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2 days ago Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs > Sliding Board (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R) Chris Bonington on Sliding Board ● Cannot remember might have been a local or someone I was guiding that day as I owned the IME Climbing Schoo… View Comment
Feb 26, 2026 S Central Utah > … > San Rafael Swel… > Mexican Mtn Rd… > El Sombrero > N Dihedral (aka Just… (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b A1) The Just Another BBQ Tower. The route takes the central dihedral then up right above the overhang to a vague crack/groove system. ● Probably no second ascent to date 2026. View Comment
Dec 15, 2025 S Central Utah > Hanksville Area > Maze District > Cleopatra's Chair Regular Route 5.8 A0 ● Very fun climb ... found the crux was the driving to the formation . View Comment
Nov 8, 2025 Grand Junction… > Colorado Nation… > Kissing Couple… > Kissing Couple > Long Dong Wall (aka B… (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C0) The squeeze! Top of pitch five. ● Great route. View Comment
Aug 21, 2025 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotted Wolf… My Girl V3 ● Its just a suggestion that its not used a bouldering area as its still a quiet place and from what I have s… View Comment
May 30, 2025 Southeast Utah > Grand County > Castle Valley > Castleton Tower The Bjornstad Traverse ( The Girdle of Castleton Tower) 5.10 C1 ● Twenty four years since the First Ascent in 2001 and just one repeat in 2017.. Lost souls. View Comment
Dec 31, 2024 Southeast Utah > San Juan County > 191 South > Pocket Walls > Peninsula Wall Pockets Full Of Sunshine 5.8 ● Nice to see a trad climb ... 99% of New "climbs " are boulders or sport climbs... Stick at it lads View Comment
Dec 11, 2024 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotted Wolf… My Girl V3 ● If you are just interested in seeing your name on a broken off bit of rock go somewhere else. This is a roc… View Comment
Nov 30, 2024 WM: N Conway > 02. Humphrey's… > 3. Dedication Area Soul Survivor 5.11a ● On FA followed Joe up pitch 2 and climbed it free . View Comment
Nov 7, 2024 Europe > … > England > Lake District > Borrowdale Valley > Eagle Crag Post Mortem E4 5c ( 5.11 ) 5.11- ● Only nine years later Steve ... Nuts had been invented... View Comment
Oct 20, 2024 S Central Utah > … > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > E Crags (DBC Ca… > Day of Atonement (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Andy Ross and Jim Howe attempting to overcome the final 5.6 section on Day of Atonement.... ● Yes just a bit of fun ... View Comment
Sep 29, 2024 Southern Nevada > … > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > E Face > Y2K (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Leading pitch 1 (note gear supplementing bolts). ● This first pitch had been climbed previously and bolts were in place when the rest of the pitches were adde… View Comment
Sep 23, 2024 Cathedral Ledge IME 1975 The Start ● Bill Aughton still lives in North Conway View Comment
Sep 23, 2024 Grand Junction… > Palisade > Things Of Beaut… > Black Tower (C1+) With permission...second ascent. ● The loosest of all the Garfield Towers. View Comment
Sep 13, 2024 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > R Crags (Two Finger C… Phoenix 5.8+ PG13 ● Was 82 on this climb ...joints a bit creaky !! My last climb on the swell . View Comment
Apr 28, 2024 S Central Utah > … > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotte… > My Girl (V3 6A) Bouldering from permission Abraham collection ● I thought the guy on the right looked like you? View Comment
Apr 24, 2024 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotted Wolf… My Girl V3 ● Waste of time carrying mattresses into the Eastern Reef , and this boulder has been messed with by none mat… View Comment
Mar 7, 2024 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swell - South Eastern Reef Area.. AKA The Sandstone Alps ● To Mindy ... Well yes ... I did think of this .... it would be an amazing expedition... would be very compl… View Comment
Jan 4, 2024 Cathedral Ledge Historic Pic...Paul Ross Jimmy Dunn. EMS Intructors about 1973. ● First thing we put in the IME shop was a foosball table... Retail is not fun . ! View Comment
Nov 21, 2023 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotted Wolf… My Girl V3 ● Not a bouldering area . Lots of scope for multi pitch rock climbs . View Comment
Oct 12, 2023 Southeast Utah > Grand County > Castle Valley > Castleton Tower The Bjornstad Traverse ( The Girdle of Castleton Tower) 5.10 C1 ● Twenty three Years have passed since the first ascent of the Bjornstad Traverse and no third ascent of a cl… View Comment
Oct 12, 2023 Yosemite NP 1973 .. Some weird bloke kept coming to the Brit Campsite .. I think he was after our corn flakes ? Thats my VW in the background .. Driven from NH with H. Barber ● I know Joe I thought it might be George ? View Comment
Oct 11, 2023 S Central Utah > … > San Rafael Swel… > San Rafael Cany… > Good Water Tower > High Tolerance (5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b) Summit! ● Good one ... Stick at it .. View Comment
Jun 5, 2023 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swell - South Red Stripe Canyon (near Viewfinder Towers) ● Missed These ...Damn View Comment
Apr 17, 2023 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > O Crags (Three Finger… 1200' of more Fun 5.7 ● All I can say to those freaked out on this climb is an indication of the trend in todays climbing that no… View Comment
Apr 10, 2023 Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point Can't remember which route, scan of a print, spring 2004? ● Ross's Crack . 5.10 ? View Comment
Mar 8, 2023 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Weasel Formation Devastator Tower 5.9+ ● We Were Kidding View Comment
Mar 8, 2023 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Weasel Formation Devastator Tower - South Face C2 ● WE WERE KIDDING View Comment
Jan 9, 2023 Yosemite NP 1973 .. Some weird bloke kept coming to the Brit Campsite .. I think he was after our corn flakes ? Thats my VW in the background .. Driven from NH with H. Barber ● Sure has ... Its totally different ,adventure and freedom meant lots of fun . View Comment
Nov 14, 2022 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Weasel Formation Belfry Tower. Brits in the Belfry 5.11c C1 ● Well done John ... I don't think the route on the south side of the spire has had a second ascent ? View Comment
Oct 29, 2022 Southeast Utah > Grand County > Fisher Towers > Ancient Art > Stolen Chimney (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A0) Aaron Shupp demonstrating "jump 'n' hump" method on diving board ● Elegant move View Comment
Oct 15, 2022 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > B Crags (Spotted Wolf… The Great North Ridge 5.6 ● Glad you had fun ... Yes more of a mini expedition in a great area View Comment
Oct 14, 2022 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Area.. A… B Crags (Spotted Wolf Canyon) ● When the roads are damp you should not enter ... That's what causes the problems ... However they are usual… View Comment
Oct 14, 2022 S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swell - South Eastern Reef Area.. AKA The Sandstone Alps ● Of course, the condition of the roads change due to storms ... That's the desert ... Next time it is usual… View Comment
Aug 26, 2022 Cannon Cliff > Big Wall > Labyrinth Wall Direct (5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c) Paul Ross on the first ascent.... bivy above pitch 5th July 1971. This was Ross's very first climb on Cannon. ● On the climb ..placing a piton splinter of rock hit me ... not bad! View Comment
Aug 6, 2022 S Central Utah > … > San Rafael Swel… > Eastern Reef Ar… > O Crags (Three… > Knights-Errant (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) Paul and Chris on the summit ...... 70 and 73 ... ● Not really other stuff made it far less fun ... mainly DW. View Comment

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