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Sasha Timkovich

Huntersville, NC
49 years old · Male

Member Since
Sep 14, 2016
Last Visit: 9 hours ago
248 Points
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Trad 5.10b 5.11a
Sport 5.11a 5.11b
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
Watch Your Nutellas
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Climbed as one long pitch starting on BEE. I took alpine draws for BEE to reduce any possible rope drag and then QD's for the upper three bolts to limit the potential for a ledge fall. I was tired and my feet were sweaty so this mantel felt harder than it should have. The rail is solid crimps so it's pretty straight forward to lean back left and get a high right foot. Then mantel up and right to get your left foot up on the rail. From there I moved a little up and right using the texture of the slopers above to walk my feet up until I could get enough purchase to climb to the anchor.
Sport, TR
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 16
Bacon, Egg & Easy
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Super simple walk up. I think I could have done this in approach shoes if not heading for Nutellas above.
Sport, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 28
Daddy Day Care
Feb 22, 2026 · Follow. The start was tough for an 8 and the traverse is tricky. I could stand up and shuffle my feet across, but then couldn't see to clean the gear, let alone place it! Will went through the traverse hunched & scrunched over so he could use the crack for his hands and place gear. The toughest move was turning up into the vertical crack. I was tired and my hands hurt, so I found the start of the crack difficult but it probably would not have been so bad if I had not been so tired. Finger cams all the way. I don't think he used anything bigger than a #1??
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 23
Wondercrack
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. I led the first pitch and Will led the second pitch. To start the crack, I placed two cams above and below the chockstone, doing my best to equalize them. I pulled a flat rock out of the crack above and sent it down the cliff. Finger jam and smear my right foot on the heavily textured wall while I worked my left foot up on a block in the chimney. I think I actually was able to knee bar in the chimney to help me move my hands up. I did my best to hand jam with my left hand above the chockstone so I could clip the bolt with my right hand. Use the crimp by the bolt to match hands, move my feet across and gain the much better crack past the bolt. From here it was much easier, but still committing and required a lot of arm/core strength. I got in a few more finger cams as I moved across then up and right. I needed a couple of bigger cams to protect the wide crack above. A 3, 4, or 5 would have been nice. Avoid the loose block in the crack just before the anchors. It was solid enough to pull on (carefully) but I cannot place gear around it. On the second pitch, Will placed a single finger cam in the horizontal crack. I think it was around a 0.5 The moves up past the first bolt are the crux. I need to move right to a side pull to help me gain my right foot on the small depression that looks better from below than from above. From there I can use the obvious nubs to move left and then up. A 70m rope will not get to the ground on rappel from the high anchors.
Trad 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 42
S Crack
Feb 22, 2026 · Follow. I found the S crack much more awkward than my first follow. Maybe I just messed up the feet but I never felt as smooth as I did when I first followed this. The upper slab headwall, I also messed up the foot sequence. I kept having to step over my and across my body. This did not inspire confidence.
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 3
The Overachiever
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Redpoint. I had to work out the hand sequence on the low jugs and work my feet up on what little I could smear to get up the flake. I think I had a left hand on the obvious low jug and my right hand on a slopping ledge to start. Right foot on a small dish/nub and my left foot as high up under the lip as I could get it. Pull and press/smear to get my right hand across my body and up to the mid flake horn, keeping my feet on the wall as much as I could. Once I gained the horn, bring my right foot up the flake. Then I worked my left foot under, around, and over my right foot to get it on something positive on the flake. At this point I could stand up quite easily. I placed a 0.5 cam in the top of the flake so that it would not interfere with my send or Will's follow. The bulge above was certainly a second crux! Very sloppy with only a few small crimps set either too close to the edge or too far back. The single bolt did not inspire a lot of confidence. Consider moving way right to easier terrain.
Trad, TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Watch Your Nutellas Big Rock Mountain > Upper Shaman Wall
 10
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, TR
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Climbed as one long pitch starting on BEE. I took alpine draws for BEE to reduce any possible rope drag and then QD's for the upper three bolts to limit the potential for a ledge fall. I was tired and my feet were sweaty so this mantel felt harder than it should have. The rail is solid crimps so it's pretty straight forward to lean back left and get a high right foot. Then mantel up and right to get your left foot up on the rail. From there I moved a little up and right using the texture of the slopers above to walk my feet up until I could get enough purchase to climb to the anchor.
Bacon, Egg & Easy Big Rock Mountain > Upper Shaman Wall
 16
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Sport, TR
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Super simple walk up. I think I could have done this in approach shoes if not heading for Nutellas above.
Daddy Day Care Big Rock Mountain > Upper Shaman Wall
 28
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Feb 22, 2026 · Follow. The start was tough for an 8 and the traverse is tricky. I could stand up and shuffle my feet across, but then couldn't see to clean the gear, let alone place it! Will went through the traverse hunched & scrunched over so he could use the crack for his hands and place gear. The toughest move was turning up into the vertical crack. I was tired and my hands hurt, so I found the start of the crack difficult but it probably would not have been so bad if I had not been so tired. Finger cams all the way. I don't think he used anything bigger than a #1??
Wondercrack Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
 23
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. I led the first pitch and Will led the second pitch. To start the crack, I placed two cams above and below the chockstone, doing my best to equalize them. I pulled a flat rock out of the crack above and sent it down the cliff. Finger jam and smear my right foot on the heavily textured wall while I worked my left foot up on a block in the chimney. I think I actually was able to knee bar in the chimney to help me move my hands up. I did my best to hand jam with my left hand above the chockstone so I could clip the bolt with my right hand. Use the crimp by the bolt to match hands, move my feet across and gain the much better crack past the bolt. From here it was much easier, but still committing and required a lot of arm/core strength. I got in a few more finger cams as I moved across then up and right. I needed a couple of bigger cams to protect the wide crack above. A 3, 4, or 5 would have been nice. Avoid the loose block in the crack just before the anchors. It was solid enough to pull on (carefully) but I cannot place gear around it. On the second pitch, Will placed a single finger cam in the horizontal crack. I think it was around a 0.5 The moves up past the first bolt are the crux. I need to move right to a side pull to help me gain my right foot on the small depression that looks better from below than from above. From there I can use the obvious nubs to move left and then up. A 70m rope will not get to the ground on rappel from the high anchors.
S Crack Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
 42
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Feb 22, 2026 · Follow. I found the S crack much more awkward than my first follow. Maybe I just messed up the feet but I never felt as smooth as I did when I first followed this. The upper slab headwall, I also messed up the foot sequence. I kept having to step over my and across my body. This did not inspire confidence.
The Overachiever Big Rock Mountain > Arch Wall
 3
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, TR
Feb 22, 2026 · Lead / Redpoint. I had to work out the hand sequence on the low jugs and work my feet up on what little I could smear to get up the flake. I think I had a left hand on the obvious low jug and my right hand on a slopping ledge to start. Right foot on a small dish/nub and my left foot as high up under the lip as I could get it. Pull and press/smear to get my right hand across my body and up to the mid flake horn, keeping my feet on the wall as much as I could. Once I gained the horn, bring my right foot up the flake. Then I worked my left foot under, around, and over my right foot to get it on something positive on the flake. At this point I could stand up quite easily. I placed a 0.5 cam in the top of the flake so that it would not interfere with my send or Will's follow. The bulge above was certainly a second crux! Very sloppy with only a few small crimps set either too close to the edge or too far back. The single bolt did not inspire a lot of confidence. Consider moving way right to easier terrain.

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