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John RB

Boulder, CO
62 years old · Male
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Oct 22, 2016
Last Visit: 1 day ago
194 Points
Point Rank: #6,766 DetailsDrop down
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3 days ago
Southwest Utah > Saint George
Crawdad Canyon / Veyo
● It's $13 a day per person if you get a punch pass (10 punches, never expire). We went on a weekday in Marc… View Comment
Mar 26, 2025
Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (13) Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall
Gift of the Wind Gods 5.10c
● Crazy to read that Alex did the route 4 hrs car to car and this description says the descent alone is 3.5 h… View Comment
Mar 26, 2025
Southwest Utah > Saint George > Crawdad Canyon… > Rubicon
Narcolepsy 5.8
● Strangely the guidebook says it's 4 bolts to an anchor, but the climb was extended (according to Gordon Lar… View Comment
Oct 27, 2024
Golden > Clear Creek Canyon
Adam Peters on "The Desiderata", March 2007. Photo by Darren Mabe.
● Don't see too many people sportclimbing with a tag line these days! View Comment
Aug 31, 2024
S Platte > Staunton SP > Staunton Rocks > Cascade Tower > White Foam (5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a)
On the rest ledge above the second bolt.
● Looks like a Mark Roth! View Comment
Aug 30, 2024
S Platte > Staunton SP > Staunton Rocks
New Wag Bag Dispenser at Staunton Rocks. Courtesy of Boulder Climbing Community.
● Unfortunately I've seen people "stock up" by taking the entire contents of this dispenser leaving none behi… View Comment

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General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Boulder Canyon Fatal Accident
Mar 25, 2025 Reading Sarah's description: Marc was scrambling around on terrain with gravel, sand, dirt, some loose rocks.  Probably something everyone reading this has done 10,000 tim… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Boulder Canyon Fatal Accident
Mar 23, 2025 Sarah Z wrote: I am the victim’s partner, and found him deceased. I will post an accident report in full when I am able to. If you knew him please feel free to messag… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Where does "send it" come from?
Mar 22, 2025 Frank Stein wrote: First experienced the expression in field artillery in the early ‘90s (6/8 FA).  Usually used in a slangy way (“send it!”)by the F… View Message
General > General Climbing
Where does "send it" come from?
Mar 21, 2025 I'd always assumed it was a term used first by climbers in the 90's.  I hear it all over the place now, so I'd assumed it was appropriated by skateboarders, skiers, video… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Setter dies while setting routes in a gym
Nov 17, 2024 Slim Chuffer wrote: Gyms that don't have lifts probably aren't set up for them. You can't just roll some big ass lift onto your padded floor, plus you have to store the th… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Setter dies while setting routes in a gym
Nov 13, 2024 A lift pays for itself pretty quickly given that you can set a route in half the time.  And I would guess it's safer (though I don't have any stats to back that up). View Message

Route Scores View All 99

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 376
● The Opportunist
Sport
S Platte > … > Tan Corridor > Upper Tan Corridor
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 149
● As Wicked As It Seems
Sport
Ten Sleep Canyon > … > Leigh Creek > Godfather Boulder
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 27
● Delivering Dynos
Sport
Lyons > … > S Fork of St Vr… > Trojan Bunny Buttress
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 1,114
● Animation
Sport
Boulder > … > Animal World > Lower Animal World
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 69
● Prometheus Unbound
Sport
Red River Gorge > Muir Valley > Sanctuary
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 203
● Jesus Wept
Sport
Red River Gorge > Muir Valley > Sanctuary
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Opportunist S Platte > … > Tan Corridor > Upper Tan Corridor
Avg:  376
John:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● As Wicked As It Seems Ten Sleep Canyon > … > Leigh Creek > Godfather Boulder
Avg:  149
John:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a
● Delivering Dynos Lyons > … > S Fork of St Vr… > Trojan Bunny Buttress
Avg:  27
John:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a
● Animation Boulder > … > Animal World > Lower Animal World
Avg:  1,114
John:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
5.8
● Prometheus Unbound Red River Gorge > Muir Valley > Sanctuary
Avg:  69
John:
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
5.13a
● Jesus Wept Red River Gorge > Muir Valley > Sanctuary
Avg:  203
John:
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
5.12d
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