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Sam Francis

Rock Springs, WI
Male

Member Since
Jan 27, 2018
Last Visit: 1 hour ago
1,197 Points
Point Rank: #1,313 DetailsDrop down

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10d 3rd
Sport 5.12b 5.12b
Ice WI3 WI3
Mixed M5 M5
Boulders V6
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Comments View All 109

Dec 14, 2025
This climb comes in quickly and consistently. The fact you can check it from the road and the easy approach… View Comment
Sep 22, 2025
Alternate description for those needing more structure: Climb the arete ;-) View Comment
Aug 31, 2025
Sweet route, nice and tall with cool features all the way. I took the dihedral up into some cool face climb… View Comment
Aug 27, 2025
Fun balancey footwork gets you standing on the last big feature. From there its thin crimping or a big move… View Comment
Jul 7, 2025
Wow! Ive been meaning to tr/lead this for years but its that awkward height where its just not worth settin… View Comment
Apr 30, 2025
A backpack size block heaved off the start this year. New sequence is a couple moves longer and maybe bette… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 34

Regional > Midwest
Reply: Ableman Gorge Guidebook
Feb 13, 2026 So cool! Pete was all over this thing. What a shame we won't have a chance to ask him about any of these climbs. Im surprised how much of the rock they covered. I found a huge… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Reply: Ableman Gorge Guidebook
Sep 25, 2025 Doug Hemkenwrote:The first was written by Bill Dietrich.  He and fellow CMCers (including Pete Cleveland) explored the natural rock faces from the dynamite shack north pre… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Ableman Gorge Guidebook
Sep 22, 2025 A friend of mine took me hiking in Ablemans back in 2018 and told me people used to climb there a lot back in the 90s. Especially focused on the tall wall with an overhang acro… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Reply: Cool climbing on private land
Aug 11, 2025 Three Chimneys Rock in Viroqua. I knocked on the door and the landowner was friendly. Its a cool spot with some nice lines, especially the right tower. He let us walk up to it… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Reply: Cool climbing on private land
Aug 8, 2025 Luckily this is in the Midwest forum. In Wisconsin its flipped where liability is released when a property owner grants access. Ive offered to bring a waiver in the past, but u… View Message
Regional > Midwest
Reply: Cool climbing on private land
Jun 17, 2025 Is there a fund set aside for when potential sites come available? The Monico boulders are a good example of a missed opportunity. View Message
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