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Mié 21.º Feb 2024 - El Chonta | ||||||
El Chanchuillo | ||||||
5.12d |
★★★ Guerrera Cosmica
![]() | 32m, 17 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
9 days. 20+ attempts. 11- climbing to a really bad and sharp kneebar rest, to a V6/7 crux involving aa really big move to a left hand pinch on steep terrain. After an OK kneebar rest, long, steep 12- climbing to the chains, split by good kneebar rests. I managed to do all the moves during the first session, including onsighting the whole upper part. The rest of the time was spent trying the bottom part. When I did it, on the last possible attempt of the last possible day, it was the first time I stuck the crux move from the bottom. I was so excited about it that I could hardly control my breathing, let alone remember my top sequences. I commited and trusted my movement to motor memory, and focused on breathing and being patient on the rests, even though my calves and thighs were exploding in pain, pump, and exhaustion. It felt like my legs would give in before my hands and forearms. I powered through sections where I forgot how to do, and I was excited and anxious at the same time. Getting to that triangle jug before clipping the chains was great. It felt like a major milestone in my climbing- something I've wanted for so long. It is also the result of so many hours full of joy, psyche, and effort climbing alone, with friends, through frustration, happiness, but also grief and sadness. I am so thankful for life, for my friends and loved ones who accompanied me along the way, for Chrissy, with all her patient and encouraging belays, training, support, psyche (she initiated the send train by sending Amate earlier) and much more, and of course, to climbing. On to the next one!!
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Jue 1.º Feb 2024 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon The Graveyard | ||||||
5.12a |
★★★ City Of The Dead
![]() | 26m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
First 5.12 of the year! Been focusing more on projecting harder things like Guerrera Cosmica at El Chonta, or Lucid Dreaming in Boulder Canyon. Pretty great climb. Techy but enjoyable, well-bolted slab into an absolute rest before a steep hand crack, followed by a powerful jug (or good hold) haul. Chrissy made the hands crack look easy, but when I tried it the first shot, thinking I would onsight this, it may as well have been V10- didn't even know where to begin, and everything felt impossible. I'm sure it would be easier if I had any crack climbing skills at all, but as it happens, I bouldered it out using the crimps inside the crack, which feels like V5ish. Pulled it off second try on this beautiful winter sunny day that just so happens was Chrissy's birthday!
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Jue 28.º Dic 2023 - El Chonta | ||||||
El Chanchuillo | ||||||
5.12d |
★★★ Reina del Sur
![]() | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
7 shots in total. Fun first session with Esau where I could do all the moves. Did 3 goes in that session, where I managed to two-hang the route. Felt far at the time. Fortunately, I videoed someone with actual good beta on the climb, which, when I went with Chrissy yesterday, I put to good use after my first attempt of the day, and on my second and third go, I one hung the route. Today, I almost sent on my first try of the day had I not tried to unnecessarily readjust. Then, after a tip from Chrissy regarding how to use a pocket, and Kashmir regarding a shoulder rest, I sent and it was glorious. Powerful, relentless, yet techy and precise. I love it, and it's I think my 60th 5.12 of this year, and I have completed my 13a pyramid! Bring on 2024!!
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Sáb 25.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Lakkos Sabaton Olive Groove | ||||||
7a+ |
★★ Uprising
![]() | 18m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Got it pretty easily afterwards, even using the direct beta to the pocket at the top
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7b+ |
★★ Torellis Toys
![]() | 20m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Such a great bouldery route for the first six bolts, but it doesn't really relent after! Big moves, but more straightforward, afterwards. Will try to come back for it soon!
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Vie 24.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Jupiter | ||||||
7b |
★★★ Morphic Fields Ext
![]() | 45m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Easy climbing followed by steep bad pockets and big moves. Hard first half. Second half I thought was heady. Cool nonetheless!
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7b |
★★★ I'd Even Grow a Moustache for You Ext.
![]() | 42m, 18 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Super dooper line!! Flowy first half followed by pumpy big moves, including a hard cool rose move on the second. I messed up the top by going the wrong way but otherwise had it in the bag!!! Nooooo but will come back eventually for it.
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6c+ |
★★★ I'd Even Grow a Moustache for You
![]() | 28m, 11 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Excellent, flowy, varied and at times thought provoking climbing. Get on it!
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Mar 21.º Nov 2023 - Kyparissi | ||||||
Watermill | ||||||
6c+ - 7a+ |
★★★ Kyparissi
![]() | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Excellent way to start the day! Pumpy climbing on a tufa to a rest, then 3D climbing to clip the anchors!
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7c/c+ |
★★★ Jerome the Gangster
![]() | 25m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
OMG, what a climb!! I did it as the last climb of the day, and how I wish I would have tried it sooner! I did get on the first two bolts early on in the day, but downclimbed as I thought it was out of reach. After seeing Matt onsight it, and Igor try it, I decided to give it a go. Took it to the last bolt before falling! Pumpy, bouldery first section involving compressing on a slopey tufa, followed by kneebar after kneebar, ending with a very hard sequence with bad holds where bolts are hard to clip. Found a left hand way of topping out. I wish I could go back and send this!
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7b |
★★★ Myros
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
A bouldery, crimpy bottom section followed by kneebar rests, followed by pumpy climbing, followed by kneebar rests, takes it to the top. Didn't get the crimpy start the first try, was unexpectedly hard!
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7a/a+ ~7a+ |
★★★ Thanks George
![]() | 25m, 16 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Greece is amazing, and Kyparissi is gorgeous! Probably the nicest crag we've visited in this trip to Leonidio. This physical, stalictite and tufa-riddled climb has a lower pumpy crux followed by easier 3D climbing. Happy to get it first go! 7a+ in the guidebook.
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Dom 19.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Liméri | ||||||
7a+ |
★ Fesi
![]() | 20m, 11 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Similar in nature to its next-door neighbor, but with a less sustained nature, and trickier crux. It also has some exposed bits that are somewhat insecure to clip. Satisfying send, but probably not the greatest techy climb in the world
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7a+ |
★★ Koutornithi
![]() | 20m, 11 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Stoked to get this first try! Very techy and fingery, but engaging and interesting. Beware of loose block, which adds a bit of difficulty by having to avoid it.
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6b |
★★ Bolzenfresser
![]() | 32m, 12 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Chill stemming up a groovy dihedral. Used it to take some shots of Selene's climb. Great views of the monastery!
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7a ~7a+ |
★★ Le Piliers de Bar
![]() | 16m, 9 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Without having the guidebook, we figured this tufa-riddled climb would be a suitable warm-up. After Chrissy almost got the OS, I went up with double kneepads, and barely made it up the final mantle, with a banging headache, too. 7a seems harsh. Had to try more than other 7a+, so I think that should be the correct grade (guidebook says so as well). Stoked to get it first go!
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Jue 16.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Lakkos Sabaton Olive Groove | ||||||
7a+ |
★★ Uprising
![]() | 18m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
I had OS vibes going... But dropped it making a silly mistake at the crux. I got on immediately and took it to the house. Damn it!!
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6c+/7a |
★★★ Fun and Fuck
![]() | 20m, 10 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Excellent pumpy, powerful climbing on interesting pockets. Great stuff!
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6c+ |
★★ S.O.K. Ext
![]() | 20m, 11 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Winding down the day on this chill climb with a cool roof and very techy balancy and crimpy crux exit!
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6c+ |
★★★ Born 2 Be Precious
![]() | 25m, 12 | ||||
Flowy, powerful moves on great pockets. Very enjoyable and made me redeem myself after flailing on that middle climb between White Death and this one
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6c |
★★ White Death
![]() | 20m, 10 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Pretty fingery, balancy warm-up! We spent the first half of the day going from climb to climb going up one, then setting draws on adjacent ones hehe. There is a climb to the right of this, but to the left of Born which is pretty hard and we did it thinking it was White Death, but it is considerably harder.
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Mié 15.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Elona Upper | ||||||
6a+ |
★★ Bibo
![]() | 20m, 6 | ||||
Warm-up on this unusual cool corner- but sharp!
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7a+ |
★ So Ill
![]() | 22m, 9 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
We thought this was a chill 7a only to find a real bouldery, fingery start and sharp continuation. I pumped out at the start by trying to avoid using the left hand mono. Oh well!
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Mié 15.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Elona Main | ||||||
7c+ |
★★★ Free Fall
![]() | 30m, 11 | ||||
Got so high up despite being the last climb of the day! Two clips from onsighting, but when I fell, I had absolutely nothing in the tank to continue and lowered. One day I'll project this
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7b+ |
★★★ Skouliki
![]() | 20m, 9 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Hard AF from the go. Figured out all the moves in my beta burn, but then was powered out by my second shot and cleaned. Super bouldery in all kinds of ways throughout. A very nice challenge, would be nice to come back for it!
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Lun 13.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Jupiter | ||||||
7a+/b |
★★ Metalizer Ext
![]() | 45m, 26 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Techy first pitch, but with amazing movement if you know how to find it. A few hard reaches and tensiony moves. The extension was awesome! Long moves to good pockets, and the exposure is fantastic. Great day: 7a+/b flash, and 7b/+ send!!
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7b/b+ |
★★★ Buddha's Eyes
![]() | 55m, 23 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Longest single pitch I've ever done cashed at 5.12b/c!! Almost did it in my OS attempt, but clipping the crux draw pumped me out at the very top crux on the gray rock. Came back the next day, blew it down low, and Chrissy was kind enough to let me go again immediately after, and without resting, I got it! 4th day on, too
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Dom 12.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Jupiter | ||||||
7a - b ~7a+ |
★★★ Doxa Ext
![]() | 45m, 23 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Flowy and chill. Loved it! Started the day pretty late, but I love Jupiter. Thecrag has this as 7a-b, so I'll go for the middle grade of 7a+.
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Sáb 11.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona H.A.D.A. | ||||||
7b |
★★ Trufa
![]() | 20m, 10 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Excellent vertical to mildly overhanging technical climbing on smallish slopey tufas. Only just got it on my second try! My hands were opening on the clipping sloper, which later I found that there was a jug to the left... Loved this area. Very cool cave and views. Didn't mind the walk in either.
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7a+ |
★★★ Erase
![]() | 25m, 12 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
The route looked sick after not-quite seeing what Tracey had done on her OS. Got up it, and blew the OS by not getting the first kneebar at the overhang. Got it easily the second go. Highly recommended!!
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7c+ |
★★★ Tampourlo
![]() | 12m, 9 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Easy start to a 3 bolt boulder problem on a 45 degree overhang to medium to small holds. Hard to clip first draw at the overhang. Motivated I managed to pull all the moves! Seems doable, but will likely take several days, which I'm not sure I'll have. Cool to try it anyway!
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Vie 10.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Montañejos Climbing Garden | ||||||
6c |
★★ 20 Años de Diferencia Ext
![]() | 24m, 10 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Pretty cool cross-overy first half. Not sure why they made it so long- second part does not add any quality or grade.
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7b |
Parabolt-Man
![]() | 20m, 8 | ||||
Super hard one move wonder for 7b. Didn't manage and had to bail because of rain.
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6b/b+ |
★★ 100 Dias en Leonidio
![]() | 16m, 6 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Sharp, but flowy- not sure what to think of the area. Not a lot of classics, but then I may have been biased by the dreary weather.
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Mié 8.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Lakkos Sabaton Lower | ||||||
7b |
★★ Savra Ext
![]() | 22m | ||||
Mega bouldery after the pumpy first pitch. You get a good rest right after, but what follows is continuous, fingery, powerful, delicate, and insecure. Worked out the moves on my first go, and thought I had a chance to send on my second try, but ended up slipping after pulling the most difficult set of moves and whipped hard into the rock. Felt it a bit in my ankle and actually hit my elbow really hard and it still hurts! No send today
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6b+ |
★★ Savra
![]() | 15m | ★★ Muy buena | |||
As part of my excursion to the extension. Weird pumpy moves on sharp limestone.
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6b |
★★ My Sexual Program
![]() | 20m, 13 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Warming up! The one and only non-super-sharp climb of the day. Cruisy on good holds.
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7a+/b |
★★★ Io
![]() | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Yay!! After flailing on this one because I was tired still from the savage 7a, I felt like I needed a win for a wide variety of reasons. Got on it, embraced the searing pain in my skin, and got it. Lightly overhanging on not-as-good-as-they-seem holds and sharp pockets makes for a short but intense climb. I think this may actually be 5.12 number 50 of the year. Came at the right time, and got further rewarded by a dope view of the Aegean.
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7a |
★★ Attero Dominatus
![]() | 10m, 9 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Yikes. Super sharp, short, and bouldery. My skin hurt and I was still tired from the previous battle. Ended up taking because I made the mistake of going right to rest, but traversing back was a $|-|1+$|-|0\/\/.
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Mar 7.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Jupiter | ||||||
7b ~7b |
★★ 40:1 Ext
![]() | 45m, 25 | ||||
Unbelievable!!! Second 12b flash this year! So thankful to be here in good shape. Pumpy first pitch after which there are mega long, strengthy moves to reachy pockets. Felt so cool!!
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6c+/7a |
★★ Yorgos Bogos
![]() | 39m, 23 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great warm-up with long moves to good holds. Thought this was 6b when I went up it, and decided not to stop and rest, and I thought it was a sandbag! It was only later that I learned that it was 6c+/7a. The start of a wonderful, wonderful day.
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7a+ |
★★★ Warum Warum
![]() | 42m, 19 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
My third 5.12 flash of the day, making this both the day I've sent the most 5.12s ever, and certainly the most 5.12 flashes ever!!! Having climbed 3 40+ meter pitches already, I was tired from the go. To make matters worse, the start is thin and balancy and cruxy. Very sustained climb with long moves to not-necessarily-great holds. Had to scream my way to the top! Lovely evening climb that also I think marks my 50th 5.12 send in 2023. F*(k1|\|g @|\/|@z1ng!!!!!
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7a+ |
★★★ Kalimero
![]() | 42m, 20 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
An absolute classic. Best climb yet in Leonidio! Second 5.12 flash of the day, too! Felt amazing to go from the double gaston to the last victory hold! Slippery and slopey at the bottom, with pumpy long moves to good pockets afterwards. Mega classic 40+ meter pumpfest!!
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Dom 5.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Elona Upper | ||||||
7a |
★★ Cornflakes & Tahini
![]() | 22m, 8 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
A dubious choice for warming up, but one that I don't regret! Offwidthy start next to a bit limestone block, followed by steep thuggy moves to sharp holds. Can place a kneebar/kneescum or two. Stoked for a good start of the day!
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Dom 5.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Elona Main | ||||||
7c |
★★ Bert
![]() | 20m, 8 | ||||
Toproped this after seeing Igor struggle at different places. Good, sustained climbing that gets acutely harder the closer you get to the anchors! Figured out the moves, but feels far still.
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7a+ |
★★★ Paranihida
![]() | 20m, 10 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Got on it a little tired, but also after seeing bits and pieces of Tracey and Selene's attempts. A lot more straightforward than Kneebaropolous, and overall a better climb for me
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7a+ |
★★ Kneebaropoulos
![]() | 25m, 11 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Hilarious because I messed up all the beginning and was mega pumped since bolt 2. Did not find as many good kneebars as the name of this climb would suggest, but an exquisite journey through folded curtains made of limestone nonetheless. Does not let up! Super dooper happy with the OS!
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Sáb 4.º Nov 2023 - Leonidio | ||||||
Lakkos King of Thrones | ||||||
6b+ |
★★ Paparazzi Route
![]() | 25m, 10 | ||||
Bad choice for a warm up given that you do use your fingers on this one, but happy to be climbing in Leonidio with friends I had not seen in a long time!!! Lots of technical crimpy climbing in and around a sharp arete.
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6b |
★ Mächtig Gewaltig
![]() | 25m, 9 | ||||
Final climb of our first day in Leonidio! If you like chimney-ing with your hips with little feet and hands, get on this!
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7a/a+ |
★★★ Tsoutsouni
![]() | 25m, 15 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great steep climbing on good holds! Happy with the flash, but mainly being able to climb sort of hard with my left middle finger! Steep tufa climbing with a reachy lockoffy crux 3/4 of the way up ending in some stemmy climbing.
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7b |
★ Song of Ice and Fire
![]() | 25m, 10 | ★ Buena | |||
Hehe I picked the least attractive climb of the day. Riflesque vertical chosssy climbing to a break/ledge followed by steep insecurely bolted boulder problem followed by a Riflesque rooflet which is like bouldering on books. Pumpy afterwards. Set the draws on my first go and had to extend some to make the climb more secure. Second go I messed up a footer at the crux, fell on the last hard move and then one-hanged. May come back to get it!
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Vie 27.º Oct 2023 - Shelf Road | ||||||
Sand Gulch Freeform Area | ||||||
5.9 |
★★ Barney
![]() | 10 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Warm up on a cold crack.
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5.12a |
★★★ Freeform
![]() | 8 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Placed draws coming down from the climb next door. Beautiful route with sculpted edges, deep pockets, and cool jugs. Slightly overhanging after a crimpy reachy crux at the bottom. Second half is a pocket haul to gain good edges over a rooflet, the mantle of which marks the end of the climb. Cold late October day with wind made me wear a neck liner, beanie and fleece on the send. Bad news: moving out of a pocket my left middle finger got stuck and it creaked in a not awesome way, overextending at the joints. Though I fought it and sent after the fact, it does seem injured. How much it will affect my Leonido trip we will see.
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Sáb 14.º Oct 2023 - Shelf Road | ||||||
Cactus Cliff Right Side | ||||||
5.12a/b |
★★★ Cro magnum
![]() | 5 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Beautiful rock and setting. Easy climbing on shaded, cold corner to a sequency boulder problem involving compression between a shallow left pocket and a right hand sidepull sloper (wide span) followed by a big, delicate move to a good edge. Something of a one move wonder, but somewhat tricky to figure out. Thanks to Chrissy, because I figured out one part, and she figured out the othe! Great end to a weekend out at Shelf. It's already so cold out!
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Vie 13.º Oct 2023 - Shelf Road | ||||||
The Bank 2150 Wall | ||||||
5.11c ~5.11b |
★★★ Lime Street
![]() | 20m, 6 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great techy warmup, pumpy at the top, clipped the chains just in time!! Love Shelf and its peacefulness...
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Vie 13.º Oct 2023 - Shelf Road | ||||||
The Bank North Bank Cliffs | ||||||
5.12a/b ~5.12b |
★★★ Heavy Weather
![]() | 20m, 11 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Excellent and powerful and sequency pocket pulling on great, clean, vertical rock. Thank you Chrissy, for having me re-evaluate my beta and making it so much easier on my 3rd go! Hardest I've sent in Shelf so far. Felt a lot more like 12b to me, and Mountain Project says 12a/b which would make more sense to me.
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Lun 25.º Sep 2023 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon The Fiscal Cliff | ||||||
5.12b |
★★★ Colliding
![]() | 9m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Nice climb where you go from kneebar to kneebar like a bee going from flower to flower. Some physical big moves involving not-that-great pinches, and placing the kneebars can be tiring. Took me a minute to figure out (thank you Chrissy), but got it second go! First 12 send post-Kalymnos
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Mar 19.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7a+ |
★★★ Ivi
![]() | 20m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Beautiful sustained climbing to a strenuous crux. Then a bad sit-wrap-around rest, followed by a steep kneebar-assisted jug haul to the anchors
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7c |
★★★ Aegialis
![]() | 30m, 15 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
New highpoint, well past half the climb! Linked it in 4 sections, including a super long one to the anchors. So pumped, everywhere, and especially in the calves. Felt like I was gonna puke from the pump!
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Sáb 16.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Palionisos Secret Garden | ||||||
6b+ |
★ Ymer
![]() | 15m, 7 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
I set this as a toprope for Esau. Bouldery and short. Took out some rock pieces, so wear a helmet!
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7a |
★★★ Ricounet
![]() | 25m, 11 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Right after setting the 6b+ for Esau, I headed to this one. I had eyed it when I was looking for climbs. Its chimney section looked so cool, so because we still had some time, I got on it. Hardish start, then techy climbing through most of the rest of the climb with stemmming, dropknees, and generally a lot more feet movement than hand movements. The end is pumpy. What a fantastic route!
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7a+ |
★★ Ballos
![]() | 25m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
What. An. Area. This area is pretty darn beautiful from the ride from Masouri, to the approach, to getting there, to the climbs. The sea is right there, blessing with its calming sounds and breezes this beaufully sculpted wavey limestone decorated by tufas, stalactites, and cauliflowers. The movement on this one flows very nicely. For me, the crimpy section in the middle is the crux, which I dispatched diligently. Very, very stoked for this one! The setting was inspiring for sure!
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Sáb 16.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7a+ |
★★ Aphrodite
![]() | 12m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
We woke up late and someone was already working on Aegialis, so I decided to get on this instead. Really cool, bouldery sequence on (at this point) slick crimps! I think I've lost some power from all the endurance climbing I've been doing. Enjoyed it a lot!
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Mié 13.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Afternoon | ||||||
5c |
★★ Au Revoir Là-Haut
![]() | 20m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Flowy straightforward climbing. I tried the extension which was not the aforementioned. It was sharp, cryptic, insecure, and just not what my body needed at that time, so I did what I don't do very often and bailed on it. Maybe another time
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7a+ |
★★★ Ermis Connecting Us
![]() | 28m, 13 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Pretty fun climbing on +/- a few degrees off vertical on long moves on pockets. Sequency and crimpy crux, but not too bad, maybe V3ish. Onsight was blown at the crux because of bad headspace and skin hurt. Rehearsed it and got it next go easily. Get on it!
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Mié 13.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7c |
★★★ Aegialis
![]() | 30m, 15 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Got on this the day after the Priapos send. Guess I was wrecked! Headspace and skin didn't help either. Bolts felt far away from each other. Skin hurt. I even somehow ended up with my foot full of bird poop. After I got to the chains after basically bolt-by-bolting this thing, I considered cleaning it, because it didn't feel like it could go this trip with the days I have left. I reasoned that I was just feeling bad, and that I should come try more rested and make up my mind then. This is gonna be a mega pumpfest from |-|311!
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Mar 12.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Afternoon | ||||||
6c |
★★ Lady in Black Ext
![]() | 35m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Nice extension to a nice route. A bit sharp.
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7a+ |
★★ Morteau Rico Ext
![]() | 35m | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Flowy first half. Second half is sharp, crimpy, but has its charm. Stoked to get it second go!
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Mar 12.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7c |
★★★ Priapos
![]() | 40m, 23 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Beautiful climb. Just stunning in every way. The scenery, backdrop, phenomenality of the terran, movement, and more. First started projecting it on my second day in Kalymnos, the 9/9/2023, 2 attempts (onsight attempt almost cleared the hardest section), then 9/10/2023 also saw another attempt. Today, on a windy, perfect weather September day, I focused on breathing above all. After a fine elastic band warrm-up and stretching. Went out of my way to do things properly, as the sheer length of this climb I feel merits any methods that give you the fitness and focus to do all 40 or so meters of overhanging climbing. I made a concentrated effort to keep my breathing under control, and I managed to do it. On the rests, besides continuing my good breathing, I practiced a bit of mindfulness, following the advice from a pretty good article on resting on routes. I allowed myself a lot more easily to be thankful for where I was, and how beautiful and fun it is! I have never done a route quite as beautiful? Maybe only comparable in beauty to Lord of the Thais. Endurance climbing like this is surprisingly (or unsurprisingly hehe) meditative. I timed my rests with Esau. I took sweet and sour gummies to restore my blood sugar. It came down to the wire, too. I tried clipping the chains 3 times before I was actually able to clip the hard-to-move wiregates whilst managing 40m of rope drag meandering through a maze of stalactites. I kept breathing all the way through, climbed a bit higher, and sent. It was amazing.
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Sáb 9.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
6b |
★★ Monahiki Elia
![]() | 25m, 9 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Beautiful, flowy climb to some sculpted tufas.
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Jue 7.º Sep 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7a |
★★ Elefantenhimmel
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Fell clipping the chains! Felt quite a bit harder than DNA!! Hard to clean, too!
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7a |
★★★ DNA
![]() | 20m | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
Great way to start this trip and also my 40s. Kneebar bonanza. Unbeatable location and views. Felt like I was floating through it. Great stuff. First day driving a scooter too haha.
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Dom 3.º Sep 2023 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon The Fiscal Cliff | ||||||
5.12c |
★★★ The Road
![]() | 9m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
What an unforgettable ascent. All-time moment FOR SURE. As Chrissy and Jonathan worked Over the Top (which both of them seeeent!!), I, shoulder recently semi-tweaked, wasn't sure what I was gonna do. I was so close to just belaying and taking it easy, as I was leaving for Kalymnos that very afternoon. I warmed up just in case. My shoulder was feeling OK, so I decided to give this one a good flash try after being sprayed by Chrissy. Got a good first burn in, but it started raining. I got to the top and fully expected to clean the route. My friends told me to leave it up, as I wondered how it would be possible to get up it again. I am so glad they had this kind of patience and psyche to climb. After the rain passed and the rock (sort of) dried, I gave it a determined second go. After the crux move at the lip of the slopers, I took a HUGE whipper which was pretty fun and funny. I said "no way" and wanted to try again immediately. I rested a couple minutes, and went up again. What followed was a screamfest assembled of extremely unlikely sticks to sub-optimal slopers for the entire climb, even to the clipping of the chains. I have never tried so hard on a climb, ever. I was completely overjoyed with such an unlikely send, but mainly because I didn't know I could dig that deep. I felt the consequences after for sure, which was a second confirmation that I did indeed access a level of effort previously unknown to me. What a prelude to Kalymnos!!
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Vie 25.º Ag 2023 - Rifle Mountain Park | ||||||
Sno-Cone Cave | ||||||
5.7 |
★ Rehab
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I mean, I OS'd this years ago, but logging it now. It's an exceedingly chill climb. First climb with Pe and Marcelo in like 9 years! Soooooo good to see these guys after 4 years!!
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5.11d |
★★ Suck It and See
![]() | ★★★ Clásico | ||||
Pretty much did the OS, but after doing all the hard moves, failed to see an obvious hold and fell
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Jue 24.º Ag 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Boulder Canyon The Narrows Avalon Second Tier Tarot Wall | ||||||
5.10a |
★★★ The Tower
![]() | ★★★ Clásico | ||||
Flowy warmup up a meandery slab, to a rooflet, to a stem, etc. A tour of the basics of Boulder Canyon, basically.
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5.12c |
★★★ Fapanese Direct
![]() | ★★★ Megaclásica | ||||
First 12c outside of El Chonta this year! Very much up my alley. Easy climbing to slopers and a powerful-to-place kneebar on a roof, followed by intertwined crimp traversing and powerful moves on the lip of the roof. Pumpy climbing follows. Thank you Chrissy for the belay and video!!!
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Mié 23.º Ag 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Boulder Canyon Lower Dream Canyon Plotinus Wall | ||||||
5.12b |
★★★ Lucky Strikes
![]() | 9 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Best flash of the year, and best in a long time! Flo went first and figured out the moves and set the draws. His beta fit my style perfectly. Bouldery first section followed by 5.11 pumpy climbing with thinnish feet. Excellent feeling, right when the sun was beginning to peek at the wall! Stoked! Flo got it straight after
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5.10a |
★★★ Mr. Sandman
![]() | 10 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great way to start the day (7 AM session)! Flo set the draws on this long, varied, meandery expedition, and I did it next for warm up. Nice to be in a place in Boulder Canyon without view of the highway, and instead the sound and view of forests, mountains, and waterfalls.
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Sáb 19.º Ag 2023 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon The Fiscal Cliff | ||||||
5.12a |
★★★ Over The Top
![]() | 11m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Powerful, burly climb. Almost landed the OS! The second go I wanted to use a simpler beta, but ended up not working. Got it on my third go. Used the ol' knee-to-arm bar pioneered all those years ago in 3 men and a ladder!
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5.11d |
★★★ Glitter And Doom
![]() | 15m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Really happy about this OS! Found a key kneebar (more like kneescum) right at the crux, and stemmed my way out. A bit dirty, but a great climb nonetheless!
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5.11a/b |
★★★ Systemic Risk
![]() | 15m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great route, and first I've done in the area! Great company too. The area has Coolum-like features, and climbs like it, only less steep. Kneebars are abundant.
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Jue 17.º Ag 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Boulder Canyon Sport Park Surprising Crag | ||||||
5.12a |
★★ Mercy Drilling
![]() | 6 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
OMG!! Hardest flash all year!! I had seen Datus' beta, which definitely helped. Unique climb, as it could be a trad climb in that there is jamming in hands, fingers, and feet, with a powerful crux. I screamed through it all, and got through all of it! Incredible feeling. Definitely improved my day, as I had been distracted with other concerning things.
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5.12a/b |
★★★ Curve of Binding Energy
![]() | 7 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Great powerful boulder problem on good holds at the bottom followed by chill climbing the rest of the way. Glad I ditched Shakedown Street (12c that was shredding my fingers and just wasn't a ton of fun) for this one!
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Lun 14.º Ag 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Boulder Canyon The Bowling Alley | ||||||
5.12a |
★★ A Tall Cool One
![]() | 9 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Tried this Sunday last week with Matt. It had started raining but went for the onsight attempt anyway. Passed the crux and my foot slipped on easy terrain! Got it second go, in my first try today
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5.10b |
★★★ Splitting Hares
![]() | 8 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Warming up. Interesting moves on curtain-like terrain. Flowy in a way.
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5.11b/c |
★★ Shady Deal
![]() | 7 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Looks insecure when belaying, but feels OK when climbing because it is exceedingly well bolted. Tricky crux for sure- uncomfortable moves to not-great holds at the end! Stemmy and precise.
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5.11b |
★★ Father Figure
![]() | 8 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Thin feet at times, cool, long moves. If only it were longer!
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5.10d |
★★ Happy Ending
![]() | 8 | ★★ Muy buena | |||
Very cool route! Did it as the last climb of the day at dusk. Jug hauling pretty much all the way!
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Sáb 5.º Ag 2023 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon Little Eiger | ||||||
5.11d |
★★ Eiger Direct
![]() | ★★★ Clásico | ||||
Pretty nice route! The rain erased all chalk everywhere except underneath the rooflet, which turned out not to be a crux at all. Pretty crimpy after the rooflet, and this was compounded by me looking everywhere for holds. Felt good to get a "pure onsight" on such a classic with friends I hadn't hung out with in a minute!
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Mié 2.º Ag 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Flatirons Dinosaur Mountain First Stratum Dinosaur Rock | ||||||
5.11d |
★★ Pretty in Pinkler
![]() | ★★ Muy buena | ||||
Hard 11d! Better route than the utter lack of chalk suggests. Really it's a one boulder problem wonder. Powerful moves to not-that-great holds on a 5-8 move sequence. It comes at the beginning and the rest is straightforward. The boulder problem is V4/5 though, so still a stiff route! Went with Flo a couple days earlier (he's done good progress on Patience Face) and I actually managed to do an easier send of PF even setting draws!
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Vie 28.º Jul 2023 - South Platte | ||||||
Staunton State Park Staunton Rocks The Dungeon | ||||||
5.12a |
★★★ Light My Fire
![]() | 24m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Botched the OS because I went for the wrong hold. Otherwise could have happened. It will go next time. Long and pumpy, with great moves throughout. Feels like more than 24m?
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5.12a |
★★★ Waiting For The Sun
![]() | 18m | ★★★ Clásico | |||
I'm glad I decided to go out. I needed it. Beautiful day, and a bit of a one move wonder (or 3ish) on kneebars. The rest is 5.10+ climbing. Nice to come back to this place.
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Sáb 22.º Jul 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Flatirons Dinosaur Mountain First Stratum Der Zerkle The Court | ||||||
5.11b |
★★ Touch Monkey
![]() | ★★★ Clásico | ||||
Did it partially in the sun. Great steep, sometimes insecure climbing on mostly good holds. Short and intense. Great fun!
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Sáb 22.º Jul 2023 - Boulder | ||||||
Flatirons Dinosaur Mountain First Stratum Dinosaur Rock | ||||||
5.12b |
★★★ The Shaft
![]() | ★★★ Clásico | ||||
Tried this for the first time yesterday (7/21/2023) with Datus, and got 3 shots at it. Great route- shares the start with Patience Face, but then goes directly to the namesake Shaft. The rock was damp and the shared first part felt much harder than the session where I sent Patience Face. Came pretty close on the third attempt even though tired! The next day I came back with Matt and sent it second go! Great route- hard for 12b for sure. This is 5.12 #26 of the year! Power endurancy, bouldery, compressy, slopey, and airy! Again, felt really hard for the grade even though I used kneebars!
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Sáb 15.º Jul 2023 - Los Dinamos | ||||||
Segundo Dinamo El perro muerto | ||||||
5.10b/c |
★★ Solovino
![]() | 11m | Medio | |||
Cleaning the route for Esau and Alex. Pretty average route on not that great rock, but fun outing!
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Sáb 15.º Jul 2023 - Los Dinamos | ||||||
Segundo Dinamo Paroxismo | ||||||
5.10a |
★ Depredacion
![]() | 18m, 6 | ★ Buena | |||
Fell figuring out the first bit... Average route, first on the Segundo Dinamo. I also tried another route in this sector called Guerra Intensa 5.12b, which I didn't send due to it falling apart on the second half- must've pulled out several handholds and multiple footholds- not great...
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Mar 11.º Jul 2023 - Denver | ||||||
Clear Creek Canyon Wall of the Nineties | ||||||
5.11b |
★★ Refer Madness
![]() | 18m, 7 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Nice crimpy sequency climb with some cool deadpoints on jugs! Felt short after having done Patience Face and Wet Dream
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5.12a |
★★★ Wet Dream
![]() | 31m, 16 | ★★★ Megaclásica | |||
I was waiting for Alex at the base of this (stick clipped, harness on already, basically Jonesin') and got to do a few breathing exercises I learned from Isabel the day before, and that's just what the doctor ordered! Took my time during the stem rest and the crux felt a lot easier this time. Stoked to have sent 3 12a's in a week!
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5.11c |
★★★ Curvaceous
![]() | 31m, 15 | ★★★ Clásico | |||
Excellent flowy climbing on great holds with a steep roof on jugs to boot! End of day climb on a perfect July morning with Alex and Nicole!
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