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David K

New Paltz, NY
34 years old · Male
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Member Since
Jan 18, 2017
Last Visit: 54 mins ago
151 Points
Point Rank: #5,880 Details
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Best Times to Meet: Always
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.8 5.10b
Sport 5.9 5.10c
Boulders V1
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Mar 21, 2021
Sunset Park > Sunset North
Bubble Bath 5.9
● Coming from the Gunks, this roof was totally chill. Also, coming from the climbing below it, this roof was… View Comment
Mar 21, 2021
Sunset Park > Sunset North
Slip Stream 5.7+
● Anyone who is saying "very well protected" probably stopped at the Bubble Bath anchors--the bottom part is… View Comment
Mar 21, 2021
Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East
Multiple Use Area 5.9
● I'm not sure why the book has this as 1 star, I'd give it at least 2. The name probably comes from the… View Comment
Mar 7, 2021
Sunset Park > Sunset South
Jugular Vein 5.7
● This tends to be wet. Not a bad climb, but probably not worth the walk. View Comment
Mar 5, 2021
Sunset Park > Sunset South
Blonde Ambition 5.7+
● One of the nicest climbs I've been on at sunset! View Comment
Feb 9, 2021
Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East
Razor Worm 5.8+
● The crux is committing and wonderful movement. I was happy to be carrying offset nuts. View Comment

Forum Messages View All 2,831

General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Post Other (Not Awesome) Trad Videos Here
Apr 5, 2021 J S wrote: This one packs a lot into a short timespan:A shitty toprope setupMassive and completely avoidable whipperRandom hikers with a gopro attempting to "rescue" a stuc… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: You asked for it, you got it. Facebook Climber Dat…
Mar 28, 2021 Old lady H wrote: Sloths get some at least every six months??!? Sign me up!Why is a CO FB thing in general climbing, anyway?Pros: Get laid every six months.Cons: It's with… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: You asked for it, you got it. Facebook Climber Dat…
Mar 28, 2021 Somehow, this is relevant to two different MP threads today: View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Smelling salts for grade pushing
Mar 28, 2021 JonasMR wrote: OK, so ya got a monkey fed on ice cream sandwiches, and a sloth with smelling salts. Who sends the V14?The monkey, easy. Humans suck at climbing.Sloths are g… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Small cams
Mar 22, 2021 I agree with those extolling the virtues of the C3s. I was pretty psyched on the Z4s when they first came out, but I've seen just a few too many of them mangled by falls--speci… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Post Other (Not Awesome) Trad Videos Here
Mar 12, 2021 In such a short video we have:Liebacking what looks like a very jammable crackTaking instead of fallingPlacing gear so poorly you can't even take on itPutting your foot behind… View Message

Route Scores View All 142

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 89
● Blonde Ambition
Trad
Sunset Park > Sunset South
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 306
● Prerequisite for Excellence
Trad
Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East
V1 5
 180
● The Crescent
Boulder
Stone Ft (aka Little…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 564
● Son of Easy O
Trad 2 pitches
Gunks > Trapps > c. Frog's Head - the…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 518
● Ants' Line
Trad
Gunks > Trapps > i. High E
V3+ 6A+
 102
● The Lorax
Boulder
Gunks > Trapps Bouldering > Steel Bridge Boulders
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Blonde Ambition Sunset Park > Sunset South
Avg:  89
David:
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
5.7
● Prerequisite for Excellence Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East
Avg:  306
David:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
5.8
● The Crescent Stone Ft (aka Little…
Avg:  180
David:
V1 5 Boulder
V1+
● Son of Easy O Gunks > Trapps > c. Frog's Head - the…
Avg:  564
David:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
5.8+
● Ants' Line Gunks > Trapps > i. High E
Avg:  518
David:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
5.9+
● The Lorax Gunks > Trapps Bouldering > Steel Bridge Boulders
Avg:  102
David:
V3+ 6A+ Boulder