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Matthew Bertolatus

Minneapolis, MN

39 years old · Male

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Member Since

Aug 27, 2018

Last Visit: 16 hours ago

90 Points
Point Rank: #10,369 Details Drop down

0 Areas

0 pts - 15 each

3 Routes

30 pts - 10 each

12 Photos

60 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

0 Page Improvements

0 pts - 1 each

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Best Times to Meet: Wide open - weekends for outdoor, late nights for VE

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.9	5.8
Sport	5.8	5.10c

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Based in Twin Cites - can drive to Red Wing, Taylor's Fall, etc. Also a VE member.

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Apr 15, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (11) Juniper Ca… > Cloud Tower Crimson Chrysalis 5.8+ ● I fee like every time I leave Juniper or Pine Creek Canyon, I see headlamps on CC. Well Friday it was our… View Comment
Dec 11, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (11) Juniper Ca… > Jackrabbit Butt… > MysterZ (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) From the approach trail. The blue area is the part of Jackrabbit you need to get to. You do NOT need to enter the canyon! ● This is extremely good approach beta, but to be extraordinarily clear, aim for the yellow arrow, that's lit… View Comment
Sep 5, 2023 Northwest > … > Madeline Island > Point Loop Trail > Jumping Rock > Almost Wimped Out (V1 5) Crawl onto rock below, get a high foot, mantle, roll over the edge and pat yourself on the back that you didn't use the exit location. ● Exit starts right of Almost Wimped Out, ends in a similar spot. View Comment
Nov 2, 2021 Red Wing (a.k.a… > New Vice Area Doctor Rock 5.10b/c ● The last bolt is about one foot below a critical foot placement, and makes not getting the rope behind your… View Comment
Jul 6, 2021 Sandstone > Robinson Park > Diagonals Wall 07) Dirty bolts and they’re done dirt cheap 5.10a ● They're View Comment
Oct 18, 2020 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Barney Rubble, aka Birch Tree Crack 5.9 ● I pulled out a toaster oven sized block out of the crack this weekend, about 20 ft up - thankfully was clip… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 420

General > General Climbing Reply: Climbing Memes 8.0 Apr 24, 2024 David Weisberg wrote: Arctic seal imitates a punter:Does the yell while whipping,Does the sigh of relief at the bottom of a catch, that he didn't die, And then recedes… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: The Suggested Definitive Guide on Where To Live fo… Apr 18, 2024 El Presidente ZMC wrote: Choss connoisseurs. And people that generally dislike other climbers.You rang?? View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: PSA: Please Don't Clip Your Nalgene Via The Plasti… Apr 17, 2024 Ricky Harline wrote: 2nd PSA: when your plastic inevitably fails and you drop your bottle down the route, please yell "rock" and not "water bottle." "Rock" is the universal… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: The Suggested Definitive Guide on Where To Live fo… Apr 16, 2024 Don't make me tap the sign: View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Climbing Memes 8.0 Apr 16, 2024 View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico Reply: What Craig Is This? Apr 7, 2024 Anyways....I think the OP meant Daniel Craig. Or after reading this thread, Elijah Craig. View Message

Route Scores View All 103

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,644 ● Birdland Trad 6 pitches Southern Nevada > … > (10) Pine Creek… > Brass Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 63 ● Ex Nihilo Trad, TR Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 532 ● The Fox Trad Southern Nevada > … > (01) Calico Basin > Fox Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 101 ● Rock Lobster TR -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 194 ● Roof Burner Sport Red Wing (a.k.a… > E End
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 357 ● Cookie Monster Trad 3 pitches Southern Nevada > … 1 > Mescalito > E Face

● Birdland

Southern Nevada > … > (10) Pine Creek… > Brass Wall

Avg:	1,644
Matthew:

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 6 pitches

● Ex Nihilo

Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head

Avg:	63
Matthew:

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR

● The Fox

Southern Nevada > … > (01) Calico Basin > Fox Area

Avg:	532
Matthew:

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad

● Rock Lobster

-Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs

Avg:	101
Matthew:

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR

● Roof Burner

Red Wing (a.k.a… > E End

Avg:	194
Matthew:

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

● Cookie Monster

Southern Nevada > … 1 > Mescalito > E Face

Avg:	357
Matthew:

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches