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Sat 30th Jul 2016 - Fort Collins | ||||||
Poudre Canyon Crystal Wall North Face | ||||||
5.10c | ★★ Silver Girl - with Jon | 24m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 30th Jul 2016 - Fort Collins | ||||||
Poudre Canyon Crystal Wall Southwest Alcove | ||||||
5.11b | ★★ Ballet of the Bulge - with Jon | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.10c | ★★ Inyerbuttkwa - with Jon | 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.8 | ★★ County Line - with Jon | 12m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 25th Oct 2015 - Rocky Mountain National Park | ||||||
Estes Park Valley Big Thompson Canyon Combat Rock | ||||||
5.9 | ★★ Diagonal | 76m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic Sunday afternoon with Jon. Wasps on P1 but they didn't bother us.
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Lover's Leap North Crag West Face Right of 45 Wall | ||||||
5.11c | ★★★ Unnamed Face | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really fun technical slab, with just enough holds to get you to the top. Like playing a game of chess with the rock.
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Lover's Leap Sesame Street Wall | ||||||
5.8 | ★ Burt's Bulge | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sharp, but fun enough
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5.7 | ★ Tickle Me Elmo | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Gina led. Thoughtful climbing at the grade. Sharp!
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Lover's Leap North Crag North Face Groove Tube Wall | ||||||
5.11a | ★★★ Groove Tube | 30m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent. The tube was really fun. Comfortable holds and lots of jugs on weird rock.
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Lover's Leap North Crag East Face The Beaver Wall | ||||||
5.10d | ★ Lead it to Beaver | 27m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Sharp! Interesting crux. Watch for the loose block.
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Lover's Leap North Crag West Face Right of 45 Wall | ||||||
5.9 5.10b | ★★ Squirrel Nose | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun, but top roping the face to the right was the real highlight. Mid 5.11 for a line up the right side of that slab?
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Sat 11th Jul 2015 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Castle Crags Six Toe Rock | ||||||
5.8 | ★★ Six Toe Crack | 91m | ★★★ Classic | |||
With Gina. Perfect weather. #5 cam was nice to have.
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Sun 28th Jun 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Main Wall | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ Humboldt Current | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
5.10c | ★★★ Ride the Woody | 18m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finished at the new top anchor.
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Sat 27th Jun 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Main Wall | ||||||
5.11a | ★★ Blackbeard's Tears (Pitch 1) | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 27th Jun 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory The Abyss Boulder | ||||||
5.10d 5.10c | ★★ Man the Cannons | 11m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 27th Jun 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Main Wall | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ Humboldt Current | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
5.10a | ★★ Humboldt Current | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 27th Jun 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Puff Boulder | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ Blowhole | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.8 5.9 | ★★ Clicking Barnacles | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 21st Jun 2015 - Trinity ArĂȘtes | ||||||
Shooting Gallery Upper Shooting Gallery | ||||||
5.10d | ★ Snakeshot | 27m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
5.10a 5.10a PG13 | ★ Epic In A Bottle | 21m, 6 | Average | |||
Sun 21st Jun 2015 - Trinity ArĂȘtes | ||||||
Shooting Gallery The Boardwalk | ||||||
5.8 | ★ Wussy Boy | 11m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
5.10b | ★ She Male | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
5.10a | ★ Cedar's Dihedral | 24m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
5.8 | ★ Girly Man | 11m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 10th May 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Main Wall | ||||||
5.10c | ★★★ Ride the Woody | 18m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Too bad we missed the woody while it was there. Really fun route.
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5.10b | ★★★ The Mermaid | 18m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sandy, but just as fun as Humboldt Current.
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5.10a | ★★ Humboldt Current | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
5.10a | ★★ Humboldt Current | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super fun. The lattice of pockets had me smiling all the way to the top. The Mermaid felt easier, but maybe I just missed a jug or two.
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Sun 10th May 2015 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Promontory Puff Boulder | ||||||
5.10d | ★★ The Slow Spring | 18m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.10b | ★★★ Wildwood | 18m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wonderful near vertical slab on some of the best quality rock I've seen on the coast. The last few moves would be a bit dodgy on lead, as my partner from England would say.
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5.8 5.9 | ★★ Clicking Barnacles | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun warm up. A bit runout. This would not be a casual affair for someone climbing at their limit.
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Mon 13th Oct 2014 - Castle Valley | ||||||
Castleton Tower | ||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Kor-Ingalls | 120m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
With Jon. Led all pitches. I was glad to have both the #4 and #5 cams. Chimneys are the future of climbing, for sure. Super fun! Rappelled the North Face with a single 80m rope.
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Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Arches National Park | ||||||
Owl Rock | ||||||
5.8 | ★★ Owl Rock | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
With Jon leading. Absolutely beautiful sunset with rain clouds all around.
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Thu 9th Oct 2014 - Salt Lake City | ||||||
Big Cottonwood Canyon JHCOB wall | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ Outside Corner | 91m | ★★ Very Good | |||
With Jeremy. Led all pitches. Started with the left (5.8?) variation on P1. Honestly, this route didn't live up to the hype. We got behind a slower party and summited after sunset, so that might have dampened some of our enthusiasm.
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Sun 14th Sep 2014 - Valley Of The Rogue | ||||||
Greensprings Left Section | ||||||
5.10c | ★★ Chain Links | 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great moves. Watch out for the loose hold near the first bolt.
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5.8 5.7 | ★ Snake-N-Flake | Don't Bother | ||||
Avoid. The book draws a topo line up a moss-choked seam, which strikes me as dubious and at odds with the recommended gear width. To the right of this is the 2.5" crack leading to the loose column. The low climbing is good, but after that everything is ugly. The loose column is dangerous, but you'll need to plug some gear around the stronger section of it. Above this bad gear, a run-out on chossy holds leads to a bush for a top anchor. I traversed to the Knobland anchor instead.
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Sun 14th Sep 2014 - Valley Of The Rogue | ||||||
Greensprings Right Section | ||||||
5.11b | ★★ Free Goo | 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
This was much more fun than I thought it'd be. Yay heel hooks!
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5.8 | ★★★ Razor Crack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun! Watch for loose stuff below the crack.
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Sun 27th Jul 2014 - Gold Beach | ||||||
Kissing Rock | ||||||
5.8 5.8 R | ★★★ Sun Kissed | 49m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
30mph sustained winds and some vicious rope drag detracted a bit from the experience on this one. Still, the view was good, and it's always interesting to stand on a sea stack at the beach.
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Sat 10th May 2014 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Castle Crags Castle Dome Trail Area Warmup Wall | ||||||
5.9 | ★ Unknown 1 | 27m | ★ Good | |||
with Laura and Joel. Warmup wall is wide and featured enough for at least two or three different toprope lines, all of them fun.
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5.8 5.9 | ★★ Warmup Route | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura and Joel. Careful footwork and an eye for tricky placements will get you to the chains with a big smile on your face. Great fun.
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Sat 26th Apr 2014 - Fort Collins | ||||||
Poudre Canyon The Palace The Scepter | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ The Scepter | 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Jon. Forgot to stand on top!
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Sat 26th Apr 2014 - Fort Collins | ||||||
Poudre Canyon The Palace The Chamber | ||||||
5.10d | ★★ The Rack | 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Jon
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5.9 | ★ Churchill Rejects | 17m | ★ Good | |||
with Jon
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Wed 9th Apr 2014 - Fisher Towers | ||||||
The Cobra | ||||||
5.11a 5.11 I | ★★ The Cobra | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Wow, now that's a new low in rock quality. Still, the finish makes up for it. I used and recommend a cheater stick to clip the piton. How this formation doesn't just collapse is beyond me.
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Wed 9th Apr 2014 - Fisher Towers | ||||||
Lizard Rock | ||||||
5.10a | ★ Leapin' Lizards | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Continued straight up the face to the summit, avoiding Entry Fee (and trying not to touch the dirt clod). This variation felt like 5.11+ or so.
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5.8 5.8 I R | ★ Entry Fee | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Just one more tower before we get back in the car... Slinging a knob before the summit reduced the runout a little bit.
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Tue 8th Apr 2014 - Castle Valley | ||||||
Castleton Tower | ||||||
5.9 5.9 III | ★★★ North Chimney | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
3 pitches. Led P1 & P2. Fantastic climbing, with a breathtaking summit. Some scary death blocks and some massive piles of bird dung detracted from the experience.
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Mon 7th Apr 2014 - Arches National Park | ||||||
Owl Rock | ||||||
5.8 | ★★ Owl Rock West Crack (Owl Rock) | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun. My first desert spire!
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Wed 2nd Apr 2014 - Denver | ||||||
Golden Cliffs Brown Cloud Crags | ||||||
5.8 | ★ Big Dihedral | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 31st Mar 2014 - Denver | ||||||
Golden Cliffs Brown Cloud Crags | ||||||
5.11c | ★ Top Rope Face | ★ Good | ||||
5.8 | ★ Lemons, Limes, and Tangerines | ★ Good | ||||
5.8 | ★ Big Dihedral | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 17th Mar 2014 - Smith Rock State Park | ||||||
The Dihedrals | ||||||
5.6 | Right Slab Crack | 37m | ★ Good | |||
with Laura. P1 only. Ignored the crack and the right side of the bottom dihedral for some fun face climbing.
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5.6 | ★ Easy Reader | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
with Laura. Entertaining footwork on knobs.
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5.8 | ★ Rodney's Chocolate Frosted Love Donut | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
with Laura. Linked with Ginger Snap. It's easy to see that the quality of this one has improved over time as the nubbins snapped off.
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5.8 | ★ Ginger Snap | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
with Laura. Linked this with Rodney's Chocolate Frosted Love Donut.
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Sun 16th Mar 2014 - Smith Rock State Park | ||||||
The Dihedrals | ||||||
5.6 | ★★ Cinnamon Slab | 37m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura. Linked P1 & P2. P1 was great fun. Rock quality on P2 is not nearly as good, but the climbing was still enjoyable. Rapped with an 80m.
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Sun 16th Mar 2014 - Smith Rock State Park | ||||||
Red Wall Area Red Wall | ||||||
5.6 | ★★ Super Slab | 140m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura. Super slab pitch was great. P2 traverse was a little funky. Two rap descent with 80m rope.
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Wed 26th Feb 2014 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Moonstone Beach Karen Rock | ||||||
5.10d | ★★ Lizard Head | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.10d | ★★ Lizard Head | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tue 25th Feb 2014 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Moonstone Beach Karen Rock | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Karen Rock Traverse | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 26th Jan 2014 - Mt. Shasta Area | ||||||
Castle Crags Mt. Hubris | ||||||
5.6 | ★★★ Cosmic Wall | 240m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A fantastic day in the mountains with Laura. 5 pitches; led every pitch. Some very long runouts and funky natural protection kept me from focusing too much on the view!
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Sun 24th Nov 2013 - Valley Of The Rogue | ||||||
Emigrant Lake Aqua Wall and Aqua Cave | ||||||
5.10b | ★★ Aqua Man | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Link up. Clipped first 2 bolts of Captain Horatio Horn Blower, traversed right and finished on Aqua Man starting from the 2nd bolt. Good fun. Also led to a more interesting (and sustained) route.
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5.8 | ★ Pet Cemetery | 24m, 4 | Average | |||
TR'ed a (5/8/5.9) line mixing Beyond the Siskiyou Sky and this route. Some fun cracks and bulges to overcome.
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5.8 | ★ Pet Cemetery | 24m, 4 | Average | |||
with Laura. A couple of bolt placements were a bit awkward. Twice I placed gear only to find a bolt later. I personally thought the rock quality was least conducive to gear at the only spot where bolts are lacking! Still, there were a few fun moves and interesting pockets on the route.
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Thu 14th Nov 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley El Capitan Southwest Base Area | ||||||
5.10a | ★★★ Moby Dick, Center | 58m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
P1 only. Fingers to hands to fists to offwidth, this had it all. Very sustained. Pulling the bulge at the top felt like the easiest move on the route!
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5.9 | ★★ La Cosita, Right | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super polished liebacking leads up to tight jams that I wish went on forever.
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5.11a | ★★ Sparkling Give-away | 18m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mantel crux is sharp and height dependent, but the moves were all very fun.
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5.8 | ★★ La Cosita, Left | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
with Adam. Super fun steep climbing requires a variety of techniques. Very easy to protect.
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Wed 13th Nov 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Three Brothers Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress | ||||||
5.8 | ★★★ The Nutcracker Suite (Nutcracker) | 180m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Led P1, P3, P5 with Adam. The mantel is heady, but so is P4. Very fun.
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Sun 10th Nov 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Swan Slab | ||||||
5.6 | ★★★ Bay Tree Crack | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Jan. The Bay Tree is a bit awkward and comes at the crux. Slung two boulders for top anchor.
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5.6 | ★ Oak Tree Flake | 30m | ★ Good | |||
with Jan.
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Wed 16th Oct 2013 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Patrick's Point Wedding Rock Area Wedding Rock | ||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Zig Zag | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Headed up the wide crack with time. Fun fun fun. If the sun hadn't just set, we would have played around on it for another hour. A great spot at sunset.
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5.8 | ★★★ Zig Zag | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Incredibly polished rock, but lots of hidden jugs. My lack of wide gear forced me to lead up the left of the two cracks in the middle of the route, which felt at least 5.9. A #5 C4 would have been nice.
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Wed 16th Oct 2013 - Redwood Coast | ||||||
Patrick's Point Ceremonial Rock | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ Price's Crack | 24m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I didn't see any opportunities for pro in the middle of the route, so we top-roped it. There appear to be two options above the first crack: Head up and right on face climbing (runout), or traverse right on the grassy ledge until you reach the next crack (pendulum, rope drag). A bit chossy at the crux.
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5.6 | ★★ South Face | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura.
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5.6 | ★★ South Face | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura. Better than it looks, with some fun moves. At 5.6, it's still not a gimme. Might be 5.7.
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Tue 24th Sep 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley The Royal Arches Church Bowl | ||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Bishop's Terrace | 55m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
with Jadian. Combined both pitches into one mega pitch. Wished I had a BD #4 and an extra #3 at the top, but luckily I did save those #2s 'til the end. Also used up #9, #10, and #11 hexes! Fantastic climbing.
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Mon 23rd Sep 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Polly Dome Low Profile Dome | ||||||
5.10c | ★★ Orange Man | 58m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Jadian. Good fun!
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5.7 5.7 R | ★★ Golfer's Route | 55m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
with Laura. Led P1 & P2. Good fun knob hauling, but Laura decided she prefers cracks. Plugged enough gear that it didn't seem as runout as supertopo suggested. Purple link cam for the win!
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Thu 29th Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Truckee - Donner Donner Summit Black Wall | ||||||
5.10d | ★★★ New Moon | 21m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic jams. Probably easier with my smaller hands. The start and the left traverse to join Firecracker both looked difficult to protect.
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5.9 | ★★★ One Hand Clapping - with Jadian | 150m | ★★★ Classic | |||
P1 and P2 only. Led P2. Intimidating crux moves around the bulge!
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Wed 28th Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Truckee - Donner Trash Boulder | ||||||
V0 | ★★ Unnamed V0 (3) | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sit start felt V3.
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V0 | ★★ Unnamed V0 (2) | ★★ Very Good | ||||
V1 | ★★ Unnamed V1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
V3 | ★★★ Hobo with a Shotgun | ★★★ Classic | ||||
V4 | ★★★ Fire Line | ★★★ Classic | ||||
V4 | ★★★ Trash Boulder ArĂȘte | ★★★ Classic | ||||
V2 | ★ Unnamed V2 | ★ Good | ||||
V0 | ★ Unnamed V0 | ★ Good | ||||
Tue 27th Aug 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Daff Area Daff Dome South Flank | ||||||
5.10b | ★★ March of Dimes - with Jadian | 30m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent face climbing up thin edges.
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5.8 | ★ Alimony Cracks - with Jadian | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 27th Aug 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Polly Dome Galen's Crack | ||||||
★★★ Falkenstein Face | 9m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Super fun heel hooks.
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Tue 27th Aug 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Polly Dome Stately Pleasure Dome South Face | ||||||
5.10c | ★★ Footnote | 34m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Slid 2 feet at one point before my feet found new purchase on the slab. Would have been an exciting lead, to say the least.
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5.4 | ★ Hermaphrodite Flake - with Jadian | 61m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led P2 to the intermediate anchor and rapped to avoid storms. Just plain fun, and hilarious to watch my much larger climbing partner squeeze under the flake.
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Mon 26th Aug 2013 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Fairview Area Fairview Dome Left Side | ||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Regular Route - with Jadian | 300m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Should be renamed Awesomeview Dome. Cold all day. No sun exposure 'til 2 or 3pm. Very windy.
Hollow Flake var. totally worth it.
P1 was 5.10a and very wet.
Watch out for slow parties. Party below us took 3hrs on P1 and probably epic'ed (started 9am, still on P6 at 6pm).
Fantastic stances for almost all belays.
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Sat 24th Aug 2013 - Pine Creek Canyon | ||||||
Scheelite Crags | ||||||
5.9 | ★★ Big Chill | ★★ Very Good |