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Sean

Oak Park, CA
Male

Member Since
Dec 18, 2004
Last Visit: 6 days ago
4,797 Points
Point Rank: #215 DetailsDrop down

Sean is in the Partner Finder
Best Times to Meet: Wkdys or wknds
Likes Trad, Sport
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11c 5.11c
Sport 5.11a 5.11a
Other Interests
Trail running, canyoneering, whitewater.
More Info

Never touched a mountain growing up in Chicago. Started climbing in NC and WV when in grad school. Gorgeous mountains and rivers and hills that are like another world away now. Been in SoCal a while, familiar with local spots, and JTree, Idyllwild, Big Bear, Yosemite, Sierra Eastside.

Love leading on gear, bolt clip some, boulder now and then. Favs: Joshua Tree, Tahquitz, Needles, Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne, Sierra Eastside, Lover's Leap, Red Rock, New River Gorge, Paradise Forks, Sedona, Moab and Indian Creek, Black Canyon and Gunnison, Eldo, South Platte, Squamish, La Huasteca Mexico.



Comments View All 520

Jun 5, 2025
no spiders today. checked beforehand with a long branch. saw one of the small spiders all the way over at B… View Comment
May 16, 2025
engaging stemming fun! BD #4 (a #3 would work too tho couldn't walk up as high) up chimney slot with the co… View Comment
May 6, 2025
single small cams and double med, plus one BD Yellow #2. veered left at top to big ledge along The Oat Rout… View Comment
May 4, 2025
direct start via thin crack and a vertical long flake along adjacent right, exciting fun, and felt about 5.… View Comment
Apr 27, 2025
left middle split (as drawn in JTree West by Vogel) felt a tad harder at 10a View Comment
Apr 25, 2025
Gruel, Dice, and Cheery are high up east side steep gully, much rock scrambling to get to. Frosted to Coco… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 192

Regional > Southern California
Tick Rock Brown Pants
Dec 14, 2024 if you left behind a pair of brown pants at Tick Rock, it's still there, in good condition. found it perfectly camouflaged on top of brown rocks. moved it to make obvious. pant… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Good roped solo climbs/crags in JT?
Mar 29, 2024 Barker Dam:Hand Lotion and Dental Hygiene on No Falls WallParliament and Funkadelic on Oven MittEcho:Bacon Flake and Flake and Bake on outside of Echo Cove, better on wkdays. r… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Good roped solo climbs/crags in JT?
Mar 28, 2024 glad you already ticked Diagnostic. Stirrup Tank climbs just down the road nearbynext nearest westward:Bite Me on N Split Dome, along way to Future GamesBeautiful Dreamer at we… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Good roped solo climbs/crags in JT?
Mar 28, 2024 Diagnostic on Castle Rock at Belle and Gargoyle on Zippy Rock just down the road at Stirrup Tank are crowded on wknds but fairly open on wkdays if you're already out at Belle.… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Everyones Favorite 5.11 in Joshua Tree
Jan 16, 2024 Right Banana Crack and Papaya (prob one Hemingway moderate classic in early morning sun; Maggie's Farm, All Along the Watchtower, Don't Think Twice)Grit Roof (Easy Day, Lickety… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Easy crack recommendations in Joshua Tree
Jan 13, 2024 many easy cracks around JTree.  some more not mentioned yet:Yosemite Sam 5.4 (top out to summit if too reachy to clip bolted rap anchor of adj sport line)Easy Day 5.4 (P1… View Message
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