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Alec Backhus

Denver, CO
3 years old · Male
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Member Since
Oct 23, 2019
Last Visit: 21 hours ago
160 Points
Point Rank: #7,979 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.14d 3rd
Sport 5.15d 3rd
Aid C5 C0
Ice WI8 WI1
Mixed M11 M1
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 43
● Book of Saturday
Trad, Sport 12 pitches
W Desert > … > Notch Peak > Upper N Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
 48
● Center Shift on Wham Ridge
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Alpine Rock > … > Grenadiers > Vestal Peak
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 16
● Sharp on Both Ends
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Chasm View Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 20
● Grand Parade
Trad
Ten Sleep Canyon > Dry Wall > 06. Grand Parade
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 633
● Third Pillar, Regular Route
Trad 5 pitches
Eastern Sierra > … > Dana Plateau > Third Pillar
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 353
● Direct North Ridge
Trad, Alpine 20 pitches
Central-E Casca… > Stuart-Enchantm… > Mt Stuart
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Book of Saturday W Desert > … > Notch Peak > Upper N Face
 43
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad, Sport 12 pitches
● Center Shift on Wham Ridge Alpine Rock > … > Grenadiers > Vestal Peak
 48
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Sharp on Both Ends Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Chasm View Wall
 16
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
● Grand Parade Ten Sleep Canyon > Dry Wall > 06. Grand Parade
 20
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
● Third Pillar, Regular Route Eastern Sierra > … > Dana Plateau > Third Pillar
 633
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
● Direct North Ridge Central-E Casca… > Stuart-Enchantm… > Mt Stuart
 353
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 20 pitches

Ticks View All 1,447

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 807
● Handcracker Direct
Aug 16, 2026 · Lead. Sharon lead p1, I lead p2-3, Sharon lead crux to the top. One hang in the crux spent 30 minutes trying to hammer out one of the cams deep in the crack, wasn’t successful but got it pretty close to coming out.
Trad 5 pitches
Boulder > … > W Ridge > W Ridge - part C - Po…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 188
● Directissima
Aug 10, 2026 · Lead. I lead and Linked pitches 1 and 2, Sammy lead pitch 3, I got out of the squeeze a little early took on fall. I lead pitch 4 clean. Descended via Boulder field. Was pretty altitude sick the whole climb it got worse as we went up but still sent for the most part lol
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Chasm View Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 95
● Rainbow Highway
Jul 19, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. I lead and linked p1&2, Reed lead p3, I lead p4, Reed lead p5, I lead p6 (with an alternate finish in a corner after the face climbing. We were going around a party at an intermediate belay.) Reed lead p7. Sent all pitches clean and onsight as one could having rapped down the route.
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Alpine Rock > Mt Blue Sky (fo… > Black Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 952
● Made In The Shade
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead / Onsight.
Sport
Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 900
● Panama Red
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead. Clean
Sport
Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 600
● Ivy League
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead. Clean
Sport
Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Handcracker Direct Boulder > … > W Ridge > W Ridge - part C - Po…
 807
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 5 pitches
Aug 16, 2026 · Lead. Sharon lead p1, I lead p2-3, Sharon lead crux to the top. One hang in the crux spent 30 minutes trying to hammer out one of the cams deep in the crack, wasn’t successful but got it pretty close to coming out.
● Directissima Alpine Rock > … > Long's Peak > Chasm View Wall
 188
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Aug 10, 2026 · Lead. I lead and Linked pitches 1 and 2, Sammy lead pitch 3, I got out of the squeeze a little early took on fall. I lead pitch 4 clean. Descended via Boulder field. Was pretty altitude sick the whole climb it got worse as we went up but still sent for the most part lol
● Rainbow Highway Alpine Rock > Mt Blue Sky (fo… > Black Wall
 95
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Jul 19, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. I lead and linked p1&2, Reed lead p3, I lead p4, Reed lead p5, I lead p6 (with an alternate finish in a corner after the face climbing. We were going around a party at an intermediate belay.) Reed lead p7. Sent all pitches clean and onsight as one could having rapped down the route.
● Made In The Shade Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
 952
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead / Onsight.
● Panama Red Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
 900
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead. Clean
● Ivy League Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone
 600
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Jul 9, 2026 · Lead. Clean

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 389 375 12
Last Year 489 445 39
5 Years 1,364 1,070 303
All Time 1,796 1,447 427

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