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Dec 8, 2024 1. Southern Mou… > Cedar Rock > Cedar Rock - Main Wall New Creature 5.11b/c ● Tom's description is spot on. This one is badass and is one of my favs at the cliff. My partner (BB) lead i… View Comment
Sep 23, 2023 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Linville River Crag Approach Beta: Leave the Linville River trail at this boulder ● Leave the Linville River trail at this boulder. At the top of the boulder/ridge a faint trail heading uphil… View Comment
Aug 19, 2023 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Hawksbill Mtn > Middle Hawksbill Middle Hawksbill \| 7173 5.11+ ● This route is actually about 20 feet right (and downhill) from Luciferin. The bolted face is incredible. View Comment
Mar 21, 2019 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Flapping.../Nuclear a… Nuclear Arms 5.10 ● Russ, being the stand up gentleman that he is, left fresh cord on the anchor tree. I did the pitch again a… View Comment
Jan 21, 2019 Big Rock Mountain > Lower Shaman Wall Six Blade Knife 5.11 ● This thing is a beast. I led it today. Double #4s and a 5. I jammed the whole way up. View Comment
Jan 16, 2019 Tennessee Tendonitis ● It's in the GSMNP. It's actually in NC. View Comment
Dec 20, 2017 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Shortoff Mountain Julia 5.10b ● climbing.com/places/mystery… View Comment
Aug 10, 2017 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Gold Coast Cliffs Razors Edge Canyon ● Approach Beta: I thought I might add a few notes on getting into the Razor's Edge Canyon. There is a… View Comment
Apr 23, 2017 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Wiseman's View Jolly Green Giant (pinnacle) ● Approach beta: There is a road that runs around the parking lot that is bordered by wooden separators. A ve… View Comment
Dec 22, 2015 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Shortoff Mountain The Big Arete 5.11 ● I thought the first pitch was probably closer to 10+, while the last pitch might warrant an 11- rating. Th… View Comment
Jun 25, 2015 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Linville River Crag Crimson Corner 5.11a ● I recommend bringing lots of long draws, a small stopper, a .3/.4 sized cam, two .75s, a #1, and a #3. Goo… View Comment
Jun 14, 2015 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Linville River Crag Jackpot 5.11 ● One of the best pitches in the Gorge. Pumpy, great gear, and incredible movement. View Comment
May 31, 2015 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Hawksbill Mtn > Middle Hawksbill Hemlock Arete 5.10d PG13 ● My interpretation of the beta for this climb differs from the description. I brought a bunch of cams but d… View Comment
May 9, 2015 Wind River Range > Titcomb Basin Area > Mt Sacagawea > W Face-Right (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) Above the dihedral, August 1980, Sacagawea, W Face-Right ● Love the spartan rack. Must have been cool to be in such a remote place so long ago. View Comment
Apr 28, 2015 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Shortoff Mountain White Russians Gone Bananas 5.11b/c ● Apparently all is no longer well. I climbed White Russians about a month ago and the the locker was gone.… View Comment
Jan 18, 2015 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Tail of the Cat Area Tim Snyder on Tail of the Cat, the original line in the area put up a while ago. Photo: Ken Pitts ● This crack isn't that steep. The photo is really tilted. View Comment
Dec 17, 2014 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Test Pilots Buttress Space Monkey 5.11b/c ● I love this pitch. The upper face contains three fantastic back to back sequences that involve using uniqu… View Comment
Mar 25, 2014 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Shortoff Mountain Maginot Line 5.7 ● we did it in 2 pitches with a 70, but I think you could pull it off in 2 with a 60 as well. Absolute class… View Comment
Jan 1, 2013 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge From L to R: Hawksbill, Table Rock, the NC wall, and Shortoff ● I found a social trail North of Sitting Bear. I think it was flagged View Comment
Jul 1, 2012 2. Northern Mou… > Ship Rock > Main Tier B.O.G Man 5.11a ● To me it makes a lot more sense to combine these two pitches into a single one hundred foot pitch. View Comment
Jul 1, 2012 2. Northern Mou… > Dump > Dump aka Warpin & Dor… Unwritten Law 5.12b/c ● +1 for Joe's comment. I can attest to the nasty fall first hand View Comment
Jun 6, 2012 2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Hawksbill Mtn > Lower Hawksbill Trundle From Down Under 5.12a ● Juggy, steep, pumpy, and really fun. Gear Beta: I used a #1 C4, a blue metolius, a small offset thingy, an… View Comment
May 23, 2011 S Platte > Turkey Rocks > Turkey Rock Great White Crime 5.11a ● One of my favorites! I placed a bomber #2 C4 before the crux sequence. It was just a little below my feet… View Comment
Mar 31, 2011 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Greyrock > Granite Sea Ankles Away 5.10b PG13 ● Good pitch. View Comment
Mar 8, 2010 N America > Mexico > Nuevo Leon El Potrero Chico ● If you're flying into/out of Monterrey or will be spending a night in the city, I recommend staying at La C… View Comment
Jun 15, 2009 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Book > Renaissance Wall Pharoah's Child 5.10a ● I really liked this route, but I wouldn't say it's one of the best 5.10 pitches on The Book. The gear was… View Comment
Mar 12, 2009 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Bookend Strawberry Short Cake 5.10d ● I liked this route. I thought it was a little tough for the grade, but really just because the gear above… View Comment
Feb 3, 2009 Northwest Region > … > N Cascades > Washington Pass > Liberty Bell Group > N Early Winter Spire The West Face 5.11- ● This is a fantastic climb in an amazing area. The thin 11- crux is short and hard. I found the jams and l… View Comment
Oct 5, 2007 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Ice Box (later rename… Mud in Your Eye 5.10d ● One of the bolts at the top of this climb wiggles. View Comment
Aug 13, 2007 Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Hallett Peak In Between (aka Right Dihedral) 5.9 R ● I did this as a variation to the Culp but reached the traverse differently. It took us two pitches to reac… View Comment
Jul 23, 2007 Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Nautilus Flying Buttress 5.10 ● I have the utmost respect for this climb. I simply didn't think I could climb it from the base, but utiliz… View Comment
May 18, 2007 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Shirt Tail Peak Missing Link 5.10d ● I liked this variation. I've climbed it twice, both times in the winter of '07, and it wasn't covered in b… View Comment
Oct 12, 2006 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > W Ridge > W Ridge - part E - to… Blackout 5.10a ● I thought the climbing in the dihedral was a little dirty but still fun. The pigeon crack was horrible, whi… View Comment
Aug 24, 2006 Estes Park Valley > Lumpy Ridge > Book > J-Crack Slab Area Mission Impossible 5.10a ● This was my first 10a, and I thought it was a good one. While you can't place gear above you for the first… View Comment
Sep 6, 2005 Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Hallett Peak Center Route 5.6 ● When I did this route on 9/4/05 the first part of the 3rd pitch was covered in moss, and a hold broke off… View Comment
Mar 23, 2005 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Greyrock > Southeast Face Greatest Route 5.8 ● I like to set up the first belay in a huge crack before you would cut left to the ledge. The ledge is a gr… View Comment

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