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Ed Hartouni

Livermore, CA
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Member Since
Jul 1, 2007
Last Visit: Jan 27, 2025
213 Points
Point Rank: #5,985 DetailsDrop down

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Comments View All 21

Aug 11, 2024
My feelings, after climbing in this area today, are that it's not yet "A wonderful area for those new to Tu… View Comment
Aug 11, 2024
Did this route today and found it rather contrived. It would have made more sense to have bolted Clapton's… View Comment
Aug 11, 2024
Couldn't find this climb at all. Very confusing as no bolts could be found on the right side of the bulge.… View Comment
Aug 11, 2024
Did this today and thought it was closer to a 5.6 rating. Would be great for someone beginning to lead i… View Comment
Aug 11, 2024
Did this today and found it much more difficult than the 5.8 rating. The first bolt cannot be clipped by s… View Comment
May 31, 2024
Did I get a picture of you on this route at 9am, May 31, 2024? It's sort of a small people in the landsc… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 52

Regional > Northern California
Reply: Two New Routes near Swan Slab in Yosemite Valley!
Sep 18, 2023 Here is the rough location of "Psychopath" and "Into the Wild" View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Two New Routes near Swan Slab in Yosemite Valley!
Sep 18, 2023 We found the bolts on the 3rd pitch, no problem, going right around the dagger and up.I pulled on the bolts and did the second pitch at 5.9, which was spicy because of all the… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Two New Routes near Swan Slab in Yosemite Valley!
Sep 17, 2023 Back to the route "Into the Wild" which is in the area of a lot of development on the right side of this cliff. We found the route to be fun, I had the second and fourth pitche… View Message
Regional > Northern California
Reply: Two New Routes near Swan Slab in Yosemite Valley!
Sep 17, 2023 Did this route yesterday with Linda Jarit.A note on the "route to the left," which is a Charlie Porter route, Psychopath, 5.9 and is probably the best 5.9 fingers crack in the… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: New Book: Rites of Passage -The Legacy of Adventur…
Feb 16, 2023 also discussed in this thread:https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/123415655/new-book-rites-of-passage-the-legacy-of-adventure-climbing-in-the-sierra-nevada View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Polar Circus Fatality
Feb 15, 2023 so sad to hear that Zach has died.It was always great to run into him in the Valley, both to catch up with his life and to have interesting conversations on all sorts of topic. View Message

Route Scores View All 11

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 106
Makayla's Climb
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 101
Babble On
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 146
Suds
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 158
Boneheads
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
Secret Storm
Trad 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 5
Cheek
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Makayla's Climb Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle
Avg:  106
Ed:
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
5.9
Babble On Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle
Avg:  101
Ed:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
5.10a
Suds Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle
Avg:  146
Ed:
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
5.9
Boneheads Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle
Avg:  158
Ed:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
5.10b
Secret Storm Yosemite NP > … > D. Camp 4 Area > 5. Camp 4 Wall
Avg:  13
Ed:
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
5.10a
Cheek Yosemite NP > … > D. Camp 4 Area > 5. Camp 4 Wall
Avg:  5
Ed:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad
5.10d
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