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Jaysen Niedermeyer

Seattle, WA
33 years old · Male

Member Since
Mar 20, 2020
Last Visit: 15 hours ago
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Best Times to Meet: Always
Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.10d 5.11b
Sport 5.11a 5.11b
Aid C2 C2
Ice WI4 WI5
Mixed M4 M6
Other Interests
Backcountry skiing, Photography
More Info

I work seasonally (usually abroad) and have a van I live in most of the time I'm not working. I have access to a family cabin 5 minutes from Index, WA.

Ultimate goal is alpinism, being well rounded in all mountain aspects with good cardio, but recently I've been enjoying the movement of harder rock climbing, currently breaking into the 11s (2024).



5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 2
Short Sheeted
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 142
Pillow Fight
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 113
Pillow Case
Mar 19, 2026 · 3 pitches. TR. TRS, did left crack solo which was hard and then right crack solo which was easier, but I imagine the grade comes from stemming
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 78
Geekus Amongst Us
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 160
Pillow Talk
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A1
 79
Resolution Arete
Mar 17, 2026 · 7 pitches. Lead / Fell/Hung. Attempt, got 7.5 pitches up and then bailed. This is a monster behemoth of choss and sand and scary as shit. The pitches are super physical and pretty relentless, lots of flaring wide climbing with a lot less face holds than I think is normal for RR. These pitches meader a lot and would suck for hauling, and were annoying for fix and follow. These also felt like proper Yosemite grades, WAY sandbagged for RR standards. These bottom pitches were also covered in sand and a healthy layer of lichen and moss making the whole thing feel super insecure. Pitch 8 felt super sand bagged but I think I was just dead tired by then. Bailing from pitch 8 meant down simuling to the tree with tat between pitches 6/7, rapping to a bush with tat, then rapping to the fixed pins on wicked Wanda. From here we did a full 60m rap with an escaper to the bottom of the climb and down chimney'd for llike 10 feet. I looked for other intermediate anchors and all would have required leaving cams or a nest of nuts. I brought most of a double rack from black totem to #4, with singles only in .2, 2, 3 and 4 and tbh next time I'd bring solid doubles to 3. And you definitely definitely need the 4. I bumped it for like 20 feet on the first pitch. We brought a 60m rope but would likely bring a 70m next time to link and utilize the nice belay ledges, maybe?. Link (ardously) 1/2 for a great ledge, and 3/4 to skip the chimney belay and get a great nook, run 5 into the tree, simul 6/7 and then good luck from there.
Trad, Aid 24 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Short Sheeted Northern Arizona > … > Paradise Forks > Pillow Wall
 2
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Pillow Fight Northern Arizona > … > Paradise Forks > Pillow Wall
 142
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Pillow Case Northern Arizona > … > Paradise Forks > Pillow Wall
 113
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Mar 19, 2026 · 3 pitches. TR. TRS, did left crack solo which was hard and then right crack solo which was easier, but I imagine the grade comes from stemming
Geekus Amongst Us Northern Arizona > … > Paradise Forks > Pillow Wall
 78
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Pillow Talk Northern Arizona > … > Paradise Forks > Pillow Wall
 160
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Mar 19, 2026 · TR. TRS
Resolution Arete Southern Nevada > … > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall
 79
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A1 Trad, Aid 24 pitches
Mar 17, 2026 · 7 pitches. Lead / Fell/Hung. Attempt, got 7.5 pitches up and then bailed. This is a monster behemoth of choss and sand and scary as shit. The pitches are super physical and pretty relentless, lots of flaring wide climbing with a lot less face holds than I think is normal for RR. These pitches meader a lot and would suck for hauling, and were annoying for fix and follow. These also felt like proper Yosemite grades, WAY sandbagged for RR standards. These bottom pitches were also covered in sand and a healthy layer of lichen and moss making the whole thing feel super insecure. Pitch 8 felt super sand bagged but I think I was just dead tired by then. Bailing from pitch 8 meant down simuling to the tree with tat between pitches 6/7, rapping to a bush with tat, then rapping to the fixed pins on wicked Wanda. From here we did a full 60m rap with an escaper to the bottom of the climb and down chimney'd for llike 10 feet. I looked for other intermediate anchors and all would have required leaving cams or a nest of nuts. I brought most of a double rack from black totem to #4, with singles only in .2, 2, 3 and 4 and tbh next time I'd bring solid doubles to 3. And you definitely definitely need the 4. I bumped it for like 20 feet on the first pitch. We brought a 60m rope but would likely bring a 70m next time to link and utilize the nice belay ledges, maybe?. Link (ardously) 1/2 for a great ledge, and 3/4 to skip the chimney belay and get a great nook, run 5 into the tree, simul 6/7 and then good luck from there.

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

Pitches Routes Days Out
90 Days 203 86 34
Last Year 558 320 106
5 Years 1,911 1,088 337
All Time 2,006 1,156 367

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