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Andrew Rice

Los Angeles, CA
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Member Since
Jan 25, 2016
Last Visit: 3 hours ago
11 Points
Point Rank: #28,026 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.9 5.10c
Sport 5.11a 5.11a
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Formerly "Señor Arroz."
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Jan 28, 2022
Southern-Wester… > … > Shuteye Ridge > Shuteye Creek Area > Gray Eagle > Great Depression
Decade 5.9 5.7
● How is a climb with a 5.9 pitch rated 5.7? View Comment
Jan 26, 2020
Joshua Tree NP > … > Indian Cove Cam… > Indian Cove CG… > Moosedog Tower > Tranquility (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b)
This is the route Tranquility follows if you read the guides written by Alan Bartlett, Randy Vogel, or the old guide by John Wolfe and Bob Dominick. You don't walk around to the right above the roof, you move left to the exposed arete. This felt like 5.6, maybe 5.5 to me.
● Agree with this. The arete on the left is heady but fun. View Comment
Dec 8, 2019
Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > Dairy Queen Wall > Dairy Queen Wall - Le…
Leap Erickson 5.10b
● 60 meter is too short for TRing this. Even with about a 10-foot anchor extension up top my 70 meter was jus… View Comment
Dec 8, 2019
Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > Dairy Queen Wall > Dairy Queen Wall - Le…
Leap Year Flake 5.7
● Terrific climb. Surprised this one isn't more well known. The flake, proper, is one of the coolest rock fea… View Comment
Nov 6, 2019
Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side > Left Ski Track (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b)
Climbing topo for Left Ski Track at Tahquitz. The most up to date version of this topo can always be found at https://bitbucket.org/ben-crowell/tahquitz .
● It might be a race to the bottom on who sucks worse at climbing but I appreciate the invitation and may be… View Comment
Nov 4, 2019
Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side > Left Ski Track (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b)
Climbing topo for Left Ski Track at Tahquitz. The most up to date version of this topo can always be found at https://bitbucket.org/ben-crowell/tahquitz .
● Hey Ben, first, thanks for your great topos. I really like them. I'll try to describe this accurately. When… View Comment

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Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 19, 2024 Ricky Harline wrote: I guess not wanting a via ferrata on rock that wouldn't make for a good climb just seems like climbers shitting on a different discipline, but what a s… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 16, 2024 Ricky Harline wrote: I think there have been some really good and valid concerns raised in this thread regarding a via ferrata in the valley, but under the right condition… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Yosemite's First Via Ferratta?
Apr 15, 2024 The railing of the Curry Village skating rink makes a nice via ferrata in winter.  View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Cat (& climbers) rescued from First Flatiron
Apr 4, 2024 Sam Pugh wrote: LMAO this person offers a course on climbing with cats?? I wonder if he was with a "client" when they needed to be rescued.Also, isn't this illegal if he do… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Climbing with a PICC line/port
Mar 19, 2024 Picc lines are pretty fragile and prone to breaking. I had that happen on a Friday afternoon with one I was depending on for IV antibiotics after a perforated appendix. Hospita… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Trad rack for j tree what should I bring.
Mar 19, 2024 Crotch Robbins wrote: 1 set of offset nuts. Double set of cams from tips to fists. Single #4 camalot. Bigger only if you are into offwidths. Fingers and below I like one re… View Message

Route Scores View All 20

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 964
● White Lightning
Trad
Joshua Tree NP > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 240
● Kathmandu
Sport
Los Angeles Basin > … > Malibu Creek SP > Ghetto Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 7
● Dragon Breath
Sport
San Bernardino… > … > Coven > Dragon Breath Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 85
● McStain
Sport
Joshua Tree NP > … > Campfire Crag Area > Campfire Crag - S Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 36
● Axis of Evil
Sport
Los Angeles Basin > … > Tick Rock > Upper Buttress
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 396
● Shark's Fin Arete
Sport
Sierra Eastside > … > Alabama Hills N… > Shark's Fin
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● White Lightning Joshua Tree NP > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
Avg:  964
Andrew:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Kathmandu Los Angeles Basin > … > Malibu Creek SP > Ghetto Wall
Avg:  240
Andrew:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Dragon Breath San Bernardino… > … > Coven > Dragon Breath Wall
Avg:  7
Andrew:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● McStain Joshua Tree NP > … > Campfire Crag Area > Campfire Crag - S Face
Avg:  85
Andrew:
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Axis of Evil Los Angeles Basin > … > Tick Rock > Upper Buttress
Avg:  36
Andrew:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Shark's Fin Arete Sierra Eastside > … > Alabama Hills N… > Shark's Fin
Avg:  396
Andrew:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
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