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Phinch

Pacifica, ca
50 years old · Male
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Member Since
Jul 15, 2016
Last Visit: Oct 5, 2026
20 Points
Point Rank: #28,350 DetailsDrop down
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Best Times to Meet: M-F Lunchtime
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.6 5.7
Sport 5.7 5.9
Boulders V0
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 29
● The Breakfast Club
Trad 4 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > School Rock > 1. Main - Left
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 1,457
● Snake Dike
Trad 9 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 186
● Degeneration
Trad, TR
San Francisco B… > … > Falls Area > Waterfall Cliff
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 1,028
● The Grack - Center
Trad 3 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 37
● 00-06
Sport
Western Nevada > … > Castle Rock > School Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,551
● Corrugation Corner
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Main Wall > Main Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Breakfast Club Lake Tahoe > … > School Rock > 1. Main - Left
 29
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
● Snake Dike Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
 1,457
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 9 pitches
● Degeneration San Francisco B… > … > Falls Area > Waterfall Cliff
 186
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
● The Grack - Center Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area
 1,028
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
● 00-06 Western Nevada > … > Castle Rock > School Rock
 37
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Sport
● Corrugation Corner Lake Tahoe > … > Main Wall > Main Wall
 1,551
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 1,457
● Snake Dike
Oct 12, 2024 · 8 pitches. Lead / Onsight. Brad, Rick, Taiga, Kai. 5:30am Saturday Oct 12, 2024 wake up, pour coffee, eat breakfast, load food from Bear box into pack. 5:45am get in car to glacier point. 6:45am get dropped off at Glacier Point and begin hiking 8 miles to the base of the Snake Dike climb. Starting on the beautiful Panorama Trail to the John Muir Trail, then to the Snake Dike Approach. 1:30pm we got to the base of the climb after battling a climber's tough approach. After a quick lunch, we prep for the climb. 2:00pm On Belay. We start the first of 8 pitches on Snake Dike. ~6:24pm Sun goes down, we are just reaching pitch 4. 7:34pm pitch 5, I took a picture of the comet known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over El Capitan. 9:30pm we flash our flashlights down to the our families upper pines camp ground and they flash back. ~10pm we make it to the top of pitch 8 even though I made it a 9th pitch in the dark. We set up on a 4 person short rope to complete the 1000ft mostly unprotected scramble to the summit. 11:06pm we top out 11:21pm we find the cables and begin our decent 11:51pm we get down from the cables on to solid ground. We begin the trek almost 9 miles back to camp. 3:01am surprise rendezvous with Mike and Kevin. They brought energy and home baked goods; and they literally helped lighten the load. 7:00am we make it to Kevin's car 7:05am we make it back to camp as say hello to our relieved loved ones 7:30am Sunday morning: asleep.
Trad 9 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 95
● Dry December
Aug 31, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Good sustained route. Rappell was weird. Bolt hangers only up top.
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
San Francisco B… > … > Pine Canyon > Pagoda Rock
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 94
● The Pillar
Aug 31, 2024 · Follow. Only did pitch 1 twice. Seems harder than grade. I feel like holds may have busted off. Maybe 5.9+
Trad 2 pitches
San Francisco B… > … > Pine Canyon > Pagoda Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 138
● Ham and Cheese
Aug 18, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Linked first two pitches, then rapped down. Then did 3 pitches and hiked down.
Trad 3 pitches
Lake Tahoe > … > Hogsback > Hogwild
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 31
● The Goblet
Oct 8, 2023 · TR. took the kids
Trad, TR
Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 4. Goodrich Pinnacle…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
● Unknown face climb right
Jul 1, 2021 · TR.
TR
Lake Tahoe > … > Pie Shop > Pie Shop Rdside Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Snake Dike Yosemite NP > … > D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
 1,457
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 9 pitches
Oct 12, 2024 · 8 pitches. Lead / Onsight. Brad, Rick, Taiga, Kai. 5:30am Saturday Oct 12, 2024 wake up, pour coffee, eat breakfast, load food from Bear box into pack. 5:45am get in car to glacier point. 6:45am get dropped off at Glacier Point and begin hiking 8 miles to the base of the Snake Dike climb. Starting on the beautiful Panorama Trail to the John Muir Trail, then to the Snake Dike Approach. 1:30pm we got to the base of the climb after battling a climber's tough approach. After a quick lunch, we prep for the climb. 2:00pm On Belay. We start the first of 8 pitches on Snake Dike. ~6:24pm Sun goes down, we are just reaching pitch 4. 7:34pm pitch 5, I took a picture of the comet known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over El Capitan. 9:30pm we flash our flashlights down to the our families upper pines camp ground and they flash back. ~10pm we make it to the top of pitch 8 even though I made it a 9th pitch in the dark. We set up on a 4 person short rope to complete the 1000ft mostly unprotected scramble to the summit. 11:06pm we top out 11:21pm we find the cables and begin our decent 11:51pm we get down from the cables on to solid ground. We begin the trek almost 9 miles back to camp. 3:01am surprise rendezvous with Mike and Kevin. They brought energy and home baked goods; and they literally helped lighten the load. 7:00am we make it to Kevin's car 7:05am we make it back to camp as say hello to our relieved loved ones 7:30am Sunday morning: asleep.
● Dry December San Francisco B… > … > Pine Canyon > Pagoda Rock
 95
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Aug 31, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Good sustained route. Rappell was weird. Bolt hangers only up top.
● The Pillar San Francisco B… > … > Pine Canyon > Pagoda Rock
 94
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Aug 31, 2024 · Follow. Only did pitch 1 twice. Seems harder than grade. I feel like holds may have busted off. Maybe 5.9+
● Ham and Cheese Lake Tahoe > … > Hogsback > Hogwild
 138
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Aug 18, 2024 · Lead / Onsight. Linked first two pitches, then rapped down. Then did 3 pitches and hiked down.
● The Goblet Yosemite NP > … > I. Glacier Poin… > 4. Goodrich Pinnacle…
 31
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Oct 8, 2023 · TR. took the kids
● Unknown face climb right Lake Tahoe > … > Pie Shop > Pie Shop Rdside Crag
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Jul 1, 2021 · TR.

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Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 0 0 0
Last Year 0 0 0
5 Years 16 5 4
All Time 31 17 15

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