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Ryan A

Highland Park, NJ
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Member Since
Jul 21, 2018
Last Visit: 3 days ago
32 Points
Point Rank: #33,163 DetailsDrop down

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Likes Trad, Sport, Tr, Gym
Leads Follows
Trad 5.5 5.9
Sport 5.8 5.10a
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Comments View All 53

Nov 15, 2024
It’s all there — there’s good holds for every move, the bolts are well placed, and the falls are clean (sta… View Comment
Oct 28, 2024
I think 5.7-/5.6+ is right with the non-obvious beta. With the obvious beta, it’s probably 5.8? Either way… View Comment
Oct 27, 2024
GunksApp says it’s G. Technically you can get lots of pro in, but the gear I found was pretty questionable.… View Comment
Aug 26, 2024
A 40m rope will have the leader just about to start the p1 crux when the rope runs out. Either bring someth… View Comment
Jun 20, 2024
This looks like the first part of P2, in the chimney just off the belay, not the top of P1 View Comment
May 27, 2024
This was a fun climb, absolutely recommended. The left variation below the final roof is wonderful, but onl… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 11

General > General Climbing
Reply: Easiest handicap accessible approach in US (sport/…
Sep 25, 2024 Sunshine slabs in Banff is a sport crag with a very short, flat approach. I don’t think it’s paved View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: Gunks weather in spring
Nov 1, 2023 +1 to what Chad said. The April before last I nearly froze my fingers off, but I climbed the whole winter last year.The temperature, sun, time of day, wind, cliff direction, et… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: Powerlinez recommendations
Oct 17, 2023 I find the pro on most climbs at the Linez to be more challenging than the Gunks. The cracks are frequently quite flaring and intermittent. That said I thought Mephistopheles w… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Closing a tensionless hitch with a mule-overhand?
Sep 13, 2023 Jake woo wrote: It should work. It's tensionless after all. I've also used a figure 8 tied around the load side (rethreaded as if tying in to your harness) along with a sto… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Closing a tensionless hitch with a mule-overhand?
Sep 13, 2023 Chuck Parks wrote: Maybe skip the mule and tie just the overhand? It's tensionless and all...That makes some sense. Using a half a double fisherman’s might work well… View Message
General > General Climbing
Closing a tensionless hitch with a mule-overhand?
Sep 13, 2023 I’ve been curious about ways to remove the carabiner for a tensionless hitch while still being able to close the hitch with a bight-knot (no free end required).We regular… View Message
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