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