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Oct 14, 2023 Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Jug Dome aka Anne's Rock Growler 5.9 ● Agree with Tony. Harder than 5.9 unless you're willing to expose yourself to substantial pendulum. View Comment
Sep 17, 2023 S Platte > Staunton SP > Staunton Rocks > Pooka > 3. Astronomy Wall Dark Matter 5.9+ ● I tore open a new jug for y'all at the bottom of the route. You're welcome. B) View Comment
Sep 7, 2023 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Wall of the '90s Reefer Madness 5.11a ● Chalky, greasy. View Comment
Sep 7, 2023 Boulder > Eldorado Canyon SP > Wind Tower > Wind Tower - SW Face Roofed Out 5.7 R ● Skiggity sketch af. View Comment
Sep 4, 2023 Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Beige Tube Area… > Sign Crack Area Hop, Skip, and a Jump 5.7 ● There was a reason I wouldn't/couldn't rap from the route's anchors, but I can't recall now if it was becau… View Comment
Aug 10, 2023 Golden > Lookout Mtn Rd Tiers of Zion ● We had a close encounter with a rattler on the approach today. Be careful with your dogs. View Comment
Aug 10, 2023 S Platte > Staunton SP > Old Mill Area > Sawmill Crag > 1. Sawmill W Buttress No Can Defense 5.11b ● This route is way more fun than it's given credit for, but I don't think it's in the 5.11s. View Comment
Aug 9, 2023 Ft Collins > Poudre Canyon > Narrows > Eden Area > Eden Wall East of Eden 5.9 ● The roof takes a black Totem pretty well. Follow with a WC3 above and back clean if desired. Bomber. View Comment
Aug 2, 2023 San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance… Yah-Ta-Hei 5.10c ● Felt harder than 10c to me. View Comment
Jul 21, 2023 Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Beige Tube Area… > Sign Crack Area Hop, Skip, and a Jump 5.7 ● Please educate me if I’m missing something, but why didn’t you just bolt the anchor at the location of the… View Comment
Jul 16, 2023 Laramie Range > Laramie Peak Wi… > Kennedy Ranch R… > Zephyr Wall Sukuma 5.9+ ● What’s the route? Did not see it in the book or here. Will change it if it’s been sent View Comment
Jun 21, 2023 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - N Face Finger Crack 5.8 ● Looks to be so, corrected View Comment
May 28, 2023 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - W Face Mighty Quinn 5.10c ● The runout been 1 and 2 is definitely in decking territory for the vertically challenged climber, and it’s… View Comment
Mar 19, 2023 Big Rock Mountain > Arch Wall Bean Drop Soup 5.9 ● 20ft of desperate groveling up a leaning off width chimney, followed by 30ish ft of lower-than-5.5 scrambli… View Comment
Mar 19, 2023 Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall Raven Rookery 5.8+ ● That tree is a bit of a bugger. The first 2/3 of the route is good fun with interesting moves, but shortly… View Comment
Mar 19, 2023 Table Rock SP > Pumpkintown > Main Wall Left of Cen… Fresh Flesh 5.10 ● Can’t recall a stone to step off. I did try starts farther to the right after failing hard on the direct, b… View Comment
Mar 18, 2023 Table Rock SP > Pumpkintown > Main Wall Left of Cen… Fresh Flesh 5.10 ● First 10 ft is 10d at the lowest if you’re short like I am. My partner was over 6ft and even he struggled o… View Comment
Mar 15, 2023 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Horsemen's Center > Cemetery > Mausoleum JugOrNot 5.10b ● Awesome route, surprised it’s not an area classic. Probably because it’s hard to find View Comment
Mar 15, 2023 High Desert > Barstow Area > New Jack City > Box Canyon West > Cliffs of Insanity Red Headed She Devil 5.10+ ● Our party also felt it was significantly easier than the posted grade. We followed the same line as you View Comment
Mar 10, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Classic Rock Wall > Southwest (Right) Wall Sweet Climb O' Mine 5.10c/d ● This one’s a sleeper. It gets overshadowed by its neighbors with giant huecos and photo ops, but imo this i… View Comment
Mar 10, 2023 Southern Nevada > Mormon Mountains > Campsite Canyon Missionary Wall ● Sharp. Really really sharp. Don’t-fall sharp. View Comment
Mar 8, 2023 Southern Nevada > … > Box Canyon > Trench Town > Level 3 > Left Wall One Foundation 5.10b ● Awesome route but big runouts. Best be comfortable at the grade or comfortable with 15+ ft between bolts in… View Comment
Mar 5, 2023 Southern Nevada > La Madre Area > Rodeo Wall Raw Hide 5.10b ● Devious is an understatement for that crux. I went left, my partner went right. View Comment
Feb 27, 2023 Southeastern Lo… > Birdsboro Quarry > k. The Wall of Immortals Uncharted Direct Feed 5.10b ● Wondering about your wingspan, Jon. I definitely needed to high step/side pull through the crux, didn’t see… View Comment
Feb 25, 2023 S Central PA > Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > e. Machismo Sector Pull a Hammy 5.10a ● 5.10a bypassing the roof and instead going to the right. Definitely harder than Witness right next to it if… View Comment
Feb 25, 2023 S Central PA > Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > d. Tenuous Odyssey Se… Tenuous Odyssey 5.10b ● Real difficult crux. Other commenter is right about feet skating off. The rock is slick and there's not muc… View Comment
Feb 20, 2023 Southeastern Lo… > Birdsboro Quarry > l. Ground Up Wall Your Mom 5.9 ● Death Boulder is still there. Someone get a crowbar up this thing View Comment
Feb 19, 2023 S Central PA > Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > d. Tenuous Odyssey Se… Venerable Old Trad Line 5.7 PG13 ● Don’t post routes that climb over crowded hiking/biking/family trails that you didn’t bother trundling. The… View Comment
Feb 12, 2023 Artificial Boul… > Highway to Hell Taladro de Carne 5.8 ● This is the best sport route in south Florida. 1 star View Comment
Feb 4, 2023 Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff Cloudy With A Chance Of Rockfall 5.10b ● In regards to Stevens comment, the first big flake is ready to fall. Big enough to brain your belayer. This… View Comment
Jan 7, 2023 N America > Puerto Rico > Pasillo Frío (J… > El Balcón Jibi Yibis 5.10a ● 2nd to last glue-in is missing, resulting in about 12 ft of runout right where you wouldn’t want there to b… View Comment
Dec 29, 2022 San Bernardino… > Highway 38 Crags Frustration Creek (Temporary Closure) ● This whole area needs a good deal of TLC both on the wall and the ground. Half the climbs are overgrown wit… View Comment
Dec 29, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Horsemen's Center > Keepers Cove Troll Rock ● Beware of glass shards at the bottom of the cliff View Comment
Dec 24, 2022 San Bernardino… > Lake Arrowhead… > Sphinx Rock Are… > Sphinx Rock > Blue Bolts Wall She Gave Him Blue Bolts 5.10b ● Step 1: set up a tripod at the inner temple belay station area Step 2: frame the shot obeying the rule o… View Comment
Dec 23, 2022 San Bernardino… > Highway 38 Crags > Frustration Cre… > Upper Tier Jungle Cruiser 5.7 ● Needs to be cleaned up again View Comment
Dec 14, 2022 High Desert > Lucerne Valley… > Monastery Crags > Monastery South > Thanksgiving Cliff Butterball 5.12a ● This route could be decent with significant cleaning, bolting, and chains (and rappel rings) or mussies on… View Comment

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