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Dec 10, 2024 Colorado Springs Ute Pass ● There's a good 10+ crack up there if it is the same formation I am remembering. I think Pete Gallagher put… View Comment
Dec 10, 2024 Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 32; Little Si > World Wall 2 &… > (F) Wolf Block Wolf Arete 5.11a ● Yer too young to be having tranny trouble aldous. View Comment
Dec 3, 2024 S Platte > Narrow Gauge Slabs Some of the many drilled rock steps on the descent. It seems like a pretty big impact for a slight improvement in security? Many are carved too deep and fill with water/ice. Seems like Via rungs may have been a better option? Other thoughts? ● Interesting. I am surprised they favored this over a rap station (although I am not familiar with the area,… View Comment
Dec 2, 2024 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Public Service Wall Church 5.10 ● i thought there was maybe a plaque(?). i don't remember it too much though. is it maybe in kind of deep gru… View Comment
Nov 6, 2024 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > 2nd Meat Wall Kelley Route #54 5.10+ ● yeah, that's why i avoided doing this a long time ago with the first few bloom books. i had thought about… View Comment
Nov 1, 2024 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > N Six Shooter Peak Lightning Bolt Cracks 5.11- ● ouch! i know a couple people who have done that and broke the living shit out of their foot. hope you are… View Comment
Nov 1, 2024 Southeast Utah > Potash Rd > Day Canyon > Left Side (shady) > Left Side Cragging Day Canyon Daydream 5.10+ ● looks good! View Comment
Oct 29, 2024 Southeast Utah La Sal Mountains ● added some numbering to the sub-areas to try to help sort it L->R View Comment
Oct 15, 2024 Lake Tahoe > W Shore > Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove > Left Side Left Side \| 2077 5.12a ● yeah, pretty much any slayer song title or album title is going to get yanked. View Comment
Sep 20, 2024 Boulder > Flatirons Link-ups ● Maybe one way of organizing it would be to have a separate "area" under the Flatirons called "Link-ups", th… View Comment
Sep 17, 2024 Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Group Campsite 5 > Hodgepodge Rock > Hodgepodge Rock… > Hot Tub Honey (5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) The opening moves are easily protected ● was "germaime" the 6th jackson? please elaborate... View Comment
Sep 12, 2024 Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Group Campsite 5 > Hodgepodge Rock > Hodgepodge Rock… > Hot Tub Honey (5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) The opening moves are easily protected ● ben the bold hath spoken! lulz... View Comment
Aug 19, 2024 San Bernardino… > Big Bear Lake Area > Big Bear North Fawnskin Area ● well, they managed to get it open for a year or two... i think that road is pretty much always going to be… View Comment
Aug 13, 2024 Central-E Cascades, W… Leavenworth ● i think one of the things that can make leavenworth tricky for beginners is that there are a lot of routes… View Comment
Aug 5, 2024 Central-W Casca… > … > Index > Country Area > (c) The Country > GM Route (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) #17 Titon on p3 offwidth duty, salute ● they work better if you have the sling through one of the end holes. View Comment
Jul 31, 2024 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek Left Rambo (aka "Gasp Wall") ● moved the "gasp" wall to this location. View Comment
Jul 24, 2024 Gunks > Trapps > i. High E > Bonnie's Roof (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) Rich Goldstone approaching the first of the roofs. The crux for me was always getting to this point. The roof itself is easy, although intimidating, with huge holds. ● really good photo. bonnies direct in one long megapitch was the first route i ever climbed at the gunks.… View Comment
May 2, 2024 Eastern Sierra > Mammoth Lakes Area Clark Canyon ● could be a den of rattelsnakes underground nearby. i had a similar experience at tieton canyon on a sunny… View Comment
Apr 29, 2024 Southeast Utah > Valley of the Gods > Eagle Plume Tower Eagle Feather (a.k.a. South Face) 5.10 ● excellent, thanks john! View Comment
Apr 22, 2024 S Platte > Goose Creek/Mol… > Sheeprock > Land That Time… > Minoan Maze (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Topo. ● Looks like it was from Pete's set of notes (?) View Comment
Mar 12, 2024 N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Los Lobos Canyon > Los Lobos Wall > Palm Snake (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Found the eponymous Palm Snake on Pitch 1. Suggest new rating of 5.10sssssssee ● is that a rosy boa? View Comment
Mar 4, 2024 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Disappointment Cliffs China Bones 5.11+ ● oooh, nice addition yann. i have always wanted to climb this one. View Comment
Feb 28, 2024 Northwest Region > Hwy 20 & N Casc… > Upper Skagit Valley Ryan's Wall ● i remember when vantage was frenchman's coulee. i'm so pissed. View Comment
Feb 26, 2024 Northwest Region > Hwy 20 & N Casc… > Upper Skagit Valley Ryan's Wall ● good lord, seattleites love to pole vault over mouse turds. is this an article for the onion? View Comment
Feb 12, 2024 Northwest Region > San Juan, Fidal… > Mt Erie > (b) Shady Hollow > (f) New Millennium Wall Oh, Baby! 5.9 ● holy tempest in a teapot. you kids have way too much time on your hands. View Comment
Jan 31, 2024 Central Arizona > Phoenix Areas > Pinnacle Peak > Pinnacle Peak > Sidewinder (5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c) Just before firing the crux* ● looks like a really sub-optimal belay position. View Comment
Dec 23, 2023 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek Lockhart Basin ● Hi Jordan, can you move this to the "Hamburger Rock" area? We already have a Lockhart Basin area under the… View Comment
Dec 12, 2023 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Fairview Mountain > Tatooine > Inner Sanctum The Sith 5.12a ● I climbed it a couple years ago and thought 12a was about right. Fun route in a cool little spot. View Comment
Nov 30, 2023 Southeast Utah > Blanding > Not-Notch Canyon > Toaster (A2+) Left to right: The Toaster, Fudgecicle, Butter Sculpture, Unknown tower that we've been calling Block Tower. ● what are the other towers? looks sweet. View Comment
Oct 25, 2023 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Public Service Wall Useful Public Service 5.10+ ● good addition. i remember this being a fun route. View Comment
Oct 24, 2023 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Public Service Wall Demolition Man 5.11c/d ● First pitch is good, second is great. I can't remember the pitch lengths, but i am pretty sure we were abl… View Comment
Sep 28, 2023 Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Lower Falls Amp… > Guiding Light (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b) The Gonzo going for it on Guiding Light ● she looks impressed! View Comment
Sep 27, 2023 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Bastille > Bastille - N Face > Bastille Crack (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) FFBA (First Free Barefoot Ascent) of the Bastille Crack. I won't forget my shoes next time! ● Pretty sure Skip Guerin did it 40 years ago, probably FS though. View Comment
Sep 27, 2023 Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Battle of the Bulge B… Air Swedin 5.13b R ● it's not sweden, it's swedin. a wordplay on one of the fa of swedin-ringle. View Comment
Aug 11, 2023 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 4. Wonderland Wall > Octogenesis (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) George prepares for another first ascent ● oh man, i have struggled up his routes all over the place. total legend! View Comment
Aug 10, 2023 Eastern Sierra > … > Rock Creek > Patricia Bowl > Orange Pillar > Boi-oi-oi-ing! (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Robert Carrere on the first pitch ● wow, belayer is in a really sub-optimal location. View Comment

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