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Joseph DeGaetano

Fayetteville, WV but currently living in Armenia

46 years old · Male

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Member Since

May 12, 2008

Last Visit: Dec 12, 2022

560 Points
Point Rank: #2,274 Details Drop down

1 Areas

15 pts - 15 each

47 Routes

470 pts - 10 each

15 Photos

75 pts - 5 each

0 Approach Trails

0 pts - 4 each

0 Page Improvements

0 pts - 1 each

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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr

	Leads	Follows
Trad	5.12c	5.14d
Sport	5.13c	5.14d
Boulders	V7

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Comments View All 68

Apr 4, 2022 DC & Northern V… > Great Falls > Aid Box The Strain 5.13- ● This route might have the hardest moves I've ever climbed on rope, and I've redpointed up to 13d and have b… View Comment
Apr 4, 2022 Shenandoah & NW… > Shenandoah NP > Old Rag > Reflector Oven The Crackin 5.11d PG13 ● I remember onsighting this thing with my buddy Steve. I wasn't too warmed up, nor too in sync with Old Rag… View Comment
Apr 4, 2022 Shenandoah & NW… > Shenandoah NP White Oak Canyon ● Rumney-esque is going a bit too far. There is a decent selection of bouldering, but nothing is really conso… View Comment
Jan 7, 2022 Europe > Spain > Valencia Chulilla ● Definitely a rad winter destination in Spain. There's a lifetime's worth of climbing here. Be prepared for… View Comment
Dec 8, 2020 Asia > Armenia Chiva Boulder Field ● I had the chance to explore this area last weekend and although it is a pretty landscape (all of Armenia is… View Comment
Nov 19, 2020 New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Beauty Mountain > 4) Cave [Redacted] 5.12a PG13 ● I feel like my Confederate flag waivin', my 2nd Amendment right luvin', my "Ain't Skeered and Ford piss… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 66

Regional > Southern States Reply: Steep climbing on gear at the New River Gorge? Jan 13, 2022 Genocide Crack, Blood Meridian, Will to Power, Steve Martin's Face, and Chorus Line (although this one is basically a sport climb) are all somewhat steep and gear-protect… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Let's list the hardest 5.7's around Jan 13, 2022 The third pitch of The Yawn in Tuolomne. I got to the pitch after leading the first two and expected a break, but nope. It felt as hard as the others, perhaps even harder for m… View Message
Regional > Southern States Reply: Bouldering in Shenandoah NP May 22, 2019 Old Rag Mountain and White Oak Canyon have a lot of boulders. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Giving slack to a falling leader Feb 14, 2019 Hahhahahahha. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Giving slack to a falling leader Feb 14, 2019 Just don't fall. Problem solved. View Message
Regional > International Reply: Trad Climbing in Thailand Jan 29, 2019 I second Trevor's suggestion. Although there are a few limited trad climbs in TH, I couldn't justify bringing the rack. View Message

Route Scores View All 31

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● The Beast in Me Trad New River Gorge… > … > Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 2 ● Maximum Leader Sport New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > H) Hellbound Area
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Bubbas in Arapilies Sport New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > O) Kline Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 25 ● Harmony Sport New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Domino Point
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 3 ● Are You Experienced? Trad New River Gorge… > … > Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 1 ● The Long March Sport Asia > … 1 2 > Shigu > Long March Wall

● The Beast in Me

New River Gorge… > … > Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress

Avg:	6
Joseph:

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
5.12a

● Maximum Leader

New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > H) Hellbound Area

Avg:	2
Joseph:

5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
5.12c

● Bubbas in Arapilies

New River Gorge… > … > Endless Wall > O) Kline Wall

Avg:	4
Joseph:

5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
5.12b

● Harmony

New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Domino Point

Avg:	25
Joseph:

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
5.11c

● Are You Experienced?

New River Gorge… > … > Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress

Avg:	3
Joseph:

5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
5.12c

● The Long March

Asia > … 1 2 > Shigu > Long March Wall

Avg:	1
Joseph:

5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12-