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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 501 ● Positive Vibrations Trad, Alpine 9 pitches High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Easy Snow 15 ● Rubio y Azul Trad, Snow, Alpine 9 pitches S America > … 1 2 > Cerro Torre Group > Aguja Media Luna & To…
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 25 ● The Phoenix Trad Yosemite NP > … 1 > An. Cascade Area > Cascade Falls - Upper
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Red Pillar Trad, Alpine 15 pitches S America > … 1 2 > Cerro Fitz Roy… > Aguja Mermoz
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 1,091 ● Armatron Trad 6 pitches Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 5 ● The Angry Inch Trad Southeast Utah > … > Indian Creek > Disappointment Cliffs

● Positive Vibrations

High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk

501

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 9 pitches

● Rubio y Azul

S America > … 1 2 > Cerro Torre Group > Aguja Media Luna & To…

5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Easy Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 9 pitches

● The Phoenix

Yosemite NP > … 1 > An. Cascade Area > Cascade Falls - Upper

5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad

● Red Pillar

S America > … 1 2 > Cerro Fitz Roy… > Aguja Mermoz

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Alpine 15 pitches

● Armatron

Southern Nevada > … > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall

1,091

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad 6 pitches

● The Angry Inch

Southeast Utah > … > Indian Creek > Disappointment Cliffs

5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad

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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 181 ● On The Loose Aug 15, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Lead rope solo w gri gri. Figuring out systems for lrs. Still new w it. Trad Adirondacks > Chapel Pond Pass > Spider's Web
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 108 ● YMC Route Jul 27, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. LRS onsite attempt, ran out of gear, only had 3 cams and just 5 offset stoppers, 2 wouldn’t fit ; ) head game of LRS runouts in 90° heat is real. Trad Central Valley > Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 7 ● Living in a Young Man's World Jul 17, 2026 · TR. Sent on top rope after a beta burn hanging draws. Sport Adirondacks > Lake Champlain… > Frontiertown Crag
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 837 ● Son of Easy O Apr 26, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Single rack from .3-3 with 2 finger sized nuts protects this route well for one pitch. If this were 5.10 it would be the best 5.10 in the gunks. Delicious exposure. Trad 2 pitches Gunks > Trapps > c. Frog's Head - the…
WI5 10 ● Power Play Direct Mar 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Led this one, followed DK up the final pitch of powerplay. Excellent line, stacks up against some of the best climbs of its size and grade anywhere in the world. Trad, Ice 3 pitches Adirondacks > … > Keene Valley &… > Chapel Pond
WI5 M4-5 6 ● Dark Crystal and Hassig's Feb 24, 2026 · Lead / Redpoint. Bitter cold day today. Frost nip on 6 fingers. Very serious route in these conditions. Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > - Franconia Notch > Cannon Ice Climbs

● On The Loose

Adirondacks > Chapel Pond Pass > Spider's Web

181

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

Aug 15, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Lead rope solo w gri gri. Figuring out systems for lrs. Still new w it.

● YMC Route

Central Valley > Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff

108

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

Jul 27, 2026 · Lead / Fell/Hung. LRS onsite attempt, ran out of gear, only had 3 cams and just 5 offset stoppers, 2 wouldn’t fit ; ) head game of LRS runouts in 90° heat is real.

● Living in a Young Man's World

Adirondacks > Lake Champlain… > Frontiertown Crag

5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport

Jul 17, 2026 · TR. Sent on top rope after a beta burn hanging draws.

● Son of Easy O

Gunks > Trapps > c. Frog's Head - the…

837

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches

Apr 26, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Single rack from .3-3 with 2 finger sized nuts protects this route well for one pitch. If this were 5.10 it would be the best 5.10 in the gunks. Delicious exposure.

● Power Play Direct

Adirondacks > … > Keene Valley &… > Chapel Pond

WI5 Trad, Ice 3 pitches

Mar 22, 2026 · Lead / Onsight. Led this one, followed DK up the final pitch of powerplay. Excellent line, stacks up against some of the best climbs of its size and grade anywhere in the world.

● Dark Crystal and Hassig's

NH Ice & Mixed > - Franconia Notch > Cannon Ice Climbs