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Jacob Raffee
Apr 20, 2024
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Finally got around to leading this one today. Even with a little water dripping out it was insanely classic…
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Max Solorzano
Apr 16, 2024
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great for new lead climbers
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Max Solorzano
Apr 16, 2024
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wish this climb was continuous, but awesome either way, especially the boulder problem at the top
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Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Foobus
Apr 8, 2024
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Fun climb! Annoying part was me accidentally getting my brain bucket stuck once, but that was on me, the c…
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Mason Gatz
Apr 8, 2024
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Can be top roped with a 30m with about 5 feet to spare. set up the TR by soloing up the pillar and scrambli…
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Ken Rose
Apr 4, 2024
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I just looked online and seems Werner R Landry passed away in 2017 (b 1946). His obit is online.
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Albert M. Lutton
Apr 3, 2024
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Don"t need bolt(s) to lead this route. Learn to place gear, for it's very satisfying!!! Thats all i ever d…
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Albert M. Lutton
Apr 3, 2024
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This is where i learned how to climb 50 years ago. I am 69, and back in those days my partner and I camped…
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Albert M. Lutton
Apr 3, 2024
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I have this guidebook. Shows how old i am! It lists the Crack of Dust as merely 5.7!!!! I led it using o…
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Albert M. Lutton
Apr 3, 2024
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This is the guide i used while learning to climb in the mid 70's. I am 69 now. Most of the climbs I lead…
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Jacob N
Mar 22, 2024
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All the old stuff still goes! Just lead it :)
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Jordan Burkhardt
Mar 17, 2024
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There's only one bolt and it does not protect the crux. This should be listed as trad not trad or sport.
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Limestone Stoic
Mar 12, 2024
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Its strange to me that its neighboring route to the right gets a generous 5 bolts while this route gets a p…
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John Peterson
Feb 25, 2024
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Absolute classic
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Mason Gatz
Feb 24, 2024
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came across a few loose blocks feb 2024. these would be total death blocks if they got yanked off. They're…
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Brian Nelson
Feb 22, 2024
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The most classic of all classic climbs in SD county, must do, mega classic, for the history and glory.
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Alex Oliver
Feb 18, 2024
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Echoing every opinion above, small placements for the crux are needed to avoid a ground fall onto lunch roc…
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Fox Tail
Jan 20, 2024
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I couldn't find this in a 1999 book I've got by Hubbard/Kennedy... unless it's part of the Hobbit Boulderin…
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Nicholas Shostak
Jan 14, 2024
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Rodger, thanks for the info. Was trying to find the original route!! Updated the description to match.
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Roger Taylor
Jan 14, 2024
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I finally found this -- in Hubbard's Mission Gorge pdf. He called it Chimney Sweep, gave it 5.10 (at the st…
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Roger Taylor
Jan 14, 2024
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I like the name of the link-up. Hubbard's pdf guide calls the starting wide chimney and the hand/fist Dead…
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John Peterson
Jan 5, 2024
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This route's grade has had community consensus for quite some time now. Downgrading by individuals is part…
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No Dak
Jan 1, 2024
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What’s the etiquette on downgrading a route that you top rope?
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Roger Taylor
Dec 13, 2023
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I just saw the new bolts today. Agreed with Dave. A fine route, I've TRed for years as a "bonus" after lead…
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David Kennedy
Dec 13, 2023
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A quality route that I helped Zach establish. The finish is very cool! Plenty far from The Tower, and a bet…
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Lou Cerutti
Dec 10, 2023
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What a Squeeze job. If anyone really wanted to climb this they could do it from the anchor on the Tower. a…
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Off White
Dec 1, 2023
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FKA Bob VanBelle & Doug White 77 or 78. It's easy, and it's the Gorge, so it's entirely possible someone cl…
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Off White
Dec 1, 2023
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FA was actually Ken Cook, probably 1977
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Tim West
Nov 12, 2023
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In the horizontal crack above the flake, there is a cereal-box-size block that feels very loose. I didn't f…
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Roger Taylor
Nov 7, 2023
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Lead bolts recently appeared.
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Matt Beebe
Oct 24, 2023
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The big block/flake is somewhat loose. God knows what is keeping it in place. Do Not pull on it with your…
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Tim West
Oct 21, 2023
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Great climb! I tried the start 2 ways: first by establishing on the large edges and moving up with high fee…
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Robert Parkhill
Oct 19, 2023
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While climbing it today, we were forced to trundle a large block (popped loose) that was climber’s left jus…
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Kyle Pereira
Oct 6, 2023
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If anyone cares, every piece of gear on this silly route held. It may look scary, and it is. It's going to…
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Kyle Pereira
Oct 6, 2023
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Looks like the routes shown are the Tower and Turkey Chute!
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Matt Beebe
Sep 26, 2023
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The anchor of General Dynamics is a bit too far to the right but you can place a #2 cam just to the left of…
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