Vertical-Life
54
ASCENTS
39 %
OS RATE
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ROUTES IN DB
54
ASCENTS
39 %
OS RATE
25
ROUTES IN DB
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| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) | One of the big wall gems from Colorado. |
2 Sep 2023
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| One of the big wall gems from Colorado. | ||||||
| Raise the Main (8b) | New 40 meter all gear pitch to the right of Keel Haul and Yards Arms. Bit of crack tech low, lots of non-trivial climbing throughout, and then a fantastic bouldery finale. |
1 Sep 2023
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| New 40 meter all gear pitch to the right of Keel Haul and Yards Arms. Bit of crack tech low, lots of non-trivial climbing throughout, and then a fantastic bouldery finale. | ||||||
| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) |
31 Aug 2022
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| Sarchasm (8b+) | First true (non slash grade) 5.14 |
9 Jul 2022
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| First true (non slash grade) 5.14 | ||||||
| Sarchasm (8b+) | tried it 6-ish years ago, then ~5 years ago, and finally went up twice with only 1 week in between! Crazy little route, gets you breathing with what feels like 3 distinct cruxes, fun day! |
16 Jun 2022
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| tried it 6-ish years ago, then ~5 years ago, and finally went up twice with only 1 week in between! Crazy little route, gets you breathing with what feels like 3 distinct cruxes, fun day! | ||||||
| Etch-a-Sketch (7c+) | Excellent route, and an especially proud ground up effort by the FA team. The second pitch crux is by far the hardest bit of the route. The 5.12 pitch is more cryptic and bold than actually difficult...11c if it had a lot of bolts sprayed in it. Led all the pitches in flOSh style (given the online beta.) Fun day with Amity. |
16 Jun 2022
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| Excellent route, and an especially proud ground up effort by the FA team. The second pitch crux is by far the hardest bit of the route. The 5.12 pitch is more cryptic and bold than actually difficult...11c if it had a lot of bolts sprayed in it. Led all the pitches in flOSh style (given the online beta.) Fun day with Amity. | ||||||
| Telekinesis (8a) | short-lived crux, but the top does not let up, definitely a must-do; perhaps not as difficult with stiffer shoes |
21 Apr 2022
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| short-lived crux, but the top does not let up, definitely a must-do; perhaps not as difficult with stiffer shoes | ||||||
| Etch-a-Sketch (7c+) | Did the crux pitch 2nd go with Rob Daniel, but didn't go to the very top, thanks to rain :-/ Exited to Bologna Pony as an escape. Still ticking it. P1 = cool, P2 (crux) = burly section through the roof & heady placements, P3 = smaller gear and heady, you don't see any of your gear until it's right in front of you, kind of wild! |
8 Jul 2021
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| Did the crux pitch 2nd go with Rob Daniel, but didn't go to the very top, thanks to rain :-/ Exited to Bologna Pony as an escape. Still ticking it. P1 = cool, P2 (crux) = burly section through the roof & heady placements, P3 = smaller gear and heady, you don't see any of your gear until it's right in front of you, kind of wild! | ||||||
| The end of the Beginning (8a) | So maxed. Amazing route and position |
11 Jul 2020
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| So maxed. Amazing route and position | ||||||
| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) |
10 Oct 2019
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| Pervertical Sanctuary (6c) |
1 Sep 2019
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| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) |
31 Aug 2019
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| Yello Wall (6c+) | Climbed it way back in '98, so long ago that the two kids ahead of us weren't even born yet! Fun climbing. |
18 Aug 2019
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| Climbed it way back in '98, so long ago that the two kids ahead of us weren't even born yet! Fun climbing. | ||||||
| Day Trippin' (7c) | Hidden gem. Up there with the better cragging pitches in the Park. |
12 Aug 2019
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| Hidden gem. Up there with the better cragging pitches in the Park. | ||||||
| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) | Swung leads w/ skylar, both of us clean. I led pitches 1, 4, and 6 (crux). None of it felt too hard, although I did have to downclimb to a rest right before the crux. About half hour on the N chimney (wasn't as bad as I imagined), about 4.5 hours on the actual route to table ledge. For next time, do the raps from table ledge, the descent from the summit if going back to chasm for bivy gear was just too heinous. Also take less water. Overall a very enjoyable experience, minus the 3 hours of 4-5th class down scrambling from the summit |
3 Aug 2019
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| Swung leads w/ skylar, both of us clean. I led pitches 1, 4, and 6 (crux). None of it felt too hard, although I did have to downclimb to a rest right before the crux. About half hour on the N chimney (wasn't as bad as I imagined), about 4.5 hours on the actual route to table ledge. For next time, do the raps from table ledge, the descent from the summit if going back to chasm for bivy gear was just too heinous. Also take less water. Overall a very enjoyable experience, minus the 3 hours of 4-5th class down scrambling from the summit | ||||||
| Etch-a-Sketch (7c+) | Soft second day? Two days on route with Danny. Pretty proud to climb 4 pitches up to 5.13 and only clip a single bolt (anchor) the whole way. We both led the crux pitch and placed all gear on lead. Used a kneepad. I led the 5.12 pitch after the crux as well, but didn't send bc it was wet. Found a sequence through the wet streak after falling and sent it on TR. Onsighted the last 11+ pitch. This has to be among the best naturally protected routes in Colorado. |
11 Jul 2019
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| Soft second day? Two days on route with Danny. Pretty proud to climb 4 pitches up to 5.13 and only clip a single bolt (anchor) the whole way. We both led the crux pitch and placed all gear on lead. Used a kneepad. I led the 5.12 pitch after the crux as well, but didn't send bc it was wet. Found a sequence through the wet streak after falling and sent it on TR. Onsighted the last 11+ pitch. This has to be among the best naturally protected routes in Colorado. | ||||||
| Direct Dunn Westbay (8c) | The crux pitch is entirely unique; a redpoint effort takes a hour plus, and it's possible to fall at the 78 meter mark! Tomo Cesen might think it's only UIAA X, but I broke some footholds and two significant handholds, battled for three seasons, JStar felt it was amongst his hardest redpoints at the time, and it's certainly more difficult than Sarchasm. To me that adds up to 8c. |
8 Sep 2018
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| The crux pitch is entirely unique; a redpoint effort takes a hour plus, and it's possible to fall at the 78 meter mark! Tomo Cesen might think it's only UIAA X, but I broke some footholds and two significant handholds, battled for three seasons, JStar felt it was amongst his hardest redpoints at the time, and it's certainly more difficult than Sarchasm. To me that adds up to 8c. | ||||||
| Sarchasm (8b+) | Awesome tech climbing. |
30 Jul 2018
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| Awesome tech climbing. | ||||||
| Casual Route- Diamond (6a) | Really fun day with Jake |
28 Jul 2018
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| Really fun day with Jake | ||||||
| Tommy's Arete (7a+) |
2 Jun 2018
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