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May 21, 2026
Sorry Alois! I’m glad you clarified. Amazing that you can correct the historical record here, almost 40 y… View Comment
May 7, 2026
Hold Tight Till Footing’s Right is in the guidebooks. I led the Finger Bowl onsight a couple years ago. I… View Comment
May 7, 2026
The previous comment needs some clarification. Where the flake fell off, there is now an arching crack. S… View Comment
May 7, 2026
Disagree that this is horribly bolted or “needs to be fixed”. Thanks to Darrell and Marty for extending it… View Comment
Oct 9, 2025
I did this variation in 2017. It wasn't a "first ascent" then either. youtube.com/watch?v=EnpkEvl… View Comment
Oct 2, 2025
I talked to both Spencer and Dale on the phone after leading this route last season. Both remembered it cr… View Comment
Mar 11, 2025
This looks killer!! Great find. Is there video? I'd love to see it View Comment
Mar 5, 2025
How funny that this route name has been “redacted”. After climbing, dad and I stopped for a burger at the… View Comment
Aug 30, 2024
^^ Ben and Aden on Ante Meridiem, photo by me View Comment
Apr 2, 2024
Thanks Matt! It is a cool problem and definitely a committing move at the lip. View Comment
Mar 7, 2024
Nice one! It is classy of you to give us credit for the FA. But I'm sure if we had climbed this, one of u… View Comment
Nov 24, 2023
I remember this being a great short route on really nice rock. Surely a stiff onsight – it’s hard to see t… View Comment
May 26, 2023
Many thanks to the latest wave of explorers, out crashing through the brush and sharing their finds. I can… View Comment
Mar 12, 2023
The original/direct start is a fun boulder problem on great rock and dead obvious. Can't figure out how sk… View Comment
Feb 13, 2023
Photo by me. Sigh. I remember this day. RIP Vern. View Comment
Jan 14, 2023
That is me belaying. I remember this day. RIP gentle soul View Comment
Dec 12, 2022
Kevin Worrall, that was just awesome to read. You are a great writer and it's always a pleasure to come ac… View Comment
Aug 1, 2022
Virgin Gorda bouldering: youtube.com/playlist?list=P… View Comment
Jul 9, 2022
Alex Miller. We were up there bouldering on the 4th and heard and saw the helicopter while hiking out. When… View Comment
May 21, 2022
Looks like some great stuff heretic. It's cool to see these photos and descriptions. Nice finds! View Comment
Apr 22, 2022
nope View Comment
Jan 25, 2022
I’ve watched every video I could find and never seen one that shows all the moves. The only video I’ve see… View Comment
Jan 25, 2022
Awesome, unique hidden gem. I’ve driven by that hill 1000x, can’t believe I’d never heard of this until no… View Comment
Sep 8, 2021
How the hell did you guys ever find this spot! Great description as usual JJ. Awesome problem, well worth… View Comment
Jul 14, 2021
Bachar described the FA in a 2007 supertopo post supertopo.com/climbing/thre… View Comment
Jun 25, 2021
^^ these clips all show a one-handed dyno. Here is the actual (both hands) Double Dyno: youtu.be/UvGp2uZ1… View Comment
May 17, 2021
A friend of mine went to check out this problem and told me holds had broken off. I was in the area and we… View Comment
May 14, 2021
Seems too obvious to mention but... if you didn't top out, you didn't send. View Comment
May 8, 2021
First known ascent = Darshan Whether or not it had ever been climbed before, it was awesome watching you p… View Comment
May 1, 2021
I agree the vision of the FA party should be respected, whether one thinks they drilled too many bolts or t… View Comment
Apr 30, 2021
Vern Clevenger and Tom Higgins are legends from a different time. It would have been awesome to test mysel… View Comment
Nov 30, 2020
Awesome! This is a proud line. It looks like the photo is a video still - I'd love to see that clip. Nic… View Comment
Oct 29, 2019
Is the name a joke? I guess I agree it would be classic if it were longer.... like 30x longer. View Comment
Sep 24, 2019
Great climb. Shame about the unnecessary lead bolts on the first pitch. View Comment
Aug 1, 2019
Great thread. Spent my first day at the Brickyard recently and loved it. Here's a clip showing the current… View Comment
Jul 29, 2019
Echoing the above comments, thanks JJ for this awesome page. When you only have one day, good beta makes a… View Comment
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