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ben lepsch

Charlottesville, VA
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Mar 30, 2024
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Jul 28, 2025
New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Cotton Hill > Cotton Club
Essence 5.10c
● the first permadraw in the roof was pretty rusted and got stuck open when I clipped it, but the second perm… View Comment
Oct 28, 2024
New River Gorge… > Meadow River Gorge > Upper Meadow > 1. First Buttress
Sausage 5.11b
● there’s a loose rock a little ways above the second bolt. it looks like someone tried to draw an X on the u… View Comment
Oct 14, 2024
Red River Gorge > (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Crossroads
Fairweather Friend 5.10c
● An absolutely superb route. Without question my favorite route at the Red, probably my favorite ever! If yo… View Comment
Sep 5, 2024
-Acadia NP > Pleasure Dome
Apostrophe Crack 5.9-
● wonderful route, well worth the hike up View Comment

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Gear > Lost and Found
Lost: iPhone 14 at Seneca Rocks
Oct 27, 2025 Climbed Critter Crack and took pictures at the top, then put my phone in my pocket and scrambled to the summit and rapped off Pleasant Overhangs. When I got back to the car my… View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY
Reply: FS: DMM Wallnut set 1-11
May 19, 2025 PM'ed View Message

Route Scores View All 27

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 26
● Poema de roca
Sport
Europe > … > Frontales > Poema de Roca
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 44
● Wild Country
Sport 9 pitches
Europe > … > S Face > Multipitch routes
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 34
● Indian Summer
Trad
New River Gorge… > … > Summersville La… > Pirate's Cove
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 249
● Gunsight to South Peak Direct
Trad 2 pitches
Seneca Rocks > S Peak - W Face > S Peak W Face (Main A…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 83
● Birch Ade - (mid-cliff START)
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 180
● Ritz Cracker
Trad 2 pitches
New River Gorge… > … > Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Poema de roca Europe > … > Frontales > Poema de Roca
Avg:  26
ben:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Wild Country Europe > … > S Face > Multipitch routes
Avg:  44
ben:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 9 pitches
● Indian Summer New River Gorge… > … > Summersville La… > Pirate's Cove
Avg:  34
ben:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Gunsight to South Peak Direct Seneca Rocks > S Peak - W Face > S Peak W Face (Main A…
Avg:  249
ben:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 2 pitches
● Birch Ade - (mid-cliff ST… -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
Avg:  83
ben:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Ritz Cracker New River Gorge… > … > Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
Avg:  180
ben:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
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