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| April leading Midday Lightning as her first outdoor lead. | CO : South Platte : ... : Midday Lightning (5.6) | | May 31, 2011 |
| Black Knight on right, Bishop's Scepter on left. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Black Knight (5.5 R) | 1 person | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Scrambling on The Queen. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Queen (5.0) | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| The Bishop. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Bishop (5.4) | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Looking back at the Queen after moving Southwest along the ridge. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Queen (5.0) | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| The Rook, from the low point on the ridge between Shoshoni and Apache. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : The Rook (5.10+) | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Scrambling on the White Knight. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : White Knight | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| White Knight. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : White Knight | | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Bishop's Scepter. | CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Bishop's Scepter (5.6) | 4 people | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Looking up the flake at the beginning of P3. | CO : Lumpy Ridge : ... : Kor's Flake (5.7) | | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Approaching the clean face on Moonshine | NM : Taos Area : ... : Moonshine (5.8) | | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Nearing the top | NM : Taos Area : ... : Bandito (5.7) | | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Looking up the route from the base | NM : Taos Area : ... : Bandito (5.7) | | Jun 15, 2010 |
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Location: NM : Taos Area : Wild and Scenic : Photo
By: Kenan When: May 14, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: Is that Chuck Norris? ;-)
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Critic's Choice : Bunny Slope (5.9)
By: Kenan When: May 8, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: I underestimated this one and paid the price! The fact that the crack is in a ramping dihedral makes it difficult to jam straight on, so you are constantly torquing the right foot jam while stemming/scumming the left foot on the face. You can give the right foot an occasional rest by jamming the left, but then you're in more of a lieback position.. either way, the sustained nature of the crack made these moves strenuous and painful for me. Granted, this was only my 5th climb at the creek and... more >>
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Location: CO : San Luis Valley : Penitente Canyon : Penitente - Inner Canyon : Heaven Can Wait (5.10)
By: Kenan When: Nov 27, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I agree with a previous comment that something must have broken off if this was once a 5.10 start. The start is quite bouldery and requires technical stemming out on thin pebbles to reach the left hand hold. Then pulling over the bulge and getting the right-hand gaston is also no gimme. Solid 5.11 start. The 10c to the left (Children of a Lesser Grade) is much easier.
Also note this is definitely an R-rated climb if you lead it on gear. There are maybe 2-3 placements in the middle of the c... more >>
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Location: CO : Canon City : Shelf Road : Cactus Rose Cliff : Mark Finds Bob Bolting (5.10d)
By: Kenan When: Oct 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: The last moves to the chains (err... I mean oval biners?!) are definitely thin and spicy.
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Location: CO : Canon City : Shelf Road : The Gallery : Menses Prow : The Big Chill (5.10c)
By: Kenan When: Oct 10, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: WARNING: As of Oct. 7 2012, the anchors are in need of replacement. The left-hand hanger bolt in particular is moving around quite a bit.
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Location: CO : Canon City : Shelf Road : The Gallery : Menses Prow : The Big Chill (5.10c)
By: Kenan When: Oct 10, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I've climbed this a couple of times, and while it's a good route, I have to agree with the bolt line being too far left. The crack is clearly the natural line here, and the bolt line is far enough left to make it feel awkward staying in the crack. I felt constantly pulled out of the crack towards face moves farther left in order to move back to the bolt line. Perhaps the FA party was trying to offer 2 variations with a single bolt line? Or perhaps as Amato said they were trying to avoid cont... more >>
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Location: WY : Fremont Canyon : The Bridge : B-25 (5.9)
By: Kenan When: Sep 5, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: FYI, this is an old school 5.9 - a flaring and somewhat polished crack with cruxy and committing moves right off the deck above a ledge. You'll want to be a solid 5.9 leader with good crack skills to tackle this one.
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Location: CO : Lyons : St. Vrain Canyons : South Fork of St. Vrain Can... : The Coliseum
By: Kenan When: Aug 6, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Note that there is now a nicely cairned trail that skirts the right hand side of the talus field as you're going up to Coliseum. This seems much more solid than tackling the talus field head on.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Wind Tower : Wind Tower - SW Face : ... : Photo
By: Kenan When: Jun 25, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: HAHAHA, this is priceless!
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Location: CO : Canon City : Shelf Road : The Gallery : Far Side : Elvis is Everywhere (5.10b)
By: Kenan When: Sep 26, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Note that this route has a standard 2-bolt anchor now (versus the single bolt that Fred Knapp mentions in 'Shelf Road Rock').
Also note that the start to this climb is somewhat awkward and insecure - from the top of an angled boulder. Seems to me like this route could have been started from the ground on the more Easterly aspect of the rock instead of atop the awkward boulder, but hey, that's just me.
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Location: UT : Maple Canyon : Maple Canyon Road : Thessalonian Buttress : The Grecian Highway (5.9)
By: Kenan When: Sep 26, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climbed this last week and absolutely loved the 3rd pitch. The first 2 pitches are extremely dirty. Maybe it just needs more traffic. P3 is definitely worth the time & effort. The heady crux roof up high is awesome.
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Location: UT : Maple Canyon : Maple Canyon Road : Maple Corridor : Jack in the Wood (5.10b)
By: Kenan When: Sep 26, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: +1 on the soft 10b. 10a at most
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