Rock Climbing Log
mountain climbing log climbing page
Recently changed the order to most recent climbs first. Last updated around mid 2005.
climbs in Connecticut; Shawangunks; the Flatirons in Boulder; Boulder Canyon; Eldorado Canyon; Shelf Road; Rifle; Colorado National Monument; Fisher Towers and on Longs Peak.
2005 Back to top of page
| Date | Climb |
| 4/26/05 | Stephen and Boris at Ragged Mt. TR Unconquerable Crack (5.9+ or 5.10-) and beginning of Subline (5.11-) |
| 4/19/05 | Stephen and Boris at Ragged Mt. S. leads Carey Corner (5.7) and then TR Yale Mountaineering Club Route (5.9) |
2004 Back to top of page
| Date | Climb |
| 10/04 | Shawangunks with Boris and Marie, among others. Marie does first bit of leading; S. and Boris climb various routes, most notably the beautiful 3 pitch CCK. |
| 9/23/04 | Stephen and Boris, Ragged Mountain in CT. TR "Unconquerable Crack", 5.9+. |
| 9/19/04 | Stephen and Leo, Ragged Mountain in CT. S. led 5.6, then TR on same 5.9 overhang and S. gets it this time |
| 9/13/04 | Stephen and Boris, Ragged Mountain in CT. S. led 5.7, then TR on 5.9 (both S. and Boris fail to get it) |
| 8/25/04 | Stephen and Kim, 3rd Flatiron. S. left his right climbing shoe at home. |
| 8/11/04 | Stephen and Leslie at Eldo. "West Overhang," 5.7 |
| 8/10/04 |
Stephen and Ryan on the Diamond, Casual
Route. Did "Crack of Delight" (did 3 of 4 5.7 pitches: R, S, R with
simulclimb), then "Casual Route" (5.10a), start ~8:15 AM S does long 5.6 R 5.9 crack and 5.7 traverse S 5.8/5.8+ R long 5.8+ dihedral to Y.W.Bivy Ledge R 5.10a crux to Table Ledge S 5.8 traverse to rappell station 5 rappels to Broadway, 4 to Mills Glacier |
| 8/8/04 |
Stephen and Ryan at Eldo, 1st pitch of
"Darkness 'til Dawn", 5.10a. S. led crap pitch, then R. again on pitch 3 of "Green Slab Direct", 5.9. First climb after mononucleosis. |
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5/25/04 |
Stephen and Ryan at Eldo, do the Bastille. Ryan's first time. |
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4/12/04 |
Stephen and Booth at Ragged Mt. S. leads Wishbone 5.7 and B. follows. TR Unconquerable Crack 5.9+ and For Madmen Only 5.9 R |
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3/14/04 |
Stephen and Emily Danielson and Sarah in Eldo. Bastille crack, 1st pitch. Sarah led after falling on TR. Then Sarah led 1st pitch Calypso, S. led 2nd. |
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3/13/04 |
Stephen and Ryan in Indian Creek, SuperCrack Buttress. R led all. Twin Cracks (5.8+/5.9), Keyhole Flakes (5.10), Unnamed (5.10, 5.12 with direct start which we couldn't do), Super Crack (5.10+). S. TRed Coyne Crack (5.12-) and R. led, but S. didn't follow, on unknown 5.10. Both aided 20 feet of 5.9 crack for practice. |
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3/12/04 |
Stephen and Ryan in the Fisher Towers, on Ancient Art's "Corkscrew Summit". 5.10d/5.11a or C1, 4 pitches. Both led summit pitch. Then Ryan led a 5.11R on Cobra (aka ET Tower), S. tried and R. did lead a 5.9 on Sundial tower. |
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3/11/04 |
Stephen and Ryan in Rifle on the Meat Wall. R. led, and later redpointed, "Eighty Feet of Meat" 5.11b, S. followed. S. and R. both led (and both fell) on "Cold Cuts" 5.11a. |
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3/9/04 |
Stephen and Ryan in Eldo. Yellow Spur (?) |
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1/?/04 |
Ryan and Jacob attempt the Diamond. Fail. |
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1/15/04 ? |
Rosy Crucifixion (10a, S) with Ryan and Jacob. Leads: Ryan, Jacob, Ryan (combined last two pitches) |
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1/15/04 |
Solo third flatiron with Ryan, 30 minutes. |
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1/13/04 |
Ice climbing near Castle Rock with Jacob. Very little ice climbing accomplished; steps already in (sparse) ice. |
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1/12/04 |
Bastille with Jacob, roughly 1 1/2 hours, swung leads. |
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1/8/04 |
Yellow Spur (5.9/5.10, 7 pitches) in Eldo with Ryan and Jacob. Had troubles with first pitch. Ryan doesn't have climbing shoes. Do 10a finish, though Stephen uses some cheap tactics and Jacob jugs (Ryan leads with Jacob's shoes). Windy on top, long, cold descent in darkness. |
2003 Back to top of page
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Date |
Climb |
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8/15/03 |
Golden cliffs with Carolyn and Leslie. Two 5.10c's (one is Beer Barrell Buttress ?), then Mr. Squirrel Places a Nut (5.11c) on TR. |
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8/15/03 |
Eldo with Kim. 1st pitch of Bastille Crack and 1st pitch of West Overhang. |
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8/9/03 |
Eldo with Leslie. S. led all of The Bulge (5.7 S) |
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8/5/03 |
Eldo with Ryan, Max, Roger Briggs and Brigg's friend Mike. S. led first pitch of The Bulge. Briggs led Backtalk (5.10c S), Blackwalk (5.10b/c S) and Back in Black (5.11 c/d). Everyone else followed. |
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8/5/03 |
Boulder Canyon with Max, 3rd Elephant Buttress. TR short 5.9 crack (S. in tennis shoes). TR Wingtip (5.10c) (S. in Max's shoes). |
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7/19/03 |
Eldo with Leslie. Upper Peanuts Wall. S. attempted Downstairs (5.6), but a very large and DANGEROUS spider and its large web blocked a few key holds. TR of Gravity's Angel (5.11b); both S. and Leslie had to hang. |
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7/18/03 |
Boulder Canyon with Zuzana. Did 5.5 or so on Dome right side, then TR Frogman pinnacle, then easy route around 1st elephant buttress. |
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7/17/03 |
Eldo with Max. S. led 1st pitch of Bastille Crack (5.7), then 2 pitches of Wind Ridge (5.6). Max led West Crack (5.2). |
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7/15/03 |
Golden cliffs with Ryan. 5.11b (Ryan led), 5.12a (Ryan led, with hangs), 5.11d (Stephen led, with hangs); ratings according to book and perhaps overrated |
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7/13/03 |
Eldo with Carolyn. S. led Calypso (5.6 S), then 1st pitch of Bastille Crack (5.7). Carolyn led both pitches of West Overhang (5.7). |
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7/11/03 |
Ellingwood Arete with Ryan, on Crestone Needle. ~1,000' of 4th class, 3 roped pitches, one of 5.7 (Stephen led) |
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7/8/03 |
Golden cliffs with Ryan. Various routes. |
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5/29/03 |
Standard Route on 3rd Elephant Buttress, Boulder Canyon with Leo. 2 pitches, 5.7+. |
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5/25/03 |
Monument Tower in Colorado National Monument. Did Otto’s Route (5.9, 4 pitches or so) with George, Ryan and Jacob did same. |
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5/24/03 |
Castleton Tower in Castle Valley, Utah. Ryan and Jacob did NW Chimney (5.9-, 4 pitches) and Stephen and George did Kor-Ingalls route (5.9, 4 pitches) |
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5/22/03 |
Eldo with Ryan. pitch near Blind Faith, then did Out to Lunge (5.9) |
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5/21/03 |
Eldo with Leslie. Leslie led first pitch of Calypso, S next. S led first pitch of West Arete (5.8?) and Leslie next pitch. |
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5/20/03 |
Eldo with Ryan. Peanuts area: Ryan led 5.8 (??). Stephen led Your Basic Lieback (5.6), then Ryan did Dihedral (5.9-) in dark |
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1/8/03 |
Eldo with Leslie. The Bomb (5.4), Boulder Direct (5.5) with solo of 1st pitch, Wind Ridge (5.6) |
2002 Back to top of page
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Date |
Climb |
| 6/17/02 | Red Garden South in Eldo with Jacob. Jacob lead 1st pitch of C’est La Vie (5.9) [little pro for a while] in 2 pitches, then The Flakes (5.9-). [~p. 325 in book] |
| 5/15/02 | Bulge Wall in Eldo with Colin and Jacob. Jacob lead Back in Black (5.11 c/d) almost to top, with 2 falls, then did it on TR later; Colin made it half way, Stephen ¾ way. Jacob lead Blackwalk (5.10 b/c S) with little pro, Stephen followed. [~p. 331 in book] |
| 6/12/02 | Bastille in Eldo with Colin and Jacob. Toproped 1st pitch of March of Dimes (5.9) Then Jacob lead entire Bastille Crack (5.7 4 pitches). |
| 1/8/02 | Whale’s Tale in Eldo with Leslie. Leslie lead West Crack (5.2), West Dihedral (5.4) and started Clementine (5.5 S) before Stephen lead first pitch (L. lead 2nd pitch of Clementine, 5.0) |
| 1/2/02 | Bastille in Eldo with Colin, Stephen lead 1st pitch slowly, Colin managed to follow; snowstorm began, gave up after first pitch; very cold |
| unmentioned climbs: Ruper with Briggs, Leslie over winter break, Clear Creek Canyon with Colin |
2001 Back to top of page
| 1/2/01 | Boulder Canyon near Practice Rock (see book) | Stephen, Jacob, Tom, John, Ian. Fooled around, tried a few hard routes and gave up, did some easy stuff. (Wanted to do Boulderado area, but in shade and too cold) | |
| 1/6/01 | Third Flatiron (p. 184-204) |
Stephen, Jacob. Did Standard East Face (5.4) in 7 pitches, Stephen leading
3, Jacob leading 4. Took 2.5 hours to top. Rappelled, then TR Saturday’s Folly (5.8+), then Jacob lead Friday’s Folly (5.7) and I followed. | |
| 1/15/01 | Front Porch | Stephen, Jacob. Stephen lead 2 trad pitches up 5.3 or 5.4 slab face (no protection on first pitch), then Jacob lead short pitch to top. | |
| 1/22/01 | Dome | Stephen, Jacob, Leo. 2 pitch trad lead by Jacob up 5.7, then short trad pitch lead by Stephen up 5.6 on Frogman Pinnacle (tight squeeze) | |
| 1/27/01 | Maiden | Stephen, Jacob. Jacob lead long pitch on Standard Route to Crow’s nest, Stephen lead part of 5.6/5.7 trad route, then retreated as it snowed, and rappelled from Crow’s nest. | |
| 2/2/01 | Amphitheater | Stephen, Jacob (6th and 7th periods). Easy route to top on East, then tried 5.9 long TR up middle (never been lead) with tricky triangle hold. | |
| 2/4/01 | Amphitheater | Stephen, Jacob, John, Ian, Jungmin, Colin. Numerous topropes, tried 5.9 again (Stephen failed). | |
| Feb. | Amphitheater | Stephen, Jacob (6th and 7th periods), TR, very short 5.11 overhanging face climb. | |
| 2/11/01 | Dome | Stephen, Jacob, Ryan. Tried Cozyhang or something (three pitch 5.7) on trad lead by Jacob, ended up toproping [with two ropes] it and trying a 5.9/5.10 variation after second (first?) pitch. | |
| 3/4/01 | Castle Rock | Stephen, Jacob. Stephen lead 5.7 or so for a pitch, Jacob tried second pitch, both ended up downclimbing and trying different route (5.7?). Stephen lead to two bolt anchor, continued up tricky section, ran out of gear, downclimbed, both escaped from anchor to ground. | |
| 3/27 to 3/28/01 | Shelf Road | Stephen, Jacob, Colin, John, Leo. The Gallery Area. | |
| Bulge Wall: | Lick my Love Pump 5.10b/c (lead?) | ||
| The B.O.S.S. Method 5.8+ (Jacob lead) | |||
| Dumb Waiter 5.9+ (Stephen lead) | |||
| Unknown, next to Dumb Waiter 5.9+ (?) (Jacob lead) | |||
| Menses Prow: | Flashback to Acid Beach 5.10c (Stephen lead) | ||
| Slender Fungus 5.10d (Jacob lead to near top, Stephen cheated to finish lead) | |||
| Unknown 5.7 (exact location unknown) (Jacob, Stephen lead?) | |||
| Period Piece 5.8 (exact location unknown) (Jacob lead?) | |||
| California Ethics Pinnacle: | True to Tradition 5.7 (unknown?) (Stephen lead?) | ||
| Nouveau Tradition 5.7 (Jacob, then Colin lead?) | |||
| Unknown 5.8 (?) (Stephen lead) | |||
| The Mural Wall: | Morrocan Wall 5.10b (Stephen lead) | ||
| Mother of Invention (Jacob lead) | |||
| The Bobbit Effect (Stephen lead) | |||
| John Cruiser meloncrimp 5.10b (Stephen lead) | |||
| The Impact Zone: | Sudden Impact 5.11a (TR) | ||
| 4/29/01 | Amphitheater | Stephen, Jacob, Leslie, Becky | |
| 6/12/01 | Maiden | Stephen leads 3 pitches, Jacob 2 (but leads 5.6 S and didn’t get in pro at crux). Seemed harder than 5.6 | |
| 6/17 to 6/19/01 | NE Arete on Sharkstooth |
7 pitches
or so of 5.6 (Jacob and Stephen split leads) next day, 5.8 8 pitches or so on Petite Grepon (Stephen w. most leads, but Jacob with the 5.8 lead and a 5.7 S lead, though Stephen lead another 5.7 S) | |
| 6/23/01 | Wood’s Quarry with Leslie | (see Book for details) | |
| 6/25/01 | Practice Rock area | 5.8 (Stephen) and attempted 5.10 (Jacob) but route not found | |
| 7/2 to 7/3/01 | The Diamond, Casual Route. |
5.6, 5.9, 5.7, 5.8, 5.8,
5.8 and 5.7, 5.10a, 5.8, 5.6
Bold indicates my lead, otherwise Jacob lead (except 5.10a pitch), underline indicates traverse pitch. | |
| 7/15/01 | 1st Flatiron | standard route (9 pitch, 5.6s w/ Leslie leading two 5.2 pitches) | |
| August ’01 | Dome | Stephen lead on four pieces of pro, Tom follows on first main trad climb. 5.5 | |
| 8/17/01 | Juvenile Delinquency | Fairview HS (FA, V4) with Colin (and John) | |
| 8/18/01 | 3rd Flatiron with Colin | 6 pitches 5.4 (mixed routes) | |
| 8/20/01 | 1st Flatiron with Leslie | SW face 5.4 S Leslie lead (supposed to be 5.0) |
2000 Back to top of page
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Date |
Climb |
| 12/9/00 | Shelf Road (see book) Stephen, Jacob. Three or so routes |
| 8/?/00 | Der Zerkle (?) (p. 125 in book) Stephen, Jacob, Erin. Jacob lead 5.7 to ramp. All tried TR to very top, failed at crux. |
| 7/?/00 | Stealth Slab (just West of Goose) (p. 60 in book) Stephen, Jacob, Ryan. Saw Mr. Briggs, his brother, and John Kraukeur. Jacob lead “Edgemaster” (5.10c). Ryan and Stephen followed. Tried beginning of “Leprechaun Prominade” (5.10b) that Briggs & co. had done |
| 7/?/00 | Goose (p. 66 in book) Stephen, Jacob. Jacob lead “Love’s Labor Lost” (5.10a) |
| 8/27/00 | Goose (p. 66 in book) Stephen, Jacob. Jacob lead “Deserted Cities of the Heart” (5.9) |
| 8/24/00 | Square Rock (p. 127 in book) Stephen, Jacob. TR, tried “Stoic Buttress” (5.11c) and failed. Tried South Face left (5.11) and failed. Did Babyhorn routes (5.5, 5.7) |
| 8/20/00 | Woods Quarry (p. 166 in book) Stephen, Jacob. TR and lead (both), 3 bolts, 5.8 |
Page last updated 9/20/2005 (last formatted 9/5/2008)