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Alistair Veitch

Mammoth Lakes, CA / Whangarei, NZ
58 years old · Male
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Jun 6, 2017
Last Visit: 11 hours ago
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
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Trad 5.10c 5.11b
Sport 5.11a 5.11c
Aid C2 C4
Boulders V3
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Apr 28, 2026
Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Wheeler Crest > Fifth Canyon
Milkylala - The Rocketship 5.10-
● Great route. To add to some of the other comments/current beta: - we drove all the way to the parking, bu… View Comment
Apr 26, 2026
Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Pine Creek Canyon > St Valentine's Slab
Pommie On A Slabscape 5.8+ PG13
● If worried about the distance to the first bolt, it doesn't change the grade to start on Pine Creek Moss-Ac… View Comment
Jul 11, 2025
High Sierra > 01 - Hoover Wilderness
Tower Peak
● Best campsite for the Watchtower (at least the best we found) is at approximately 38.16306, -119.54264. Abo… View Comment
Jul 11, 2025
High Sierra > 01 - Hoover Wilderness
Tower Peak
● Neys descent beta is about perfect, with one caveat - it's not nearly 100 feet from the rappel to where you… View Comment
Jun 3, 2025
Eastern Sierra > Mammoth Lakes Area > Rock Creek
North End
● As of Jun 3, the approach trail is well marked. View Comment
May 30, 2025
Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
Potter in Wonderland 5.10c
● Great climb. Got to think about what to rate it. Super sustained, almost every move felt like 5.9, but prob… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 52

General > General Climbing
Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #43
May 11, 2026 There are definitely more around this year. So far this year I've found them at Pine Creek, Rock Creek, Convict Lake and high on the Wheeler Crest. I'm checking myself everytim… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Scariest moments/mistakes when climbing not result…
Oct 17, 2025 You climb long enough, you're going to have a few "moments".... Here's some of the ones I remember the most.Very early on in my climbing (late 80's), before anyone wore helmets… View Message
Regional > Southern California
Reply: Rock Creek- Gong Show Wall
Oct 16, 2025 Road is 100% open. I would expect a few inches of snow, on the approach, mostly should melt off in a few days given it's east facing. View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Gov't shutdown
Sep 30, 2025 OK, this is not really germane to the real subject of this thread (imminent shutdown and affect on national parks) but I did look at those stats, and I still think my guess is… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Gov't shutdown
Sep 30, 2025 I don't know what the math actually is, but I doubt this is right. Of those 4 million, many of them are repeat visits (because I'm in Yosemite probably 30 times a year, does no… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Normalisation of Deviance (The Two Rope People Pro…
Aug 28, 2025 Well, I can see and agree with this, but only in very limited circumstances - the pro is some combination of poor/horizontally spaced/sparse. At 99+% of climbs in the areas I c… View Message

Route Scores View All 618

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 47
● Birthday Boy
Trad
Eastern Sierra > … > Scheelite Canyo… > Oser Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 25
● Potter in Wonderland
Sport, Alpine
Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 134
● Boi-oi-oi-ing!
Trad 3 pitches
Eastern Sierra > … > Patricia Bowl > Orange Pillar
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 399
● Dark Shadows (Full)
Trad 10 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 193
● Slip 'n Slide
Sport
Eastern Sierra > … > Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 1,063
● Regular Route
Trad 12 pitches
Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > N Face
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Birthday Boy Eastern Sierra > … > Scheelite Canyo… > Oser Wall
Avg:  47
Alistair:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
5.10a
● Potter in Wonderland Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Stately Pleasure Dome
Avg:  25
Alistair:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
● Boi-oi-oi-ing! Eastern Sierra > … > Patricia Bowl > Orange Pillar
Avg:  134
Alistair:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
5.10a
● Dark Shadows (Full) Southern Nevada > … > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall
Avg:  399
Alistair:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 10 pitches
5.8
● Slip 'n Slide Eastern Sierra > … > Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
Avg:  193
Alistair:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
5.9
● Regular Route Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > N Face
Avg:  1,063
Alistair:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 12 pitches
5.9
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