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Ben Kiessel

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Mar 9, 2004
Last Visit: 18 hours ago
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Apr 10, 2026
Durango > E Animas > D. Bedrock
Team Spirit 5.11a
● Is this the route that can be used to access Freebase? View Comment
Apr 10, 2026
Durango > E Animas > D. Bedrock
Sketchy Thread 5.10c R
● Doesn’t Sketchy Tread have a first pitch that comes in from down and right? View Comment
Feb 8, 2026
Southwest Utah > Zion NP > Bridge Mountain > Bridge Mtn Base
ACL Arete 5.10
● If 3 bolts were placed on the upper route it could easily be rappelled with a single 70m. One bolt next to… View Comment
Jan 5, 2026
Southwest Utah > Zion NP > Streaked Wall > Tale of the Scorpion (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a A3+)
To hook or nail a sawed off?
● Having two of those BD Grappling Hooks was very helpful for all of those holes. View Comment
Nov 21, 2025
Southeast Utah > Grand County > Kane Springs Canyon
Brad in 2022 below one of the two rarely climbed Kane creek twin towers.
● No, it’s one of two big undocumented towers up Kane creek. View Comment
Oct 17, 2025
Southeast Utah > San Juan County > Blanding > Arch Canyon
Another smaller tower about a mile up from the campsite
● Proctologist Finger View Comment

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Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
BD Ultralight’s (sold)
Feb 8, 2024 sold View Message
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Reply: FS: OR Cirque 2 Pants
Mar 8, 2022 this is the size chart off the OR website… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
FS: OR Cirque 2 Pants
Mar 8, 2022 I have two pairs of Outdoor Research Cirque 2 Pants that haven’t been worn.  One is Black and size large, the other is Saddle(brown) and size medium.  Retail is… View Message
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FS: Sold
Dec 20, 2021 sold View Message
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Reply: FS: Petzl Nomic Ice Tools
Aug 22, 2020 Bump View Message
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Reply: Sold
Jul 18, 2020 The tent sold View Message

Route Scores View All 394

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C2+ R
 3
● Squad Goals
Trad, Aid 8 pitches
Southeast Utah > … > Texas Canyon > Longhorn
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 13
● Macadelic
Sport
Durango > E Animas > E Byrd's
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 68
● Childhood's End
Trad, Sport 12 pitches
S Platte > Big Rock Candy Mountain
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
 49
● Question of Balance
Trad 5 pitches
Taos Area > Questa Dome > Questa Dome
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 36
● Cinderella Story
Sport
Durango > Golf Wall > C. Right Side
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 27
● Burt and Ernie's Tourney
Sport
Durango > Golf Wall > C. Right Side
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Squad Goals Southeast Utah > … > Texas Canyon > Longhorn
Avg:  3
Ben:
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C2+ R Trad, Aid 8 pitches
5.10 C2+ R
● Macadelic Durango > E Animas > E Byrd's
Avg:  13
Ben:
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Childhood's End S Platte > Big Rock Candy Mountain
Avg:  68
Ben:
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad, Sport 12 pitches
● Question of Balance Taos Area > Questa Dome > Questa Dome
Avg:  49
Ben:
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad 5 pitches
● Cinderella Story Durango > Golf Wall > C. Right Side
Avg:  36
Ben:
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
● Burt and Ernie's Tourney Durango > Golf Wall > C. Right Side
Avg:  27
Ben:
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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