with a 70m rope and was able to reach all the rap stations safely. There we… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 149

General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Hauling robot
Jan 21, 2026 Haha I’m 100% joking.  Me and my buds have spent may hours hanging at belays theorizing about such a machine  View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Hauling robot
Jan 21, 2026 Why do you guys want to take all the fun out of climbing big walls!!!! Next we’re gonna be rapping in and auto-hauling ourselves up pitches! View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: boulders in yosemite okay to climb?
Jan 7, 2026 Your biggest issue is going to be humidity from the ground being wet.  Many parts of the valley floor don’t see sunlight at this time of the year.  Humidity wil… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Are there any more detailed write ups on pendulums?
Dec 25, 2025 I’d keep researching the topic, there’s more books on bigwall techniques with better explanations and pictures than I can give you on here.  The technique in t… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Are there any more detailed write ups on pendulums?
Dec 25, 2025 Most of the time, if your leader performed a pendulum during their pitch, you’ll either lower out from the belay anchor or a fixed piece of gear on the pitch.  Typic… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Tips/Tricks/etc on when to put knots in the end of…
Dec 19, 2025 Jugging with the weight of a climbing rope really that big of deal?  I don’t work out or train and I’ve never got to the top of a pitch and felt like the weigh… View Message

Route Scores View All 13

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2
 195
The Prow
Trad, Aid 12 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3
 17
Never Never Land
Aid 20 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
East Face (aka East Pillar)
Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
 505
Regular Northwest Face of Half D…
Trad, Aid 23 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C3
 183
Zodiac
Aid 16 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3 PG13
 72
The Shield
Trad, Aid 30 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Prow Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > I. Washington Column
Avg:  195
Patrick:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 Trad, Aid 12 pitches
Never Never Land Yosemite NP > … > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face
Avg:  17
Patrick:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 Aid 20 pitches
5.9 C3+
East Face (aka East Pillar) High Sierra > 14 - Whitney &… > Mt Barnard E Peak (ak…
Avg:  10
Patrick:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
Regular Northwest Face of H… Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 1. Northwest Face
Avg:  505
Patrick:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 Trad, Aid 23 pitches
Zodiac Yosemite NP > … > B. El Capitan > 3. Southeast Face
Avg:  183
Patrick:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C3 Aid 16 pitches
The Shield Yosemite NP > … > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face
Avg:  72
Patrick:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3 PG13 Trad, Aid 30 pitches
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