Showing all 52 ascents.
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Tue 12th Jul 2022 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Twin Owls Twin Owls Proper | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Wolf's Tooth | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Followed Owen and then sent on lead next go. Hardest I've ever had to try on a rope before.
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Mon 27th Jun 2022 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Twin Owls The Lower Owls | |||||||
5.6 | ★ The Organ Pipes | ★ Good | |||||
Simul-Follow with Owen.
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Wed 8th Sep 2021 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Sundance Buttress Guillotine Wall | |||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Mainliner | ★★★ Classic | |||||
We did the first 2 pitches of Sidetrack and moved back to Mainliner. Great route with as least the pitches I climbed.
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Sat 14th Aug 2021 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.8 |
★★★ Pear Buttress
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Super classic at its grade! Easy to find the route and great protection. The start is a little bit tricky, 5.6, R.
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Thu 29th Aug 2019 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Sundance Buttress Guillotine Wall | |||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Sidetrack | 230m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Amazing route. Danny led the crux pitches. From memory I had a take on the first pitch but did the rest clean. Some tenuous climbing!
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Thu 22nd Aug 2019 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Pear Buttress - with Clover | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Awesome introduction to granite crack climbing.
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Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Left Book | |||||||
5.7 | ★★★ White Whale | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Great route. The first two pitches are really fun.
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5.6 | ★★ Zigando (Zingando) | ||||||
Not a great climb. Roof felt harder than anything on White Whale.
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5.6 | ★★ Cottontail | ★ Good | |||||
Pitch two is pretty good. Sustained 5.6 liebacking.
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5.7 | ★★ The Dog | ★ Good | |||||
Fun second pitch.
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Sat 13th Aug 2016 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Loose Ends | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Excellent climb! Would highly recommend to anyone who can climb the grade. Pro is good the whole way up.
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Fri 3rd Jun 2016 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookend | |||||||
5.8 | ★★ Sorcerer | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Second pitch is one of the best / most sustained 5.8+ pitches I've ever done. Classic.
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Fri 20th May 2016 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Exit Wall | |||||||
5.8 | ★ The Cave Exit | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Climbed the jugs, heel-hooked the ledge. Straightforward.
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Fri 20th May 2016 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Pear Buttress | ★★ Very Good | |||||
With Ben. Cave exit. I got the crux pitch.
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Sun 27th Sep 2015 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Twin Owls Twin Owls Proper | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Wolf's Tooth | ★★ Very Good | |||||
funky.. and awkward but fun nonetheless. Very doable with rack up #3
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Mon 13th Jul 2015 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Pages Wall | |||||||
5.7 | ★★★ Osiris | 140m | |||||
Followed pitch 1, but found at the end the altitude was kicking my ass -- what with being a lowlander -- and had to back off. Rapped off tat to the anchors for George's Tree then to the ground from there.
P1 was thrutchy, but fun. |
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Tue 12th Aug 2008 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Fat City Area | |||||||
7c 5.12d | ★★ El Camino Real | ||||||
Trad
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Sat 1st Sep 2007 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book The Book Binding | |||||||
8b 5.13d | ★★★ Country Boy | ||||||
Trad Placed it all on lead. Awesome route!!
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Sat 1st Apr 2006 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.7 | ★ Magical Chrome-Plated Semi-Automatic Enema Syringe | 70m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
can be as easy or as hard as you make it - great line
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2006 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.4 | ★ Gina's Surprise | ★★ Very Good | |||||
very Windy solo
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5.4 | ★ Gina's Surprise | Average | |||||
windy windy day
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Sun 25th Dec 2005 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Batman Rock Area Batman Pinnacle | |||||||
5.6 | ★★ Batman And Robin | 79m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
best so far!
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Thu 16th Jun 2005 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.7 | ★ Magical Chrome-Plated Semi-Automatic Enema Syringe | 70m | ★ Good | ||||
liked the name. Unfortunately a storm blew in after so that was it for Lumpy ridge.
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Tue 10th Aug 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Pear Buttress | ★★★ Classic | |||||
scarey first pitch-only 5.7 no pro could desmond
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Sun 1st Aug 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookend | |||||||
5.8 | ★★ Sorcerer | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Not bad...but found myself wishing I was one climb over on Climb of the Ancient Mariner.
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Sun 6th Jun 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Batman Rock Area Batman Pinnacle | |||||||
5.6 | ★★ Batman And Robin | 79m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
what a fun climb !
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Tue 1st Jun 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Left Book | |||||||
5.7 | ★★ The Dog | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Simul-climbed it and feel its just as good as White Whale, just not the same type of climbing
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Tue 1st Jun 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.9 | ★★ Femp | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Short fall on lead at crux, will climb it again
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Tue 1st Jun 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Sundance Buttress Guillotine Wall | |||||||
5.7 | ★★ Kor's Flake | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Swung leads...combined the first two pitches. The chimney pitch was a tough one mentally for my partner just breaking into trad multi-pitch leading. Traverse pitch was very fun lead!
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Tue 1st Jun 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Pear Buttress | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
One of my favorites at the garde!
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Sat 8th May 2004 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.11c | ★★★ J Crack Slab (Headwall Variation) | ★★★ Classic | |||||
TR the crux clean
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Tue 16th Sep 2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Parking Lot Rocks Rock One | |||||||
5.4 | ★ Rock One Route | Average | |||||
hard route finding
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Sun 14th Sep 2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Pages Wall | |||||||
5.7 | ★★★ Osiris | 140m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
My first trad and multi-pitch route
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Mon 1st Sep 2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.9 | ★★ Root Of All Evil | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Mental crux at and after the thin 5.8 crack below the roof. I felt the roof was easy (more 5.8) once I found the boomer bucket next to the crack, and especially with the new bolt right at your waist...happy hunting.
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Mon 1st Sep 2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookmark | |||||||
5.8 | ★★★ Melvin's Wheel | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Done easily in 3 pitches both times and love the 1st and 2nd pitches.
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Tue 17th Jun 2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.7 | ★★ La Chaim | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Thin crack, fun
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2003 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.6 | ★ East Slabs | ★ Good | |||||
nice views
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Sun 1st Sep 2002 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookend | |||||||
5.10a | ★★★ Climb Of The Ancient Mariner | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
The second pitch slab was the highlight and runout. Go left from the first pitch belayanchors, not right like the book says...trust me, much easier!
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Thu 1st Aug 2002 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book J Crack Slab | |||||||
5.11c | ★★★ J Crack Slab (Headwall Variation) | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Lead the second pitch (money pitch) clean, but had to hang to clean gear on the headwall .11c. Awesome climb!!
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Thu 1st Aug 2002 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Exit Wall | |||||||
5.8 | ★ The Cave Exit | Average | |||||
One move wonder...done it several times and feel it to be more 5.9 than 5.8.
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Thu 1st Jul 1999 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Left Book | |||||||
5.7 | ★★ Manifest Destiny | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Did it after Osiris when heading back to the packs...not bad...beat waiting in line for White Whale.
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Thu 1st Jul 1999 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Pear | |||||||
5.7 | ★ Magical Chrome-Plated Semi-Automatic Enema Syringe | 70m | ★ Good | ||||
I felt the only good climbing on this was the dihedral on the second pitch...don't see the big attraction other than the funky name.
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5.7 | ★★ La Chaim | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Runout but that's what made it so good...added pro would down grade it in my book. Better route than the popular Magical Chrome...Syringe next to it.
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5.7 | ★★ Neko's Route | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Good way to pass slow parties on Magical...Syringe. Better climbing as well, just not as secure for the beginning leader.
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Thu 1st Jul 1999 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Book Pages Wall | |||||||
5.7 | ★★★ Osiris | 140m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great climb to break into the grade at leading...easy to protect.
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Wed 1st Jul 1998 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Left Book | |||||||
5.7 | ★★★ White Whale | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Awesome climb! 2nd pitch is the money pitch by far.
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Wed 1st May 1996 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Twin Owls Twin Owls Proper | |||||||
5.8 | ★★ East Ridge | ★★★ Classic | |||||
First multi-pitch climb...very nice and got me hooked
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Wed 1st Jul 1992 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Batman Rock Area Batman Pinnacle | |||||||
5.6 | ★★ Batman And Robin | 79m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Lotsa fun on fantastic rock. Climbed w/ Mike Olsen. Bypassed crux.
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Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookmark | |||||||
5.9 | ★ Backflip | ||||||
P1
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5.10b | ★ Stray Shots | ||||||
T.R.
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Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge Sundance Buttress Guillotine Wall | |||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Mainliner | ||||||
P1
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Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Rocky Mountain National Park | |||||||
Estes Park Valley Lumpy Ridge The Bookmark | |||||||
5.9 | ★★ Fantasy Ridge | ||||||
P1 + P2
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