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Jun 2, 2026
A really, really good route. Maybe the best 5.8 at Shelf? The 5.8 Shelf climber will get their money's wort… View Comment
Jun 2, 2026
Good route. It climbs "longer than it looks". View Comment
Jun 2, 2026
This route would be a good candidate for bolt replacement. The hangers are all really old un-welded coldshu… View Comment
May 19, 2026
i thought this was a great pitch. one of the best 5.10 crack pitches i have done at RR. punchy start and th… View Comment
May 14, 2026
ahh, ok. got it. thanks! you should do that blood meridian route and post it. View Comment
May 14, 2026
if other folks' first time on this thing is like my time on it, the topo line will basically just look like… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 5,345

General > General Climbing
Reply: I don’t use nuts, should I be kicked out of climbi…
Jun 16, 2026 i often place smaller nuts down in bottom of the finger locks because cams sometimes plug the locks up. View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Half Dome's Snake Dike is being retrobolted - get…
Jun 16, 2026 am i reading this correctly? basically you are going to damage the hangers and leave them in place, and if they get "used" someone is going to get hurt? and people are cheering… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Single piece bail?
Jun 9, 2026 i always find it interesting that folks will roll up to a pathetic little tree/bush with some bleached out tat and a little quicklink, thread it and start rapping. most of the… View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Clipping into bolted anchors, best practices?
Jun 9, 2026 it's probably a bit better to clip the ring. one reason i do this so that when someone cleans and threads the rope they don't have to thread the rope "through" their carabiners… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Raising YOUR game.
Jun 9, 2026 not sure if you are mistaking me for somebody else, but i haven't ever retro-bolted a route. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: GriGris, what's with the disparity between how Pet…
Jun 9, 2026 IIRC, the grigri belay methods in the petzl literature have changed a few times over the years. maybe that is part of the problem?i agree though - watching someone belaying wit… View Message

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