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Toss to the lip on Willie's Lunge on Mental Block. Rotary Park at Horsetooth Reservoir October 1988.


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Name Rating Location Comments Tick Date

Air Mail

5.9+ R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS. Stem gem.

Nov 8, 2009

Clean Dan

5.10d PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS. Attention grabbing route, no sleeping on this one.

Nov 8, 2009

Sign of the Cross

5.10d 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS FA.

Nov 3, 2009

Parallels

5.11b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS. Good climbing.

Nov 3, 2009

Hands In The Clouds

5.12a A0 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

RP. Sustained w/ an awkward tail sting near the end.

Nov 1, 2009

March of Dimes

5.10 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

OS. Short and sweet!

Sep 6, 2009

Bolt Cola

5.10a 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Main Wall

OS. Wanders a tad.

Aug 18, 2009

Where Eagles Dare

5.10b 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Main Wall

OS. P1 only.

Aug 18, 2009

Jolt Cola

5.12- 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Right Gully

OS. P1 only - .11b.

Aug 18, 2009

Center Direct

5.9+ R 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Main Wall

OS. P1 only. Mostly soloed to retrieve stuck rope on Where Eagles Dare.

Aug 18, 2009

Goldfinger Couloir

Steep Snow PG13 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Black Wall

A few bare spots on the way up. Crampons a must unless you have death wish.

Jul 24, 2009

Cary Granite

5.11c 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Black Wall

OS 1/2 combo. FF crux. Great climb. Ballet and burl all in one.

Jul 11, 2009

Half & Half

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Kloof Alcove

OS. Upper half still dirty. Great gear through out.

Jun 30, 2009

Joy and Tribulation

5.9 R 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : The Bookmark

FF w/ Rob.

Jun 28, 2009

Faith, Hope and Charity

5.12b R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

FA.

Jun 9, 2009

Trouble And Strife

5.10c 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

OSS. Junk rock moving right.

Jun 5, 2009

Home Free

5.11b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

OS. Very good climbing.

May 27, 2009

Not One Of Us

5.12a 

CO : Golden : ... : The Highlands aka Highlande...

OS both 1 and 3. FF 2.

Apr 23, 2009

Chick on the Side

5.10b/c 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t...

OS. Short and sweet.

Apr 21, 2009

Center Route

5.11a/b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Rincon - Center Route & R

RP. Felt easy.

Mar 20, 2009

Red House

5.11b R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

Pro is great, but height dependent at start.

Mar 18, 2009

Between the Cracks

5.10+ PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

OS. Tad spice at the start and good movement near the finish.

Mar 18, 2009

Tango

5.11 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS. Climbs way better then it looks from below.

Mar 14, 2009

The Contest

5.11d 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

RP. Foot work at the traverse finish is key.

Mar 8, 2009

Memory Lapse

5.8 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OSS. Borderline choss pile.

Mar 2, 2009

Body Tremors

5.8+ PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OSS. Unique for Eldo.

Mar 2, 2009

Chockstone Chimney

5.6 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OSS downclimbed.

Mar 2, 2009

Pseudo Sidetrack

5.4 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

OSS. Lots of options at the finish.

Mar 2, 2009

No Lo Contendere

5.10c 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

OS. Wierd water groove w/ lots of left right movement.

Feb 22, 2009

Evangeline

5.11b A1 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

All pitches. Aiding the roof and the next pitch are great.

Feb 7, 2009

South Face of Tower One

5.10c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OS crux P1. Offset aliens are the ticket!

Feb 7, 2009

Super Slab Direct aid variation

5.10c 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Below Lower Ram...

OS. Loved the small child's arm hold.

Feb 3, 2009

Ignition

5.11d 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

RP. Good sport enduro route.

Feb 3, 2009

Kloof

5.10+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : Kloof Alcove

OS. Very steep by Eldo standards.

Jan 21, 2009

Frank's Wild Years

5.11 

CO : Golden : The Quarry Wall

OS. Good tactics route.

Jan 2, 2009

The Mummy

5.8 

CO : Golden : The Quarry Wall

Fun, but lead w/out the bolts on gear.

Dec 20, 2008

Frank's Tame Years

5.11a 

CO : Golden : The Quarry Wall

FA. Ice pick nirvana.

Dec 13, 2008

Practice Climb 101

5.12c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t...

RP crux pitch. Awesome route!

Dec 7, 2008

Directissima

5.10b 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Chasm View Wall

OS. Great intro to a tad bit of wide at altitude. Benchmark 10- for this style in RMNP.

Jul 19, 2008

Batter Up

5.10b 

CO : Independence Pass : Opening Ceremony Wall

OS. Weird finish.

Jul 4, 2008

Standing Eight Count

5.11c 

CO : Independence Pass : Olympic Wall

OS. Boulder start. Killer stone.

Jul 4, 2008

Morning Thunder

5.9+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Verschneidung ...

Fun, in a heads up sort of way.

Jun 28, 2008

Peanuts

5.9+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

OS.

Jun 7, 2008

The Narrow Gate

5.10b X 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

First climb ever with John outside!

Jun 7, 2008

The Shield

5.11 PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Lower Peanuts

FF. Last pitch junky.

May 24, 2008

Kloeberdanz

5.11c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

RP. Long throw.

May 13, 2008

Jack The Ripper

5.9+ X 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Whale's Tail

Sep 26, 2007

M

5.10a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Whale's Tail

Sep 26, 2007

Wild Turkey

5.12a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Verschneidung ...

RP. Interesting finish.

Sep 22, 2007

Foxtrot

5.11d PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

RP. Classic.

Sep 20, 2007

Icarus

5.6 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OSS.

Sep 9, 2007

Handcracker Direct

5.10a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t...

OSS. Great route.

Sep 9, 2007

Rocky Raccoon

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OSS. Great fun!

Sep 9, 2007

Wishbone

5.11b/c PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Verschneidung ...

RP. Stellar finish.

Sep 6, 2007

Zip Code

5.11- 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

OS. Height dependent, taller being better.

Sep 3, 2007

Guenese

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

RP as a link up.

Aug 31, 2007

Far Out

5.10+ PG13 

CO : Flatirons : ... : Ridge 2 aka Satan's Slab

FF. Short and burly.

Aug 27, 2007

Burger Madness

5.10b 

CO : Flatirons : ... : Ridge 2 aka Satan's Slab

Short, but fun with good movement.

Aug 26, 2007

The Hobbit

5.7 PG13 

CO : Flatirons : ... : Ridge 2 aka Satan's Slab

Some junk rock in first half.

Aug 26, 2007

Psychosis

5.10d R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

OS Psychosis roof. Fun!

Feb 18, 2007

Hessie Chimney

WI4 M5 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Hessie

Very thin. Left finish pretty run out.

Feb 5, 2007

Practice Wall

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t...

OS First. Rob second.

Dec 9, 2006

T2

5.10d R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

Solo. OSS upper pitches.

Nov 26, 2006

Weeping Willow

5.11d X 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

RP 2nd attempt - no headpointing. One hung onsight attempt with onsight of upper mental crux.

Nov 25, 2006

Cave Pitch

5.8 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

OSS approach to NE.

Nov 11, 2006

Climb Of The Century

5.11b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Rincon - L of Center Route

OS. Gem of a route.

Nov 4, 2006

Prince of Darkness

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

OS

Nov 4, 2006

Rosy Toit

5.10c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

OS. Chossy.

Oct 14, 2006

Royal Arches

5.10a/b 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Royal Arches

OSS. Speed time sub 2hrs. A0 with rap.

Oct 8, 2006

Nutcracker

5.8 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Manure Pile Buttress (aka R...

OSS. Fun mantle.

Oct 6, 2006

Sons of Yesterday

5.10a/b 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Royal Arches

OS. Sweet hands. Probably best 5.10 crack route in my life.

Oct 3, 2006

Serenity Crack

5.10d PG13 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Royal Arches

OS. Wow, what a line!

Oct 3, 2006

East Buttress

5.10b 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : El Capitan

Great exposure.

Oct 2, 2006

Central Pillar of Frenzy

5.9 

CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Middle Cathedral Rock

1st two pitches greasefest.

Sep 29, 2006

Le Toit

5.10d 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

OS 1st two as one. Neat route.

Sep 19, 2006

Pool of Blood

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Xanadu to Pony...

So So.

Sep 16, 2006

FM

5.11c 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Third Buttress

FF then RP. Killer line.

Sep 15, 2006

Arms Bazaar

5.12a R 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Bell Buttress - Main Crag

RP. Wow, it goes at last!

Sep 7, 2006

Left Wing

5.10c 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Third Buttress

OS. Stiff line with cool moves.

Sep 2, 2006

Allosaur

5.9 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Verschneidung ...

OSS. Good route.

Aug 31, 2006

The Side Wall

5.11b R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t...

Rob fires 1st, I second. Nice route.

Aug 20, 2006

Disappearing Act

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Lumpe to the to...

Flash Lead.

Jul 30, 2006

C'est La Morte

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

Nice movement.

Jul 26, 2006

Good Evans

5.10d 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Black Wall

Great Fun.

Jul 15, 2006

Exodus

5.11b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

OS. Nice route and great fatty city pro.

Jul 13, 2006

X-M

5.10c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

On Sight. Nice position.

Jul 2, 2006

Anthill Direct

5.8 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

Onsight solo original first pitch to Lower Meadow.

Jun 27, 2006

Marie Antoinette

5.10a R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Onsight solo linked to upper 2/3 of Bastille Crack.

Jun 27, 2006

Redguard

5.8+ R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

Onsight solo first pitch.

Jun 27, 2006

Jules Verne

5.11b/c R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

2nd time. Great to watch someone else lead the hair show. Burly 1st pitch lead.

Jun 25, 2006

Vixen

5.11a 

CO : Golden : ... : Wall of the '90s

Onsight Fun.

Jun 24, 2006

Reefer Madness

5.11a 

CO : Golden : ... : Wall of the '90s

Cool incuts.

Jun 24, 2006

Le Boomerang

5.11+ 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - S Buttress

RP on my second burn. Wow, what a nice line.

Jun 15, 2006

Breakfast Of Champions

5.11- R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Below Lower Ram...

Onsight this was scary .11a climbing.

Jun 8, 2006

Cosmosis

5.9+ 

CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Bell Buttress - Main Crag

OS.

Jun 3, 2006

Wide Country

5.11a R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

RP. Stellar route with cool crux moves.

Jun 1, 2006

Rain

5.10d R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - W Face

RP. ~8 yrs. ago I took a 40' off this. Nice to comfortably put it away today.

Jun 1, 2006

The Spice Tour

5.11 R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Great horror show at the Eldo drive in.

May 27, 2006

Interceptor

5.11b R 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Great un-Eldo route. Sequence is key.

May 27, 2006

Saturnalia

5.11b PG13 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Flash Follow. Route seems out of place when it intersects with Outer Space.

May 27, 2006

Inner Space

5.11b X 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - N Face

Onsight or be hospitaliezd or worse!

May 27, 2006

Psycho Pigeon

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower One

Flash Follow. To bad it wanders so much, but still a fun line.

May 13, 2006

Turnkorner

5.10a 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : Sundance Buttress

Onsighted both crux pitches in one block. Not really OW, but very cool climbing.

Apr 30, 2006

West Face [Bastille]

5.11a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Bastille - W Face

OS via the direct line at the 'bulge'.

Sep 10, 2005

Pervertical Sanctuary

5.11a 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Diamond

OS. Total lung buster crux, two awesome pitches with much junk rock before and after.

Aug 8, 2004

Kiener's Route

5.3 Easy Snow 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Upper East Face

OSS. Really fun. Wild exit to summit.

Sep 17, 2003

Stettner's Ledges

5.8 

CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Lower East Face

OSS. Great climb with cool old school pins.

Sep 17, 2003

The Cruise

5.10+ 

CO : Gunnison : ... : North Chasm View Wall

Very hot day. We were dehydrated by mid route, luck to top out by dusk.

May 24, 2003

Purple Haze

5.9 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

OS.

May 10, 2001

Friends in High Places

5.10a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

OS.

May 10, 2001

Chockstone

5.10a 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - top to Xanadu

OS.

May 10, 2001

Super Slab Direct Start

5.11c 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Below Lower Ram...

OS. I just remember wayyy reachy.

May 6, 2000

Craggy Tur

5.10+ 

CO : South Platte : ... : Little Scraggy Dome

Great time with John. Last pitch is run. Don't blow it our cheese grater.

Sep 8, 1998

The Squid

WI5-6 M6-7 

CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Emerald Lake & vicinity

Hard mixed climbing, ice was crap. Happy I didn't die and sent.

Jan 17, 1998

Conan's Gonads (Conad's)

5.9 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : Twin Owls

OS.

Jun 22, 1997

Fat City Crack

5.10c 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : The Pages Wall Area

OS roof pitch with 'Crankenstein'.

May 5, 1990

Howling at the Wind

5.11a 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : The Pages Wall Area

OS. Sweet treat!

Oct 8, 1989

Wolf's Tooth

5.8 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : Twin Owls

OS w/ Mike Tinker. Fun!

Aug 17, 1989

Temporary Like Achilles

5.10b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Roof Routes

OS w/ Joe Crocker.

Jun 15, 1988

The Naked Edge

5.11a/b 

CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Redgarden - Tower Two

OS w/ Tim. Incredible.

Oct 15, 1987

The Cave Exit

5.7+ 

CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : The Pages Wall Area

OS.

Jun 12, 1986