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Michael R

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Member Since
Sep 17, 2018
Last Visit: May 26, 2024
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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.6 5.10b
Sport 5.9 5.10b
Boulders V4
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Mar 21, 2020
Eastern, MA
Rattlesnake Rocks
● What are peoples opinions about adding a few bolts to this area? I'm all for keeping classics classic, and… View Comment
May 29, 2019
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs > Beginners Easy Variation (5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a)
An old bolt on the last pitch
● The 5.5 section of this is farther down. There's one section that could be 5.5 but you can easily step lef… View Comment
May 29, 2019
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs > Beginners Easy Variation (5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a)
This is the view up from the top of P4 (at the gear anchor above the finger cracks). Head directly up, across the moss streak. It's easy climbing, but completely runout, no pro for about 100 feet until you get to the rock bulge with a brown shrub just right of the center of this photo. You'll find pro near the shrub. Trending right from there gets you to a thread belay at a jumble of rocks. It had rained 2 days before, so this area was pretty wet.
● If you're new to trad leading, this pitch will scare the crap out of you. Particularly if you're new to sl… View Comment
May 29, 2019
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs > Cormier-Magness Route (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b)
Start of pitch 5.
● This is a great shot of where to go at this point on the route. We did this twice last weekend. (05/26/201… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 8

General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Alpine Draws
Apr 23, 2020 Even now in 2020 - this is still the best setup in my mind.  I did exactly this recently before I found this page.  Red=Rope side silver on gear side.  Not that… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: No new bolts on Whitehorse, right?
Mar 21, 2020 This is an interesting side topic.  Regardless of bolts, people need to be respectful of the nature around them and they just are not.  People leave trash, play loud… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: No new bolts on Whitehorse, right?
Mar 21, 2020 Your stance on these things is all over the place Marc.  On another thread about to stick clip or not you wrote : (yeah, yeah, cross posting, blah, blah)   "The… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: No new bolts on Whitehorse, right?
Mar 21, 2020 I very much appreciate this comment and it's in line with my stance.  Particularly for new leaders, on a 5.easy route that has sections that literally cannot be protected… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: No new bolts on Whitehorse, right?
Mar 21, 2020 View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: No new bolts on Whitehorse, right?
Mar 4, 2020 I have mixed feelings about this.I’ve been climbing for over 20 years and I’m all for leaving trad routes that can be protected, unbolted.Now,  take a 5.7 slab… View Message

Route Scores View All 5

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 904
● Junco
Sport
Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
 376
● Standard Route
Trad 9 pitches
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 212
● Lady and the Tramp
Sport 2 pitches
Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 57
● Beginners Easy Variation
Trad 8 pitches
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
 110
● Beginners Route
Trad 10 pitches
Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Junco Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
Avg:  904
Michael:
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Standard Route Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
Avg:  376
Michael:
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R Trad 9 pitches
● Lady and the Tramp Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
Avg:  212
Michael:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Sport 2 pitches
● Beginners Easy Variation Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
Avg:  57
Michael:
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Trad 8 pitches
● Beginners Route Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
Avg:  110
Michael:
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R Trad 10 pitches
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