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Sep 23, 2024 Cathedral Ledge IME 1975 The Start ● Thanks Paul. View Comment
Sep 22, 2024 NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 6. Standard Rou… > Left side of Standard… (WI3+) Bob Dodds leading p2 of the "Left Cave" Standard Route. January 1974. ● Thanks for clarifying the "pre-" and "post-flow-change" variations in the Standard Route, Robert. I've ofte… View Comment
Sep 22, 2024 Cathedral Ledge IME 1975 The Start ● Does anyone know what's become of Bill Aughton? I knew him when we both worked for EMS before he left for I… View Comment
Jul 8, 2023 Rich Strang > Good Ol Days Midway up The SkyLadder on Mt. Andromeda - Canada ● Rich: I posted your photo to the Mount Andromeda page -- I hope with your permission based on our exchange… View Comment
Sep 27, 2022 Coal Creek Canyon The 1st pitch of 2 pitch, 200' sport climb on USFS land in southern Boulder County. 2009. ● Lovely slab climbing -- getting there is the tricky part. View Comment
Sep 23, 2022 CO Ice & Mixed > Vail Ice > Rigid Designator Amph… Rigid Designator WI5- ● Let's take a moment to note the September 15th 2022 death of Saul Kripke, the philosopher who coined the ph… View Comment
Sep 12, 2022 Rich Strang > Good Ol Days Midway up The SkyLadder on Mt. Andromeda - Canada ● Please post this outstanding photo on the Mt. Andomeda page. The page desperately need a good illustrative… View Comment
Sep 7, 2022 NH Ice & Mixed > - Crawford Notc… > 6. Mt Willard… > 02. Main Face (… > Cinema Gully (WI2) Wendy Weiss in Cinema Gully. January 1975. ● 1975 WAS a snowy year IIRC. I climbed Pinnacle Gully in late December 1974 and the upper pitches were alrea… View Comment
Sep 4, 2022 N America > Canada > Alberta > Icefields Parkway Mount Andromeda ● I climbed the Skyladder in August 1974 but, after almost 50 years, don't remember enough details about the… View Comment
Mar 20, 2012 Golden > Golden Gate Canyon SP Dude's Throne ● I haven't been climbing for a few years (illness, injuries) and wondered if Dude's Dihedral is still rated… View Comment
Aug 4, 2009 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Little Eiger Natural Selection 5.11b ● Rapping with a 70m rope is iffy. Some cords may reach the deck with stretch but ours fetched up just above… View Comment
Jun 30, 2009 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone Walking With A Ghost 5.11b/c ● Snakes Eyes is the start to do. Small tips are an asset in the thin crack and tiny pocket at the crux. Exce… View Comment
Jun 22, 2009 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Canal Zone Batso Canal 5.10b/c ● Nice, Kirk. A smidge better and harder than Beasto and Turkey Jerky. Cool moves traversing out to the arete… View Comment
May 7, 2009 CO Ice & Mixed Boulder Canyon - Ice ● The City and interested climbers attempted to negotiate releases from the aqueduct at the Lower Falls a few… View Comment
Aug 29, 2008 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Back of the Nineties Mission Vision 5.10c PG13 ● The crux is quite height-dependent. If you're 5'2" or 5'3", the crimp and high step past the bulge may feel… View Comment
Aug 29, 2008 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Back of the Nineties Aphrodite 5.10d ● I rarely give sport routes 4 stars but geoffe077 is right. Aphrodite is probably the best hard .10 in Clear… View Comment
Aug 29, 2008 Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Back of the Nineties Priapos 5.10d ● The crux between the 8th and 9th bolts is a bit spicy: insecure moves with the 8th bolt at your feet before… View Comment
May 20, 2008 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Animal World > Lower Animal World Is It Ready Yet...Moe 5.9+ ● A pleasant warm up with a cool move left around the arete at the 7th bolt. View Comment
May 20, 2008 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Animal World > Middle Animal World Isn't Life Strange 5.11b/c ● The first pitch is tricky and sustained from the 3rd bolt to the anchors -- maybe .10c but it felt more lik… View Comment
May 5, 2008 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Animal World > Middle Animal World Talking Out Of Turn 5.10b ● This should become a Boulder Canyon classic -- lovely position and climbing. The crux corner on the second… View Comment
Aug 31, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Sidekick 5.10d ● No move harder than .10d, but the sustained climbing merits an .11a. Several surprisngly good rests and sha… View Comment
Aug 22, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Generous Donation 5.11a ● Like Ken, I did a high step right at the top of the headwall. It appeared to be the logical exit move.… View Comment
Aug 22, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Toe The Line 5.10b ● Never having climbed the route before, I thought the crux was a little testy for Boulder Canyon .10b. Har… View Comment
Jul 31, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Tag Team 5.10+ ● "You are right, I went straight up since the holds were bigger and cleaned. Thus my proposed grade of 5.11… View Comment
Jul 30, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Total Eclipse 5.10a ● "Totally clips" -- a Robbins caliber pun. Yes, it can be climbed with gear. It's also a pleasant sport clim… View Comment
Jul 30, 2007 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Tonnere Tower > Sport Land Tag Team 5.10+ ● Two enjoyable pitches. The crux on the first pitch seemed like .10c; pulling the right edge of overhang on… View Comment
Sep 26, 2006 Boulder > Upper Dream Canyon > Midnight Rock Midnight Rock, left side. A. The Cage 9+ R, gear. B. Birds of Prey 10 R, gear. C. Cirque Du Soleil 12c, 7 bolts. D. Hammer Down 11c, 9 bolts. E. Union With Earth 10d, 2 bolts plus gear. F. Around Midnight 13 project, 9 bolts and a pin. G. Flake Out 12c, 10 bolts. H. Meltdown 10d, 10 bolts. I. The Engine 10d, 5 bolts plus gear. J. The Caboose 11c, 6 bolts. K. Karma Kamelian 11c, 12 bolts. L. Pirate Radar 12b, 6 bolts. Photo by Vaino Kodas. ● As Peter Hunt noted in a comment appended to an earlier iteration of this photo, Hammer Down (D), not Union… View Comment
Sep 26, 2006 Boulder > Upper Dream Canyon > Midnight Rock Hammer Down 5.11+ ● What David said. The final roof felt considerably harder than most Dream Canyon-Boulder Canyon .11cs. Stem… View Comment
Sep 23, 2006 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Avalon > Third Tier > Crack Land War Horse 5.10c ● Pebby & Richard -- Thx for replacing the anchors. You guys (and Bob D, Vaino, Dan H et. al) should ask Culp… View Comment
Sep 13, 2006 Boulder > Upper Dream Canyon > Midnight Rock Karma Chameleon 5.11b/c PG13 ● We did this as a second pitch to Midnight Express. 3rd or 4th class diagonally left up a slabby ledge for 3… View Comment
Aug 26, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon ● The Ten Broek RV Park in the town of Ten Sleep offers sybaritic climbers weary of USFS campgrounds tent sit… View Comment
Aug 26, 2006 Ten Sleep Canyon > Mondo Beyondo > Dream Land Beer Bong 5.10b ● I counted 10 bolts on August 24, 2006. The spectacular but comparatively easy finish is worth 4 stars. View Comment
Aug 11, 2006 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Avalon > Third Tier > Crack Land Mystery Ship 5.10a ● Sporting runouts between the bolts and quite a few .10 moves. Although I may be biased because it was the e… View Comment
Aug 11, 2006 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Avalon > Third Tier > Crack Land Ghost Ship 5.10a ● Ghost Ship felt a little testy for .10a although I may have erred by face climbing a foot left of the start… View Comment
Aug 11, 2006 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Avalon > Third Tier > Crack Land War Horse 5.10c ● I actually enjoyed War Horse more than the Art of War. Ron's gear recommendations are excellent (although a… View Comment
Aug 11, 2006 Boulder > Boulder Canyon > Avalon > Third Tier > Crack Land The Art Of War 5.10b ● Interesting climbing from 10' below the crux roof to 10' above followed by a 5.7 slab leading to the anchor… View Comment

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