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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● No Holds Barred Jul 10, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun. Pretty straightforward. Worth a climb. Cool wall. Sport Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 17 ● Highway to Hell Jul 10, 2022 · 1 pitch. Lead / Onsight. Agree there are only a move or two that fits the high grade, but I would call those moves 10d. Not sustained 10+, but a handful of tricky and crimpy moves made this one quite fun. Sport Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● Thunderstruck Jul 10, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Balancy. Enjoyable. Not too hard. Sport Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 14 ● Dances With Ticks Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall right before it eased up after the crux. Pretty pumpy! But really fun. I’d say 10d. Sport Northwest Region > … 1 > (g) Main Wall > (e) Main Wall East
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 54 ● Lord of the Dance Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun. First pitch is awkward. Better to link first two two avoid prospect of falling ten feet onto your belayer. Cool airy traverse. Third pitch is fun, but a little sketchy above the bolts. Keep big gear for up high. Trad 3 pitches Northwest Region > … 1 > (g) Main Wall > (e) Main Wall East
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Fiddler on the Roof Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Flash. Pretty fun! Worth doing. Good gear. Trad Northwest Region > … 1 > (h) Pigeon Stoo… > Pigeon Stool Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 131 ● Megafauna Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Didn’t know to go to the top, but fun climbing. A good intro to the crag. Lots of nice enjoyable edging. Sport Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 64 ● Kids Nowadays Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Pink site? Fun thin moves. A great climb. Crux for me was a few? bolts up where I had to put my right hip into the wall to get a high left foot to lay back up. Sport Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 35 ● Swell Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall at the crux, then figured out my sequence. Right hand softball squeeze w left foot stemmed wide. Crossover left hand to nice edge. Adjust feet a little higher and lock off for a high far right jug, then move left to other obvious jug. Still a little tricky after that. Sport Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 492 ● Flyboys Jun 25, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Totally worth it. A mini marathon. Three or four or five great pitches with a lot of scrambling in between, but so cool to serpentine up the cliff via the line of least resistance. Olivia belayed me up the whole shebang. Our first serious mission together. Well done. Sport 18 pitches Okanogan > Mazama > Goat Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 33 ● Queen of the Gym Apr 10, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall right after the traverse out right. Figured out to immediately traverse back up and to the left. Don’t think I’d have too much trouble RP’ing in the future. Fun tricky moves down low before the traversing business which is slightly overhung. Great route. A good warmup for the business next door. Sport Central Region > … 1 > Powerhouse Area > (b) Powerhouse Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 106 ● Steel Grill Apr 10, 2022 · TR. First on the TR train today. Felt insecure. Would be an awkward lead for sure. Trad Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 238 ● George and Martha Apr 10, 2022 · Lead / Flash. .4, then doubles to 3. Trad Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 103 ● Bob's Your Uncle Apr 9, 2022 · TR. Took one fall at the top where the feet aren’t obvious, but later got it clean while TR’ing Stems. Work the left foot up to a high ledge out left to reach the next finger pocket high right. From there, power to the top. Would like to dial in the gear and lead this one. Trad Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 122 ● Red M&Ms Apr 9, 2022 · TR. Very fun climb. Crux was getting to a high finger jam in the left crack half way up. Second crux is just going for it up high on the right. I got a helpful belay, but I think I only hung once. Pretty sure I can TR it clean. Gear would be real tough. All small. Maybe one day I’ll practice placing on TR. Trad Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 230 ● Jungle Mountaineering Apr 1, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Definitely fun. Definitely recommended. Was supposed to be our first climb here. Ended up being a good conversation over margaritas and a lot of fun movement. Sport 4 pitches N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > La Selva (Jungle Wall)
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 236 ● Off The Couch Mar 31, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. This one was really fun. Much better than it’s neighbor with fun movement on more secure rock. The final pitch was an amazing traverse that was enjoyable to piece together. Graywolf did the heavy lifting on lead. We did it in three pitches with me taking the middle three. Sport 7 pitches N America > … 1 2 > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 322 ● Satori Mar 31, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Felt very inferior to Off the Couch, mainly due to the nature of the rock. Quite a bit of choss up there including on the money pitch, which would be very cool if the rocks weren’t crumbling. Skipped the 7th, because we had just topped out the ridge a little to the left. Up and down both climbs in sub 5 hours. Not too bad. Sport 7 pitches N America > … 1 2 > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 360 ● Pitch Black Mar 30, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Another fantastic climb where you never let your guard down. Challenging pretty much from start to finish. Highly recommend and would love to go back. 4 hours up and down. Bravo! Sport 6 pitches N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Conundrums
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 86 ● Cabeza de Chivo Mar 29, 2022 · TR. Harrrrrd up top. Felt harder than 12a. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 212 ● Mexico in Flames Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Couuuuld have gotten the on-site. Definitely could still get the RP. A delicate mantle on small holds gets you onto a thin rail. There are good feet, but I had trouble locating my right foot on the first go. Sport 2 pitches N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 219 ● Mugre Mugre Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. So enjoyable. I had a blast on this one. Great movement. Great foot jams. Psyched. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 252 ● Don Quixote Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took two falls. Certainly redpointable. Quite fun, but strenuous. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 341 ● Aguja Celo Rey Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Another good one. Short but sweet. First pitch felt 10c and a little slick and meh. Second pitch had one hard move. But mostly just moderate enjoyable climbing. Sport 2 pitches N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Las Agujas (The Spires)
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 112 ● Evil Shenanigans Mar 28, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. 11b crux was hard. Started on the right, but should have been on the left I think. Pulled the crux, but fell right after. It was a bit of a junk show. The third pitch was great. Awesome hand crack action. Sport 3 pitches N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Wonder Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 48 ● The Great Balldini Mar 27, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Also not bad. Grade felt about right. Sport N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Wonder Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Red Headed Step Child Mar 27, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Not bad. Sport N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Wonder Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 110 ● Mexican Squeeze Job Mar 27, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun. I think this one had some cool hand jams. Sport N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Wonder Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 114 ● Cooters on Scooters Mar 27, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Really fun. Cool movement. Didn’t feel too hard once you figured out the right beta. Sport N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Wonder Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 470 ● Will the Wolf Survive? Mar 25, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Did this with Wolf. He led first two which were fairly hard with some polished feet on an otherwise cool layback feature. I led the last two, which had a great but short finishing pitch that traversed out onto an exposed face with a fun sequence. Sport 4 pitches N America > … 1 2 > Los Lobos Canyon > Los Lobos Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 81 ● Pink Harmonica Mar 25, 2022 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Maybe a little more fun and slightly harder than Marklar next door. Kind of a puzzle with the traversing moves here and there. The first clip was uncomfortable because of the height, but not too difficult of climbing to get to it. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Las Estrellas C… > Las Estrellas Main Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 61 ● Take Me To Your Marklar Mar 25, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Really enjoyed this. Fun movement. Great warmup. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Las Estrellas C… > Las Estrellas Main Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 22 ● El Tigre Mar 24, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. First climb in EPC. I linked the first and last two thinking I was on Jungle Mountaineering. Ok climb. Don’t leave anything valuable at its base on a crowded day. Sport N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > La Selva (Jungle Wall)
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 448 ● Time Wave Zero Mar 23, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Fell/hung or on-site 11a AO. Led a couple of the 10d’s clean. Very, very fun climbing. A lot of classic pitches, including the last 10d which I had to battle through, but enjoyed so much. Aided through the 12 moves, but free’d the rest. Up and down in 12 hours. The raps were cleared in 2.5 hours. 23 of them!! The rope and I became very intimate with the local fauna on the way down, but they eventually and begrudgingly allowed us passage back to tierra firma. Sport 23 pitches N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Timewave Buttress
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 553 ● Estrellita Mar 22, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun climb. Nothing to write home about, but an enjoyable morning with a cool top out up high. We did it in 5 pitches. I linked the two 10b’s and the last pitch. It was challenging, but a lot of the challenge up there is deciphering choss from trustworthy rock. Great intro to EPC multi, but probably wouldn’t do it again. Sport 12 pitches N America > … 1 2 > Las Estrellas C… > Las Estrellas Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Horny Corner Feb 17, 2022 · Lead / Redpoint. Super cool. Hand jams, fist jams, stemming, smearing, back stepping, steep face climbing, and runout finish. Slipped out of the fist section on first try. Gotta stay alert there. A little slippery. Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Face

● No Holds Barred

Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

Jul 10, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun. Pretty straightforward. Worth a climb. Cool wall.

● Highway to Hell

Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

Jul 10, 2022 · 1 pitch. Lead / Onsight. Agree there are only a move or two that fits the high grade, but I would call those moves 10d. Not sustained 10+, but a handful of tricky and crimpy moves made this one quite fun.

● Thunderstruck

Northwest Region > … 1 > (d) Powerline Area > (c) Powerline Wall

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

Jul 10, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Balancy. Enjoyable. Not too hard.

● Dances With Ticks

Northwest Region > … 1 > (g) Main Wall > (e) Main Wall East

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall right before it eased up after the crux. Pretty pumpy! But really fun. I’d say 10d.

● Lord of the Dance

Northwest Region > … 1 > (g) Main Wall > (e) Main Wall East

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches

Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Fun. First pitch is awkward. Better to link first two two avoid prospect of falling ten feet onto your belayer. Cool airy traverse. Third pitch is fun, but a little sketchy above the bolts. Keep big gear for up high.

● Fiddler on the Roof

Northwest Region > … 1 > (h) Pigeon Stoo… > Pigeon Stool Wall

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

Jul 9, 2022 · Lead / Flash. Pretty fun! Worth doing. Good gear.

● Megafauna

Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…

131

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Didn’t know to go to the top, but fun climbing. A good intro to the crag. Lots of nice enjoyable edging.

● Kids Nowadays

Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Pink site? Fun thin moves. A great climb. Crux for me was a few? bolts up where I had to put my right hip into the wall to get a high left foot to lay back up.

● Swell

Okanogan > … > Fun (Phun) Rocks > (f) Phun Rock Main Wa…

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

Jun 26, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall at the crux, then figured out my sequence. Right hand softball squeeze w left foot stemmed wide. Crossover left hand to nice edge. Adjust feet a little higher and lock off for a high far right jug, then move left to other obvious jug. Still a little tricky after that.

● Flyboys

Okanogan > Mazama > Goat Wall

492

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 18 pitches

Jun 25, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Totally worth it. A mini marathon. Three or four or five great pitches with a lot of scrambling in between, but so cool to serpentine up the cliff via the line of least resistance. Olivia belayed me up the whole shebang. Our first serious mission together. Well done.

● Queen of the Gym

Central Region > … 1 > Powerhouse Area > (b) Powerhouse Wall

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

Apr 10, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took a fall right after the traverse out right. Figured out to immediately traverse back up and to the left. Don’t think I’d have too much trouble RP’ing in the future. Fun tricky moves down low before the traversing business which is slightly overhung. Great route. A good warmup for the business next door.

● Steel Grill

Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins

106

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad

Apr 10, 2022 · TR. First on the TR train today. Felt insecure. Would be an awkward lead for sure.

● George and Martha

Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins

238

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

Apr 10, 2022 · Lead / Flash. .4, then doubles to 3.

● Bob's Your Uncle

Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins

103

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad

Apr 9, 2022 · TR. Took one fall at the top where the feet aren’t obvious, but later got it clean while TR’ing Stems. Work the left foot up to a high ledge out left to reach the next finger pocket high right. From there, power to the top. Would like to dial in the gear and lead this one.

● Red M&Ms

Central Region > … 1 > Sunshine Wall > (c) King Pins

122

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad

Apr 9, 2022 · TR. Very fun climb. Crux was getting to a high finger jam in the left crack half way up. Second crux is just going for it up high on the right. I got a helpful belay, but I think I only hung once. Pretty sure I can TR it clean. Gear would be real tough. All small. Maybe one day I’ll practice placing on TR.

● Jungle Mountaineering

N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > La Selva (Jungle Wall)

230

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 4 pitches

Apr 1, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Definitely fun. Definitely recommended. Was supposed to be our first climb here. Ended up being a good conversation over margaritas and a lot of fun movement.

● Off The Couch

N America > … 1 2 > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall

236

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches

Mar 31, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. This one was really fun. Much better than it’s neighbor with fun movement on more secure rock. The final pitch was an amazing traverse that was enjoyable to piece together. Graywolf did the heavy lifting on lead. We did it in three pitches with me taking the middle three.

● Satori

N America > … 1 2 > El Toro (The Fr… > Zapatista Wall

322

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 7 pitches

Mar 31, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Felt very inferior to Off the Couch, mainly due to the nature of the rock. Quite a bit of choss up there including on the money pitch, which would be very cool if the rocks weren’t crumbling. Skipped the 7th, because we had just topped out the ridge a little to the left. Up and down both climbs in sub 5 hours. Not too bad.

● Pitch Black

N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Conundrums

360

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 6 pitches

Mar 30, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Another fantastic climb where you never let your guard down. Challenging pretty much from start to finish. Highly recommend and would love to go back. 4 hours up and down. Bravo!

● Cabeza de Chivo

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

Mar 29, 2022 · TR. Harrrrrd up top. Felt harder than 12a.

● Mexico in Flames

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

212

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 2 pitches

Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Couuuuld have gotten the on-site. Definitely could still get the RP. A delicate mantle on small holds gets you onto a thin rail. There are good feet, but I had trouble locating my right foot on the first go.

● Mugre Mugre

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

219

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 Sport

Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. So enjoyable. I had a blast on this one. Great movement. Great foot jams. Psyched.

● Don Quixote

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

252

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Took two falls. Certainly redpointable. Quite fun, but strenuous.

● Aguja Celo Rey

N America > … 1 > El Potrero Chico > Las Agujas (The Spires)

341

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches

Mar 29, 2022 · Lead / Onsight. Another good one. Short but sweet. First pitch felt 10c and a little slick and meh. Second pitch had one hard move. But mostly just moderate enjoyable climbing.

● Evil Shenanigans