Eric Christopherson on Mountain Project

Eric Christopherson

35 years old · Male

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Mar 18, 2020

Last Visit: 4 days ago

486 Points
Point Rank: #3,090 Details Drop down

4 Areas

60 pts - 15 each

11 Routes

110 pts - 10 each

62 Photos

310 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

6 Page Improvements

6 pts - 1 each

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Best Times to Meet: On Sabbatical - so very free

Likes Trad, Sport, Tr

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.9	5.10b
Sport	5.10b	5.10d
Boulders	V1

Favorite Climbs

Paraiso (Playa Fronton, Dominican Republic) &
Ginger Cracks (Red Rocks, Nevada)

Other Interests

Surfing, traveling internationally, learning Spanish

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AMGA-certified Single Pitch Instructor (SPI). Certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR). Goal: Have fun on chill (5.6-5.9) Grade II & III multi-pitch climbs with awesome views and fun people.

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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R 4 ● Lady Wilson's Bush Trad 13 pitches Southern Nevada > … > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 13 ● Cortez Sport N America > … > Baja California… > Valle Azteca
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a WI1 Easy Snow 9 ● Monzino route (on North Tower) Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches S America > … 1 > Torres del Pain… > Torres del Paine Group
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 76 ● Gooseberry Trad 7 pitches N America > … 1 2 > Tunnel Mountain > Scoop
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Where Janitors Dare Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,202 ● Illusion Dweller Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face

● Lady Wilson's Bush

Southern Nevada > … > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R Trad 13 pitches

● Cortez

N America > … > Baja California… > Valle Azteca

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Monzino route (on North Tower)

S America > … 1 > Torres del Pain… > Torres del Paine Group

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a WI1 Easy Snow Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches

● Gooseberry

N America > … 1 2 > Tunnel Mountain > Scoop

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 7 pitches

● Where Janitors Dare

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Illusion Dweller

Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face

1,202

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

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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 32 ● Blue Line Sep 19, 2025 · Lead / Onsight. Dep Car 0812. At base: 0842. Start P1: 0857. Reach P3 anchor: 0930. Back to base 0941. Return to P3 anchor 0953. Start P4: 1000. Reach P5 anchor: 1020. Back to P3 anchor 1032. Return to P5 anchor 1043. Brunch break 1044-1050. Start P6: 1055. Reach P7 anchor: 1115. Rappel begin 1122. Return to P7 anchor 1142. Lunch break / breather 1142-1150. Start P7: 1155. Reach P9 anchor: 1223. Rappel begin 1230. Back at P9 anchor 1252. Start P10: 1300. Reach P11 anchor: 1320. Rappel 1329. Back down at P9 anchor 1334. Back up at P11 anchor 1349. 5 min rest. Start P12: 1400. First summit: 1410. Back at P11 anchor 1224. Climbing P12 second time starts 1428. Full summit: 1433. At base: 1525. Just walk past. No stop. At car: 1551. Sport 12 pitches Europe > … 1 2 > Escalera Arabe > Suiza
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 2 ● Espolon de la Pared Negra Sep 17, 2025 · Lead / Onsight. car dep 1100. Full sun. At base 1113. Full sun. P1 start. Between N (left) and P (right). 1130. 5x bolts. Crux is full, exposed, slightly overhung area from above bolt #4 to above bolt #5. Sling above bolt #5, then blocky 5.6 climbing (#0.75 + #1 are good). Then anchors. Reached P2 anchor at 1150 & 1240. Reached P3 anchor at 1215. P3: Bolt, Sling, 2x Bolts, Sling, slabby runout, anchor. I used two nuts to supplement. Start rappel 1225. Finished rapel at 1230. Started top rope climb 1235. Regained P3 anchor 1248. P3 start 1255. Runout, sling, anchor on left (?), 3x sling on right, P3 anchor, bolt, piton, #2, 6-8m runout, 3x sling, bolt, 2x sling, P4 anchor. Used 14x draws on P3+P4 (2* Nut placements). First top out 1330. Descent 1338. Top rope start at P2 at 1353. Full top out 1408. Descent. Begin hike/climb to ridge 1419. Arrived at first rappel 1435. Base 1442. Start second rappel 1450. Base 1455. At base 1500. At car 1510. Sport 4 pitches Europe > … 1 2 > Orihuela > Pared Negra
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 13 ● Via Pany Sep 12, 2025 · 4 pitches. Lead / Onsight. Rope Solo. Really fun. Make sure to get the permit online at least two days in advance (no next day or same day permits available online or at counter when I went (in September - semi-shoulder season). 0900 depart car. 0955 start P1. _____ start P2. 1050 start P3 (Linked pitches 3, 4, 5). 1155 start P6. Initial summit 1220. Full summit 1240 (2h 45min). Begin descent 1255. Back at car 1340 (C2C 4h 40min). Trad 7 pitches Europe > … 1 > Costa Blanca > Penon d'Ifach
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 1 ● La Virgen Aug 31, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Aided the Crux section with a sling to step on (the finger crack section) because the hands were good, but could get in any feet. Maybe next time. Sport N America > … > Puerta del Diablo > Sector Caja de Pandora
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 222 ● Flying Scorpion Dec 18, 2024 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Draws up already and got a bit of beta from Xing ("finger jams"). Really fun movement. I liked it more than "Selam" right next to it and more popular. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 392 ● Selam Dec 18, 2024 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Super fun. Had QDs & anchor already set for me. Sport N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

● Blue Line

Europe > … 1 2 > Escalera Arabe > Suiza

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport 12 pitches

Sep 19, 2025 · Lead / Onsight. Dep Car 0812. At base: 0842. Start P1: 0857. Reach P3 anchor: 0930. Back to base 0941. Return to P3 anchor 0953. Start P4: 1000. Reach P5 anchor: 1020. Back to P3 anchor 1032. Return to P5 anchor 1043. Brunch break 1044-1050. Start P6: 1055. Reach P7 anchor: 1115. Rappel begin 1122. Return to P7 anchor 1142. Lunch break / breather 1142-1150. Start P7: 1155. Reach P9 anchor: 1223. Rappel begin 1230. Back at P9 anchor 1252. Start P10: 1300. Reach P11 anchor: 1320. Rappel 1329. Back down at P9 anchor 1334. Back up at P11 anchor 1349. 5 min rest. Start P12: 1400. First summit: 1410. Back at P11 anchor 1224. Climbing P12 second time starts 1428. Full summit: 1433. At base: 1525. Just walk past. No stop. At car: 1551.

● Espolon de la Pared Negra

Europe > … 1 2 > Orihuela > Pared Negra

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 4 pitches

Sep 17, 2025 · Lead / Onsight. car dep 1100. Full sun. At base 1113. Full sun. P1 start. Between N (left) and P (right). 1130. 5x bolts. Crux is full, exposed, slightly overhung area from above bolt #4 to above bolt #5. Sling above bolt #5, then blocky 5.6 climbing (#0.75 + #1 are good). Then anchors. Reached P2 anchor at 1150 & 1240. Reached P3 anchor at 1215. P3: Bolt, Sling, 2x Bolts, Sling, slabby runout, anchor. I used two nuts to supplement. Start rappel 1225. Finished rapel at 1230. Started top rope climb 1235. Regained P3 anchor 1248. P3 start 1255. Runout, sling, anchor on left (?), 3x sling on right, P3 anchor, bolt, piton, #2, 6-8m runout, 3x sling, bolt, 2x sling, P4 anchor. Used 14x draws on P3+P4 (2* Nut placements). First top out 1330. Descent 1338. Top rope start at P2 at 1353. Full top out 1408. Descent. Begin hike/climb to ridge 1419. Arrived at first rappel 1435. Base 1442. Start second rappel 1450. Base 1455. At base 1500. At car 1510.

● Via Pany

Europe > … 1 > Costa Blanca > Penon d'Ifach

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad 7 pitches

Sep 12, 2025 · 4 pitches. Lead / Onsight. Rope Solo. Really fun. Make sure to get the permit online at least two days in advance (no next day or same day permits available online or at counter when I went (in September - semi-shoulder season). 0900 depart car. 0955 start P1. _____ start P2. 1050 start P3 (Linked pitches 3, 4, 5). 1155 start P6. Initial summit 1220. Full summit 1240 (2h 45min). Begin descent 1255. Back at car 1340 (C2C 4h 40min).

● La Virgen

N America > … > Puerta del Diablo > Sector Caja de Pandora

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

Aug 31, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Aided the Crux section with a sling to step on (the finger crack section) because the hands were good, but could get in any feet. Maybe next time.

● Flying Scorpion

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

222

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

Dec 18, 2024 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Draws up already and got a bit of beta from Xing ("finger jams"). Really fun movement. I liked it more than "Selam" right next to it and more popular.

● Selam

N America > … 1 2 > Virgin Canyon > Lower Virgin

392

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

Dec 18, 2024 · Lead / Pinkpoint. Super fun. Had QDs & anchor already set for me.

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

	Pitches	Routes	Days Out
90 Days	0	0	0
Last Year	21	4	4
5 Years	658	381	153
All Time	685	402	160