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Ben M

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Member Since
Jun 6, 2017
Last Visit: Jul 2, 2025
49 Points
Point Rank: #16,929 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11b 5.12a
Sport 5.11c 5.12b
Ice WI4 WI5
Boulders V5
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Nov 8, 2021
Southwest Virgi… > McAfee's Knob > Devil's Kitchen > Reagan Boulder
Reagan's Ass V4
● There is a SDS traverse from a jug on the right side of the face that doesn't add any difficulty to this pr… View Comment
Jul 15, 2021
Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
11. Between A Block And A Hard Place 5.10b
● Bomber piece at every bolt if you want to place gear on this. View Comment
Jun 20, 2021
Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
8. Geriatric Death Metal 5.11c/d
● Stay on the face after you pull the roof for a full value climb. Climbing onto the arete makes it much easi… View Comment
Jun 18, 2021
New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
Squirrelly Adventure 5.10a
● I'm sure the person who bolted this meant well as the finishing position and view are outstanding (One star… View Comment
Jun 3, 2021
Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
21. Pepsi Showers 5.9-
● Takes reasonable gear the whole way if you want to place some pro with bolts nearby. One iffy placement dur… View Comment
Apr 19, 2021
Southern WV > Bozoo > 08. Iceberg Area
Information on bolted anchors in the Iceberg area updated September 2016.
● Paul and Shawn, I hope you are both joking. If not, that is a pretty gatekeepy train of thought. Having bol… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 153

Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: Sold
Feb 5, 2023 Would you part out the tension sets? I’m interested but would definitely need shipping.  View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: Northern New England Offwidth Hardman Circuit
Jan 17, 2023 You created buzz! I was having a great time looking through all the links. Thanks for pulling that list together! View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Northern New England Offwidth Hardman Circuit
Jan 9, 2023 I’m new to the region and rather than reinvent the wheel I was curious if such a thing exists for NE.Similar to thisIf there isn’t a list, let’s get one going… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Single use propane cannisters likely to be banned…
Aug 28, 2022 Or just use a whisperlite or other liquid stove. Practically the same weight as most self-contained isobutane stove systems with a fraction of the waste.I haven’t done a… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Finding boulders in satellite imagery using machin…
Aug 7, 2022 Cool. Thanks for your valuable input. OP:Sweet project! Great work and excellent name.I’m also newish to vision modeling but have experience in other data science and rem… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: FS: Mystery Ranch Tower 47 | $150 (Front Range)
Jul 5, 2022 If you change your mind on the shipping let me know.  View Message

Route Scores View All 78

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 40
● 12. Dripping With Cooties
Sport
Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 313
● Green Wall
Trad 3 pitches
Seneca Rocks > S Peak - W Face > S Peak W Face (Main A…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 170
● Remission
Trad
New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
V4 6B
 4
● Reagan's Ass
Boulder
Southwest Virgi… > … > Devil's Kitchen > Reagan Boulder
V3 6A
 9
● Ship's Prow
Boulder
Southwest Virgi… > … > Finite Element… > Mayflower Boulder
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 147
● Schneezal
Sport
New River Gorge… > … > Upper Meadow > 3. Second Buttress
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● 12. Dripping With Cooties Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
Avg:  40
Ben:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a/b
● Green Wall Seneca Rocks > S Peak - W Face > S Peak W Face (Main A…
Avg:  313
Ben:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Remission New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
Avg:  170
Ben:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Reagan's Ass Southwest Virgi… > … > Devil's Kitchen > Reagan Boulder
Avg:  4
Ben:
V4 6B Boulder
V3-4
● Ship's Prow Southwest Virgi… > … > Finite Element… > Mayflower Boulder
Avg:  9
Ben:
V3 6A Boulder
V3
● Schneezal New River Gorge… > … > Upper Meadow > 3. Second Buttress
Avg:  147
Ben:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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