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Jacob Straszynski

California

41 years old · Male

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Dec 12, 2016

Last Visit: 10 hours ago

70 Points
Point Rank: #13,917 Details Drop down

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0 pts - 15 each

1 Routes

10 pts - 10 each

12 Photos

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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders

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Trad	5.11a	5.11d
Sport	5.11d	5.12b

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Aug 3, 2026 High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome Descent Angle Two (1) Followed largely along the top of the ridge, eventually cliffed and backtracked to this pair of pine trees below. One is "smushed" flat. (2) Traverse across from smushed tree below ridge, above slabs. (3) Follow ramp down to "trail". ● Colors indicate perceived sketchiness. Yellow - 3rd/4th class, orange - 4th, green - 3rd. Scribble-width i… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome Descent Angle One (1) Followed largely along the top of the ridge, eventually cliffed and backtracked to this pair of pine trees below. One is "smushed" flat. (2) Traverse across from smushed tree below ridge, above slabs. (3) Follow ramp down to "trail". ● Colors indicate perceived sketchiness. Yellow - 3rd/4th class, orange - 4th, green - 3rd. Scribble-width i… View Comment
Jun 6, 2026 Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Cloudburst Canyon > Tiers > 3rd Tier > Numb Bunion (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b) Anchor bolts and nuts showing rust. ● Submitted badbolts.com/bolt_report_su… View Comment
Sep 11, 2025 Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Echo Summit > Echo Lakes Gold Finger Area ● instagram.com/reel/DLWC003y… Quoting Dave Hatchett here: “My brother and I, along with @mossh… View Comment
Oct 14, 2024 Lake Tahoe > W Shore > Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove > Left Side Left Side \| 2077 5.12a ● I think about upper 10 / low 11 climbing through 3 bolts, and then a pretty powerful crux lieback, then 5.8… View Comment
Jul 23, 2024 Lake Tahoe > S Shore > Armstrong Pass Because It Is There 5.7 ● I look at this thing every time I MTB up to Armstrong pass. Cool to see it up here. Rather old post now! I… View Comment

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Gear > Lost and Found Found: Bail(?) Anchor on Charlotte Dome August 1st Aug 3, 2026 Found an anchor on Charlotte dome. Please describe it and I can mail the pieces to you. View Message
Regional > Northern California Reply: Half Dome's Snake Dike is being retrobolted - get… Jun 15, 2026 Imagine if you could credibly sell a fraction of the hikers trying to get up half dome on the promise of snake dike: half dome, no permits required. Could write an entire book… View Message
Partners > Extended Trips and International Partners Reply: Malaga and El Chorro Nov and Dec Nov 5, 2025 I’m in Tarifa all month. Would love to climb around el choro at some point. Generally free on weekends!Sent my first 5.12 / 7a+ in Tahoe (home base) this year. Hand alway… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Headlamps for alpine climbing 2019 Oct 7, 2021 > Anyone have a climbing anecdote where something over 300 lumens would make or break the climb or vastly improve safety?Yeah, 300 lumens sucks. Doing the descent off Epinep… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Orange (largest) Totem? Worth it? Aug 15, 2019 I find they’re a bit floppy. At that size I’ve also never encountered a flaring placement as my only option (where totems’ versatility vis a vis other non-off… View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Lost: gear sling with a bunch of totems/c4s near E… Jul 24, 2019 Responded on Facebook. If you're still in Tahoe I could save you the trip to the post office. Otherwise I can PM you the address here or FB. Cheers! View Message

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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 25 ● Serrated Edge Trad 4 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Mariuolumne Dome > W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 131 ● Seams to Me Trad Lake Tahoe > … > Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 16 ● Essence Trad, TR Lake Tahoe > … > Wrights Lake > Black Beauty Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 138 ● Black Lassie Sport, Alpine Eastern Sierra > … 1 > Dike Wall > E Face
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 17 ● Fallen Spirits Sport Lake Tahoe > … > Luther Rock > Detox Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 13 ● Flu Variation Sport Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Echo Lakes > Berkeley Camp Rocks

● Serrated Edge

Yosemite NP > … > Mariuolumne Dome > W Face

Avg:	25
Jacob:

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
5.10c

● Seams to Me

Lake Tahoe > … > Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff

Avg:	131
Jacob:

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad

● Essence

Lake Tahoe > … > Wrights Lake > Black Beauty Wall

Avg:	16
Jacob:

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, TR

● Black Lassie

Eastern Sierra > … 1 > Dike Wall > E Face

Avg:	138
Jacob:

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine
5.10d

● Fallen Spirits

Lake Tahoe > … > Luther Rock > Detox Wall

Avg:	17
Jacob:

5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport

● Flu Variation

Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Echo Lakes > Berkeley Camp Rocks

Avg:	13
Jacob:

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport