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1 day ago Southern Nevada > … > Black Velvet Ca… > Whiskey Peak > N Face > Bourbon Street (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Topo, with Raindance and Frogland starts. Quality indicated with stars. Trip report on tenthousandtoofar.com ● Awesome Paul! View Comment
3 days ago Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Challenger Wall Adventure Punks 5.10d ● Couldn't disagree with Joe more. If you own them and aren't a 5.9 slab free soloist the ballnuts are worth… View Comment
3 days ago E Idaho > Pointless Crag Team Trailer 5.8 ● Would make a great trad route. Solid rock. Always a little less straightforward than it looks. View Comment
3 days ago E Idaho > Pointless Crag Rock-in My Sports Bra 5.9 ● Logical finish seems to move through the crux. A few nice thin hand jams and stemming. View Comment
3 days ago E Idaho > Pointless Crag Disappearing Hat Trick 5.10a ● Hard to imagine "powering through slopers", liebacking or heel hooking, as this is a perfect hand crack. So… View Comment
Feb 11, 2026 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Oak Creek Canyon > Solar Slab - Up… > Solar Slab (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) "Solar Slab topo and beta to the best of my ability. TR at tenthousandtoofar.com" ● I'll leave that to a guidebook. We linked pitches, soloed pitches and simul-pitches, on a 48-ish meter rope… View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 2. Upper Bench Animal Rights Activist WI4+ ● The snag anchor is pretty janky with choss blocks in the rope line. Seems like a thread is the way to go...… View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 1. S Facing/N Side > 7. Deer Creek Too Cold to Fire WI4 ● Can be difficult to find a sheltered belay spot for the crux pitch. We replaced the dangerously tattered bo… View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 4. Majo Ranch/N Facing Moonrise WI5 ● Tree anchor above the last (3rd) pitch has many loose rocks below. Plenty of ice available for a peaceful v… View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 2. Upper Bench Hunter Creek Falls WI5 ● Bolted belay on climber's left. Approximately 30 meters to the WI3 apron, or 45 meters to the ground. View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 1. S Facing/N Side > 8. Hawkeye Ranch Area The Main Vein WI3+ ● It's worth noting this fine route is actually 1,500 feet in length, and if you're not comfortable soloing W… View Comment
Jan 25, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 1. Lower Bench Bozo's Revenge WI3+ ● Very reminiscent of Prospector Falls in Grand Teton National Park. A really nice long moderate with a civil… View Comment
Jan 25, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 1. Lower Bench > Bozo's Revenge (WI3+) P2 closeup. Photo by Adam Sinner. 1/18/10 ● This is P3 View Comment
Jan 25, 2026 Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > 2. N Facing/S Side > 2. Upper Bench Sendero Illuminoso WI4 ● The WI4 grade is soft. Surprising, because Cody grades usually feel stiff. You're on your feet the whole wa… View Comment
Jan 2, 2026 Teton Canyon > S Fork Ice Climbs Right Ghost WI5 ● Right of pillar: Poltergeist (M6), fully bolted, finish on ice Left of pillar: Somewhere Between Heaven an… View Comment
Dec 26, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Oak Creek Canyon > Solar Slab - Upper Tier Solar Slab 5.6 ● BONUS BETA (including variations): I made a topo for Solar Slab and added it to this page. It includes the… View Comment
Dec 26, 2025 Southern Nevada > … > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall > Edge Dressing (5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Topo. Trip report on tenthousandtoofar.com ● Good beta View Comment
Dec 21, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Oak Creek Canyon > Solar Slab - Upper Tier Solar Slab 5.6 ● My partner and I climbed this excellent route via the SS Gully in a gently paced 9 hours car to car using t… View Comment
Dec 20, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Black Velvet Wall Refried Brains 5.9 ● A unique outing for the BV Wall with an emphasis on crack climbing. Like others have mentioned, we thought… View Comment
Dec 16, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Whiskey Peak > N Face Triassic Sands 5.10 ● This route is the bees knees. Debating between the second and fourth pitches for “the best” is ridiculous,… View Comment
Dec 14, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > E Face Cookie Monster 5.7 ● This is a nice route and a great way to reach the upper (and best) pitches on Cat in the Hat, but the diffi… View Comment
Dec 12, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock Bat Crack 5.6 ● The Bat Crack is a king line of Intersection Rock and a great way to do some wide climbing at a reasonable… View Comment
Dec 12, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover… Jack of Hearts 5.9+ ● We showed up for Ace/Popular but they were packed, so we hopped on this. The jamming off the ground is no j… View Comment
Dec 11, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Saddle Rocks Area > Saddle Rocks > (a) Saddle Rock… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt… Do Rein Me 5.9 ● This is the perfect direct start for Orange Flake. View Comment
Dec 11, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall H & R Block 5.6 ● An awesome way to finish Mr. Bunny Versus Six… the rounded patina on this block is some of the best in the… View Comment
Dec 11, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall Mr. Bunny Vs. Six Unknown Agents 5.8 ● When linked (easily) with H&R Block this is a memorable climb and a great way to round out a day at the IRS… View Comment
Dec 11, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig… Dappled Mare 5.8 ● A civilized adventure and very fair for the 5.8 grade. The traverse pitch was rad. I chose the right crack… View Comment
Dec 11, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall Tax Man 5.10a ● Wow. This is spectacular. A longer and more sustained companion to the Exorcist. I thought the protectio… View Comment
Dec 10, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Chimney Rock > Chimney Rock - E Face Raven's Reach 5.10a ● After debating the most graceful way to shove my sore body up the corner chimney, I realized I could just s… View Comment
Dec 10, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock… Ride a Wild Bago 5.10a PG13 ● This is an underrated route. If you liked Sphinxter Quits, this of similar character. That said, I think it… View Comment
Dec 8, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Brown Wall Captain Kronos 5.9 R ● I thought the pro starting from the ground was just fine with small cams, but had to forge into sure ground… View Comment
Dec 8, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Brown Wall Brownies in Motion (aka Brownian Motion) 5.10a ● This really is a great route which should be on the circuit for new JTree 5.10 leaders. Takes good pro the… View Comment
Dec 8, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Face Bonzo Dog Band 5.7 ● This works as a TR with a very long redirect to the anchor above Axe Of Dog, and a confident follower. I go… View Comment
Dec 8, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Face Axe of Dog 5.10a ● A worthy route when passing thru the area, or rounding out a day at Echo. Similar to Pinched Rib in that th… View Comment
Dec 7, 2025 Tahquitz & Suic… > Suicide Rock (m) The Weeping Wall ● [2025] There’s many old bolts still on this wall. They are all slated to be replaced with ASCA bolts in the… View Comment
Dec 5, 2025 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rock Hudson Nereltne 5.7 PG13 ● Yes, there’s no pro before the crack, but it’s about as easy and secure as chimneying gets. Definitely not… View Comment

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