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Kristian Solem

Monrovia, CA

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Member Since

Apr 2, 2004

Last Visit: 12 mins ago

510 Points
Point Rank: #2,390 Details

1 Areas

15 pts - 15 each

8 Routes

80 pts - 10 each

83 Photos

415 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

0 Page Improvements

0 pts - 1 each

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders

Favorite Climbs

Esto Power, Carson Kodas (@Courtright res.) / AstroMan (Yosemite) / Spook Book (@The Needles) / Black President (@Joshua Tree)

Other Interests

Pilates, photography, high fidelity audio, writing.

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I started climbing in the Gunks in 1973, moved to California in '81.

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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 5 ● Scarface Dec 9, 2021 · Lead / Redpoint. Summer 1993(?) 1st go I took the flyer getting up to the third bolt. I got geeked, lost my composure, and biffed it. That one cooked me for the day, came back and sent about a week later. Trad Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 2 ● The Gold Standard Aug 27, 2021 · Lead. FA: 09/1990 Sport, Alpine Western Sierra > … > Courtright Rese… > Voyager Rock
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 372 ● Coarse and Buggy Dec 12, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Must have been around 1990 with Hugh Smith Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 27 ● The Sowsuckle Nov 24, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Did this one in 1999. Mayville had told me to do it. I took that as an order. When Patty Miklus, Bruce Bourassa, and I walked up to it I'd never laid eyes on it. Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 2 ● Top Secret Nov 13, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Sometime early '90's with Herb Laeger. FWIW Herb liked climbing with double ropes. This will become evident when you do this climb. Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Western Sierra > … 1 2 > S Face > Upper Tier
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R 1 ● Wardance Nov 13, 2020 · 2 pitches. Lead / Flash. First time I did this was mid 90's with Herb Laeger. It was an instant favorite, and I did that pitch just about every time I was up at those routes which, over the years, was a lot of times. FWIW it's a two pitch climb. I'll explain in the comments. Trad, Alpine Western Sierra > … 1 2 > S Face > Upper Tier

● Scarface

Tahquitz & Suic… > … > (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad

Dec 9, 2021 · Lead / Redpoint. Summer 1993(?) 1st go I took the flyer getting up to the third bolt. I got geeked, lost my composure, and biffed it. That one cooked me for the day, came back and sent about a week later.

● The Gold Standard

Western Sierra > … > Courtright Rese… > Voyager Rock

5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport, Alpine

Aug 27, 2021 · Lead. FA: 09/1990

● Coarse and Buggy

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face

372

5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad

Dec 12, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Must have been around 1990 with Hugh Smith

● The Sowsuckle

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face

5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad

Nov 24, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Did this one in 1999. Mayville had told me to do it. I took that as an order. When Patty Miklus, Bruce Bourassa, and I walked up to it I'd never laid eyes on it.

● Top Secret

Western Sierra > … 1 2 > S Face > Upper Tier

5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad, Alpine 2 pitches

Nov 13, 2020 · Lead / Onsight. Sometime early '90's with Herb Laeger. FWIW Herb liked climbing with double ropes. This will become evident when you do this climb.

● Wardance

Western Sierra > … 1 2 > S Face > Upper Tier

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R Trad, Alpine

Nov 13, 2020 · 2 pitches. Lead / Flash. First time I did this was mid 90's with Herb Laeger. It was an instant favorite, and I did that pitch just about every time I was up at those routes which, over the years, was a lot of times. FWIW it's a two pitch climb. I'll explain in the comments.