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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 43 ● Felsic Sport Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Dozier Dome
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 1,360 ● Bishops Terrace Trad Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > G. Church Bowl
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 311 ● Hobbit Book Trad 4 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Mariuolumne Dome > W Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1,012 ● Munginella Trad 3 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 2 > Five Open Books > First Tier
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 343 ● Sacherer Cracker Trad Yosemite NP > … 1 2 3 > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 301 ● South Face Trad, Alpine 12 pitches High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome

● Felsic

Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Dozier Dome

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Bishops Terrace

Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > G. Church Bowl

1,360

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Hobbit Book

Yosemite NP > … > Mariuolumne Dome > W Face

311

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

● Munginella

Yosemite NP > … 1 2 > Five Open Books > First Tier

1,012

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches

● Sacherer Cracker

Yosemite NP > … 1 2 3 > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

343

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

● South Face

High Sierra > 12 - Kearsarge… > Charlotte Dome

301

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 12 pitches

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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 770 ● The Young and the Rackless Sep 22, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Sport 4 pitches Boulder > … 1 > E Blob > Upper E Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1,173 ● Calypso Sep 21, 2025 · 1 pitch. TR. Was absolutely terrified, lead head is not there Trad 3 pitches Boulder > … > Wind Tower > Wind Tower - SW Face
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c 1,399 ● Freeway Sep 20, 2025 · Solo. Trad 6 pitches Boulder > … > North > Second Flatiron
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 87 ● North Ridge Aug 10, 2025 · Lead. Trad 2 pitches Lake Tahoe > … > Phantom Spires > Upper Spire
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 404 ● East Crack Aug 9, 2025 · 1 pitch. ... do a quick mobility/mental check. It reminds me of crashing off the bike, got to take a second to see if everything is ok then get back at it. I climb back to the anchor and decide I want to give it another go. This time I zip it up, placing 3 pieces of bomber gear up to the crux. I get to the buldge and this time I find a way better hold them the shitty finger I used the first time, i through my foot up and am able to slowly stand on it with success! Not all is over though, I slowly make my way up to the second buldge, zipping it up and this one goes way easier. I make it to the anchor and belay Zaven up. Zaven gives me the honor of doing the final pitch. I smoothly go up it, really zip it up below the crux, and am able to get us to the top. The route ended up taking us 5 or so hours and we decsend in the dark What a humbling sport Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 404 ● East Crack Aug 9, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Oh man, what a way to finish the day Zaven and I were feeling good after just finishing east wall with confidence and thought this would be a good route to break into 5.8. We had been doing 5.7 all summer and we're feeling good so why not. It was the last route of the day and we were running low on food. We started the route feeling a little dehydrated and hungry, a bad omen. I lead the first pitch, and generally felt pretty good. There was some route finding for the anchor as the piton/bolt listed in the super topo were missing, but otherwise a smooth pitch. Zaven flys up on TR and gets to the belay ready to lead the second pitch. I send him off, and he cruzes up to the "5.8 boulder problem". He does a great job zipping it up, but struggles to figure out the beta. He ends up pumping out and taking. After 3 times he gets past it but realizes he is really low on gear before the two 5.8 bulges. He builds and anchor and I come up. I end up falling on the boulder problem but get it on the third go. Unpersuaded, we decide to swing leads. I was pretty excited about as I really wanted to try my hand at these 5.8 cruxes. I imagined they'd be just as easy as Harley Daley which i had sent in may, so #SendIt. Boy was i mistake. I head off some easy climbing to the base of the buldge. I wasn't feeling a amazing, but I felt determined. I place what I thought was a bomber .3 and head up for the crux. I end up faffing with some shitting fingers but get a stance i can throw my foot up. As I push up on my foot, before I know it my hands are slipping and I yell "falling". Expecting a small fall on the .3 i was unworried, but then it feels like I'm falling for eternity. When I finally come to a stop i find myself 15ft under Zaven after having taken a 30ft wiper on the Jesus piece. I had tumbled and landed pretty hard on my back but overall felt ok. My .3 blew and I just felt embarrassed. Not even from falling, but because my "bomber" piece was ass. I hang out for a sec, ... Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall

● The Young and the Rackless

Boulder > … 1 > E Blob > Upper E Face

770

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 4 pitches

Sep 22, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung.

● Calypso

Boulder > … > Wind Tower > Wind Tower - SW Face

1,173

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches

Sep 21, 2025 · 1 pitch. TR. Was absolutely terrified, lead head is not there

● Freeway

Boulder > … > North > Second Flatiron

1,399

5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c Trad 6 pitches

Sep 20, 2025 · Solo.

● North Ridge

Lake Tahoe > … > Phantom Spires > Upper Spire

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches

Aug 10, 2025 · Lead.

● East Crack

Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall

404

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches

Aug 9, 2025 · 1 pitch. ... do a quick mobility/mental check. It reminds me of crashing off the bike, got to take a second to see if everything is ok then get back at it. I climb back to the anchor and decide I want to give it another go. This time I zip it up, placing 3 pieces of bomber gear up to the crux. I get to the buldge and this time I find a way better hold them the shitty finger I used the first time, i through my foot up and am able to slowly stand on it with success! Not all is over though, I slowly make my way up to the second buldge, zipping it up and this one goes way easier. I make it to the anchor and belay Zaven up. Zaven gives me the honor of doing the final pitch. I smoothly go up it, really zip it up below the crux, and am able to get us to the top. The route ended up taking us 5 or so hours and we decsend in the dark What a humbling sport

● East Crack

Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall

404

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches

Aug 9, 2025 · Lead / Fell/Hung. Oh man, what a way to finish the day Zaven and I were feeling good after just finishing east wall with confidence and thought this would be a good route to break into 5.8. We had been doing 5.7 all summer and we're feeling good so why not. It was the last route of the day and we were running low on food. We started the route feeling a little dehydrated and hungry, a bad omen. I lead the first pitch, and generally felt pretty good. There was some route finding for the anchor as the piton/bolt listed in the super topo were missing, but otherwise a smooth pitch. Zaven flys up on TR and gets to the belay ready to lead the second pitch. I send him off, and he cruzes up to the "5.8 boulder problem". He does a great job zipping it up, but struggles to figure out the beta. He ends up pumping out and taking. After 3 times he gets past it but realizes he is really low on gear before the two 5.8 bulges. He builds and anchor and I come up. I end up falling on the boulder problem but get it on the third go. Unpersuaded, we decide to swing leads. I was pretty excited about as I really wanted to try my hand at these 5.8 cruxes. I imagined they'd be just as easy as Harley Daley which i had sent in may, so #SendIt. Boy was i mistake. I head off some easy climbing to the base of the buldge. I wasn't feeling a amazing, but I felt determined. I place what I thought was a bomber .3 and head up for the crux. I end up faffing with some shitting fingers but get a stance i can throw my foot up. As I push up on my foot, before I know it my hands are slipping and I yell "falling". Expecting a small fall on the .3 i was unworried, but then it feels like I'm falling for eternity. When I finally come to a stop i find myself 15ft under Zaven after having taken a 30ft wiper on the Jesus piece. I had tumbled and landed pretty hard on my back but overall felt ok. My .3 blew and I just felt embarrassed. Not even from falling, but because my "bomber" piece was ass. I hang out for a sec, ...

Tick Breakdown
Trad Sport Boulder Ice

	Pitches	Routes	Days Out
90 Days	0	0	0
Last Year	89	34	19
5 Years	225	99	40
All Time	225	99	40