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Christian RodaoBack

Tucson, AZ

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Jul 22, 2005

Last Visit: Mar 9, 2025

1,486 Points
Point Rank: #1,085 Details Drop down

3 Areas

45 pts - 15 each

31 Routes

310 pts - 10 each

226 Photos

1,130 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

1 Page Improvements

1 pts - 1 each

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"Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia."

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May 29, 2020 Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 5 - Windy Ridge > Middle Earth Pull Me Up 5.10d ● A 60M might work but would be close, we had approx. 30 feet of rope left on a 70. The good thing is the… View Comment
Jan 8, 2019 Southern Arizona > Farmhouse > 8 - Vineyard Liquid Serenity 5.9 ● Flexing block just above and right of the fourth bolt. Probably will stay put for now, but wouldn't yard ou… View Comment
Dec 23, 2018 Southern Arizona > Farmhouse > 8 - Vineyard Nice Chianti 5.10c ● It'll take some judgment to climb this route safely. There's a section of incredibly rotten rock in the mid… View Comment
Sep 18, 2018 Southern Arizona > Farmhouse > 8 - Vineyard Wine Belly 5.11c ● Watch the pendulum potential on this route. There may be beta that's only slightly right at the crux (at th… View Comment
Apr 26, 2018 Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 6 - Mid-Mountain > Outcroppings the Outcroppings. Once you identify em, you can see them from everywhere. ● The photo is labeled correctly. Cave Wall looks larger b/c 1) It's closer. 2) Some of the bottom part of Ta… View Comment
Feb 20, 2018 Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 1 - Lower Highway > Forgotten Wall, Contr… Parting Shot 5.11+ ● I'd love to see the short-person beta for this some day. At 5'8" and +1 ape it felt basically impossible. View Comment

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General > General Climbing Reply: Dogs and Crags - An Accident Report and Opening a… May 3, 2020 I watched something similar happen. If the owner of the dog who best knows the dog's abilities can err in their judgment, what hope does a bystander have?It wasn't your fault. View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico Reply: Cochise: border checks Jan 21, 2020 I'm aware that can happen, but in probably 30 crossings of the 83 checkpoint in the last couple of years, the only time the dog alerted was when my passenger had smoked a joint… View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico Reply: Cochise: border checks Jan 21, 2020 There's dogs for sure, and they seem to be pretty good at picking up even residual smells.The BP guys seem pretty unmotivated about doing a thorough search, but I wouldn't coun… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing Reply: Hellanor is on a rampage? Oct 25, 2019 Trollanor battles Moby Dick https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6109267/The-terrifying-moment-whale-comes-crashing-boat-leaving-woman-screaming-fright.html&#82… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: (Keep) Climbing AND have kids Jun 1, 2019 The easy way to keep improving once a parent is to suck at climbing to begin with.Saying that only partially in jest.Any reasonably-athletic person can progress from 5.10 to 11… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Fall from 2nd Flatiron [video; somewhat disturbing] May 10, 2019 View Message

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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 54 ● The Rough Rider Sport Central Arizona > … > Rough Rider Zone > 4. Rough Rider Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 38 ● Stranglehoff Sport Southern Arizona > Dry Canyon > 5 - Bee Cave
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 48 ● A Climb Called Quest Sport Southern Arizona > Dry Canyon > 5 - Bee Cave
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 81 ● Histoplasmosis Trad Southern Arizona > … 1 > 4 - Windy Point… > N Fin
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 24 ● Stranger in a Strange Land Sport Southern Arizona > … 1 2 > Munchkinland Area > Wall of the Trundling…
V4 6B 220 ● Moonshine Roof (center) Boulder Hueco Tanks > E Mountain > Moonshine Roof

● The Rough Rider

Central Arizona > … > Rough Rider Zone > 4. Rough Rider Wall

Avg:	54
Christian:

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12-

● Stranglehoff

Southern Arizona > Dry Canyon > 5 - Bee Cave

Avg:	38
Christian:

5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
5.12b/c

● A Climb Called Quest

Southern Arizona > Dry Canyon > 5 - Bee Cave

Avg:	48
Christian:

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

● Histoplasmosis

Southern Arizona > … 1 > 4 - Windy Point… > N Fin

Avg:	81
Christian:

5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad

● Stranger in a Strange Land

Southern Arizona > … 1 2 > Munchkinland Area > Wall of the Trundling…

Avg:	24
Christian:

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a/b

● Moonshine Roof (center)

Hueco Tanks > E Mountain > Moonshine Roof

Avg:	220
Christian:

V4 6B Boulder
V4