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Michael Lieb

Sacramento, CA
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Apr 13, 2017
Last Visit: 4 hours ago
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Likes Trad, Sport, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.12c 5.13a
Sport 5.13a 5.13b
Boulders V9
Favorite Climbs
Sendero Luminoso, Original Route on Rainbow Wall, Levitation 29, Cannibals, Panic in Detroit
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 78
● Golden Road
Sport 5 pitches
Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (d) Dana's Arch Area
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 33
● What Would Jeff Do
Trad 9 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > W Face
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 44
● Silver Bullet
Sport
Eastern Sierra > … > Tioga Cliff Are… > Tioga Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
 7
● Acapulco Gold
Trad 5 pitches
Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Drug Dome
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
● The Dike Route (aka East Face)
Trad 8 pitches
Northeast Calif… > Castle Crags > Castle Dome
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 4
● Lighten Up
Sport 5 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > L. The Chapel Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Golden Road Central-W Casca… > … > Upper Town Wall > (d) Dana's Arch Area
 78
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 5 pitches
● What Would Jeff Do Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > W Face
 33
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 9 pitches
● Silver Bullet Eastern Sierra > … > Tioga Cliff Are… > Tioga Wall
 44
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Acapulco Gold Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Drug Dome
 7
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad 5 pitches
● The Dike Route (aka East Face) Northeast Calif… > Castle Crags > Castle Dome
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 8 pitches
● Lighten Up Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > L. The Chapel Wall
 4
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport 5 pitches

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5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 16
● Naked and Disfigured
Jun 7, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. 4 goes :/ felt good on the third but dry fired at the end of the crux. Intro boulder: start right foot on good edge left flag, left hand undercling right hand on small sidepull. Stand into the wall and pop right hand to cool pinch. Reachy moves on smeary feet. Entering crux (extend 4th draw) from good left sidepull reach way up to slopey pinch. Hike feet up and go into thumbercling or Gaston. Keep bumping the feet up, right undercling , high left foot on good black hold and press into that. Hard Clip (extended?) and then left to bag crimp and bump to far crimp. Keep tension in toes and fall in to bad crimp with right hand. Pop left to bad sloper, adjust feet, bring right hand to better edge, high smeary feet and pop left to slopey edge out right next to clip. Match edge and bump left hand over to the far left edge (this is to skip the clip, otherwise clip off the right edge). Bring right hand in and high feet on black shelf for big move to good edge. Rest here. Next part has two options, either bring left foot up on opposing wall and cross left into the top part of a sidepull, stem right foot out and pop right hand to good hold. Or from the good edge just get a high right foot and throw to the jug edge, maybe using the Gaston intermediate. Then left hand Gaston, right foot really high right hand sidepull then bump to the finish hold. This last move feels desperate but I never blew it. Beta videos from this day.
Sport
San Francisco B… > … > Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 78
● Brain Child
May 25, 2026 · Lead / Redpoint. Second try after figuring out the beta on the first burn. Feels like hard 12c or 12d. From rest stance at the last bolt: left hand to flake crimp. Right hand thumb wrap on knob. Left hand Gaston to small edge. Right foot up high to perch on black knob. Right hand up to shitty pinch and then step left foot through to big slopey edge. Switch right hand to full crimp and right foot up to good small edge. Big cross with left hand to higher crimp in seam. Left foot on good flake, right hand to lower crimp in seam, pop to crimp on flake. For mantel get left foot far, right hand false grip the slopey edge and left hand press on the ledge to bring body over
Sport
Lake Tahoe > … > E Face > 2. Brain Block
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 74
● Huntin' Gator
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Crux beta for the end moves. From jug move left on slopey holds and high feet. Left hand undercling and bump feet. Left hand undercling with tick (the low one, not the more sidepully one). Step right foot through and big move to the jug up left. From there high left foot on the shelf you can perch on and left hand in hidden undercling under roof. Cross right to jug. Try to get kneebar and continue into Cajun hell
Sport
Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
● Drinkin' White Lightning
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Beta for boulder off the anchor: left hand jug right hand Gaston on incut side of pinch. Left hand up Gaston slopey ticked hold, left foot step into slopey shelf above draw, right foot on high black edge. Oppose with left shoulder and match or cross right hand to crimp and bump left out to jug.
Sport
Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 23
● Cajun Hell
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Tried the moves until my finger got caught in a horizontal constriction and I ripped a huge flapper
Sport
Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 50
● Killa Beez
May 17, 2026 · TR solo fun
Trad 4 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > L. The Chapel Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Naked and Disfigured San Francisco B… > … > Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 16
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Jun 7, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. 4 goes :/ felt good on the third but dry fired at the end of the crux. Intro boulder: start right foot on good edge left flag, left hand undercling right hand on small sidepull. Stand into the wall and pop right hand to cool pinch. Reachy moves on smeary feet. Entering crux (extend 4th draw) from good left sidepull reach way up to slopey pinch. Hike feet up and go into thumbercling or Gaston. Keep bumping the feet up, right undercling , high left foot on good black hold and press into that. Hard Clip (extended?) and then left to bag crimp and bump to far crimp. Keep tension in toes and fall in to bad crimp with right hand. Pop left to bad sloper, adjust feet, bring right hand to better edge, high smeary feet and pop left to slopey edge out right next to clip. Match edge and bump left hand over to the far left edge (this is to skip the clip, otherwise clip off the right edge). Bring right hand in and high feet on black shelf for big move to good edge. Rest here. Next part has two options, either bring left foot up on opposing wall and cross left into the top part of a sidepull, stem right foot out and pop right hand to good hold. Or from the good edge just get a high right foot and throw to the jug edge, maybe using the Gaston intermediate. Then left hand Gaston, right foot really high right hand sidepull then bump to the finish hold. This last move feels desperate but I never blew it. Beta videos from this day.
● Brain Child Lake Tahoe > … > E Face > 2. Brain Block
 78
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
May 25, 2026 · Lead / Redpoint. Second try after figuring out the beta on the first burn. Feels like hard 12c or 12d. From rest stance at the last bolt: left hand to flake crimp. Right hand thumb wrap on knob. Left hand Gaston to small edge. Right foot up high to perch on black knob. Right hand up to shitty pinch and then step left foot through to big slopey edge. Switch right hand to full crimp and right foot up to good small edge. Big cross with left hand to higher crimp in seam. Left foot on good flake, right hand to lower crimp in seam, pop to crimp on flake. For mantel get left foot far, right hand false grip the slopey edge and left hand press on the ledge to bring body over
● Huntin' Gator Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
 74
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Crux beta for the end moves. From jug move left on slopey holds and high feet. Left hand undercling and bump feet. Left hand undercling with tick (the low one, not the more sidepully one). Step right foot through and big move to the jug up left. From there high left foot on the shelf you can perch on and left hand in hidden undercling under roof. Cross right to jug. Try to get kneebar and continue into Cajun hell
● Drinkin' White Lightning Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Beta for boulder off the anchor: left hand jug right hand Gaston on incut side of pinch. Left hand up Gaston slopey ticked hold, left foot step into slopey shelf above draw, right foot on high black edge. Oppose with left shoulder and match or cross right hand to crimp and bump left out to jug.
● Cajun Hell Lake Tahoe > … > Mayhem Cove > Right Side
 23
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
May 23, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Tried the moves until my finger got caught in a horizontal constriction and I ripped a huge flapper
● Killa Beez Yosemite NP > … > Valley S Side > L. The Chapel Wall
 50
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches
May 17, 2026 · TR solo fun

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Last Year 61 24 14
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