Rock Climbing Log

Below is a chronological record of all the rock climbs I have ever done. However, since I have only kept careful records since 2010, I promise nothing about the years before then. Still, it is fun to try to remember.

2014 (A good year…interrupted by cycling emergence)

11/29 – East Face (5.6 R), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
7/5 – Robots (7), Men (7), 2Fers (8), Grins (8), Happy Hour Crag
6/22 – Standard Route (5.7+), 3rd Buttress of Elephant Buttress
6/22 – The Owl (5.7), The Dome
6/12 – Finger Crack (5.9), Dan D Line (5.6), Nip & Tuck, B Canyon
5/26 – East Face (5.6 R), The Fatiron, Boulder Flatiron
5/3 – Kamikaze (5.8s) / Zig Zag, 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons

2013 (Creeping back toward normal)

12/28 – Fandango (5.5), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
11/29 – North Face (5.6 R), The Maiden, Boulder Flatiron
11/16 – South East Arete (5.7), 2nd Flatiron, Boulder
11/09 – Rewritten (5.7), Redgarden, Eldo
11/02 – Kamikaze (5.8s), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatiron
10/26 – Zig Zag (5.7), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
10/19 – Variation of Kamikaze (5.8s), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
10/13 – Fandango (5.5), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
9/28 – 5 sport climbs (5.8-5.10c) on N. Table Mtn, Golden
9/07 – Long John Wall (5.8) & Chianti (5.8+), Eldo
8/31 – Empor (5.7+) & NW Crnr (5.8), Cob Rk; Owl (5.7), Dome
8/24 – N. Face Center (5.7) & West Rib (5.8), Cob Rock
8/10 – Bastile Crack (5.7) & Calypso [to top] (5.7), Eldo
7/28 – East Face (5.4 rain), 3rd Flatiron
7/27 – Gambit (5.8+)
7/13 – NW Ridge (5.6), Sharkstooth, RMNP
7/06 – Calyp Dir. (.8), W. Ovrhg (.7) & W. Rdg (.7), Wind T.
6/30 – East Face (5.6 R), 1st Flatiron
3/10 – Tangen Tunnel (4th, snow), South side of 4th Flatiron

2012 (A new beginning)

12/22 – East Face (5.4 ice), 3rd Flatiron
12/1 – Bear Peak North Ridge (3rd), Bear Peak
4/21 – East Face (5.6 R), 1st Flatiron
4/14 – East Face (upper section only) (5.0), Royal Arch
3/24 – East Face (5.4 R), 4th Flatiron
3/11 – Free for All (5.6), 2nd Flatiron
2/12 – Tangen Tunnel (4th, snow), South side of 4th Flatiron
1/21 – East Face (5.6 R), 4th Flatiron
1/14 – Freeway (4th), 2nd Flatiron

2011 (A shift in momentum)

10/22 – East Face (5.7+), Achean Pronouncement
10/15 – SE Arete (5.7), 2nd Flatiron & College Drop Out (5.6), 3rd
10/08 – East Face (5.4 snow), 3rd Flatiron
10/01 – Fandango (5.6 variation), 1st Flatiron
09/10 – Long John Wall (5.8), Eldo
08/27 – G. Zot/Icarus (5.8+/5.6R), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
08/27 – Calypso (5.7) & Wind Ridge (5.7), Wind Tower, Eldo
08/26 – East Face (5.4 R), 4th Flatiron
08/13 – Gambit (5.8+) & Chockstone (5.10a), Eldo
07/23 – South Face (5.8+), Petit Grepon, RMNP
07/16 – Pear Buttress (5.8+) & George’s Tree (5.9), Lumpy Ridge
07/09 – G. Zot/Rewritten (5.8+) & Mr. Natural (5.8), Rdgdn, Eldo
07/09 – Calypso/West Overhang (5.7), Eldo
07/04 – Wind Ridge (5.7) & Boulder Direct/Reggae (5.8), Eldo
07/02 – Chrome P…(5.7) & L’Chime (5.7+), The Pear, Lumpy Ridge
06/25 – Osiris, The Book (5.7), Lumpy Ridge
06/19 – Standard Route (5.7+), 3rd Buttress of Elephant Buttress
06/19 – The Owl (5.7) & Disappearing Crack (5.6), The Dome
05/28 – East Face Direct (5.6), 1st Flatiron

2010 (A resurgence of youthfulness)

10/15 – Bastille Crack (5.7), Eldo
10/03 – East Face (5.4), Arrowhead, RMNP
10/02 – East Face (5.4) 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
10/02 – East Face (5.6) 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/18 – Gambit (5.8+), Shirtail & 5.10 & 5.8 Crack, Rincon Wall, Eldo
09/11 – Long John Wall (5.8) & Unsaid (5.9), West Ridge, Eldo
09/06 – Chianti (5.8+), Versc. (5.7) & Wash. Irv. (5.6), W. Rdg, Eldo
09/04 – Blitzen Ridge, Mt Ypsilon, RMNP
08/28 – South Face (5.8), Zowie, RMNP
08/24 – NE Ridge (5.6), Sharkstooth, RMNP
08/14 – Fat Iron (5.7), Boulder Flatirons
08/07 – Angels Way (5.4), Boulder Flatirons
07/24 – East Slab (5.6) & Owl (5.7), Dome , Boulder Canyon
07/24 – Huston Crack (5.8), Cob Rock, Boulder Canyon
07/17 – Great Dihedral (5.7), Hallett Peak, RMNP
07/10 – Spiral Route (5.7), Notchtop, RMNP
07/03 – Solitude Lake Cir. (4th), McHenry et al, RMNP
06/26 – North Ridge (5.6), Spearhead, RMNP
06/19 – W.Whale (5.7), Dog (5.7) & Hiatus (5.7), L. Bk, Lumpy Ridge
06/12 – Waterfall Route (5.6), 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
06/05 – Wind Ridge (5.8) & Calypso Direct (5.8), Wind Tower, Eldo

2009 & Earlier Disclaimer: I didn’t start keeping reliable records of my rock climbs until 2010 so my records for 2009 and earlier will be spotty. But, it does give me something to think about for awhile and a reason to dig through my old climbing books for any notes left behind.

2009 (mountain biking ate the summer)

10/3 – Toponas (5.8), Devil’s Thumb, Boulder Flatirons
09/27 – Free For All, 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/20 – Up N Left (5.3), The Slab, Boulder Flatirons

2008

07/15 – Zindango (5.4), Left Book, Lumpy Ridge
07/02 – White Whale (5.7), Left Book, Lumpy Ridge
05/17 – East Face (5.6), Hippo Head, Boulder Flatirons

2007

still thinking
lily lake & the crags (twin sisters)

2006

10/01 – Fandango Variation (5.6), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/10 – A Very Ament Slab (5.8), W.C.Fields, Boulder Flatirons
08/10 – SW Ridge (3rd) Mount Sneffels

2005 (mountain biking stealing time)

09/25 – South Sneak (5.2), 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/17 – Swing Time (5.7), Willy B, Boulder Flatirons
09/03 – East Face (5.7) The Thing, Boulder Flatirons
07/02 – Keyhole Ridge (5.6), Longs Peak, RMNP

2004 (car accident injury #2)

10/10 – Swing Time (5.7), Willy B, Boulder Flatirons
10/09 – Lichen Wars (5.6 R), Eyes of the Canyon, B. Flatirons
10/02 – East Face (5.4 R) Challenger, Boulder Flatirons
10/02 – Green Sneak (5.2), Green Mtn Pinnacle, B. Flatirons
05/08 – Kelso Ridge (4th), Torrey’s Peak

2003 (car accident injury #1)

08/02 – Maroon Ridge (5.4), South Maroon Bell
07/30 – Northeast Ridge (4th PG), Pyramid Peak
07/26 – Northeast Ridge (knife-edge) (4th), Capitol Peak
07/13 – West Ridge & Hourglass (4th), Little Bear Peak

2002

08/04 – Right Standard (5.6), Macgregor Slab, Estes Park
07/15 – North Ridge (5.4), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
06/16 – Crestone Traverse (4th), Crestones, Peak & Needle
06/16 – Northwest Couloir (3rd), Crestone Peak

2001 (working in Atlanta)

11/17 – 2nd Angel’s Wing (5.4 R), Angel Wings, Boulder Flatirons
11/12 – East Face (5.7), Flying Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
11/10 – Left (5.9) & Right Crack (5.10), Jamcrk, Boulder Flatirons
10/13 – East Ridge (5.5), Matron, Boulder Flatirons
09/15 – South Face (5.8+), Zowie, RMNP
09/07 – Yodeling Moves (5.0), Hammerhead, Boulder Flatirons
08/26 – Ruper (5.8+), Redgarden, Eldo
08/26 – Reggae (5.8), Wind Tower, Eldo
08/19 – S. East Arete (5.7), 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
08/11 – Englishman’s Route (5.8), Hallett Peak, RMNP
08/04 – SW Ridge (5.4) Longs Peak, RMNP
07/22 – Great Zot (5.8+), Redgarden, Eldo
06/29 – Touch ‘N’ Go (5.8+), Redgarden, Eldo
06/29 – Green Slab Direct (5.9), Redgarden, Eldo
06/22 – Rewritten (5.7), Redgarden, Eldo
06/17 – Bastille Crack (5.8), Bastille Tower, Eldo
06/03 – East Face (5.4), Fatiron, Boulder Flatirons

2000 (working in Atlanta)

09/17 – Satan’s Slab (5.8 R), Ridge 2, Boulder Flatirons
08/12 – Dog Star (5.8), McHenry Peak, RMNP
07/22 – Keyhole Ridge (5.6) Longs Peak, RMNP
06/04 – NE Face (5.6 R), 5th Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
02/20 – Cable Route (5.4), Longs Peak, RMNP

1999 (free at last)

12/03 – Fumbledeedum (4th), Dum, Boulder Flatirons
11/27 – East Face (5.4), Queen Anne’s Head, Flatirons
11/20 – 1911 Gully (5.5) 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
10/14 – East Face (5.4), Arrowhead, RMNP
09/24 – Yellow Spur (5.9), Redgarden, Eldo
09/23 – Jackson-Johnson (5.9), Hallett Peak, RMNP
08/29 – East Gully (5.4), Sharkstooth, RMNP
08/12 – Mainliner (5.9), Sundance Buttress, Lumpy Ridge
08/04 – East Face North Side (5.4), Seal, Flatirons
07/25 – Melvin’s Wheel (5.8), Bookmark, Lumpy Ridge
07/17 – Stettner’s Ledges (5.8), Longs Peak, RMNP
07/10 – South Face (5.8+), Zowie, RMNP
07.02 – Within Reach (5.10-), Batman, Lumpy ridge
06/29 – Tangen Tunnel (4th), Tangen Towers, Flatirons
06/26 – Central Chimney (5.7+), Twim Owls, Lumpy
06/26 – Organ Pipes (5.6), Twin Owls, Lumpy Ridge
06/14 – Pear Buttress (5.8), Book, Lumpy Ridge
06/06 – Stairway to Heaven (5.3), Ridge 1, Flatirons

1998 (a very alpine summer)

11/21 – Fandango (5.5), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
11/13 – East Face (5.4 R), 4th Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
11/07 – Free for All (5.6) 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
11/06 – Yodeling Moves (5.0), Hammerhead, Boulder Flatirons
11/01 – North Crack (5.9+), 2nd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/19 – Flying Buttress (5.9), Mt Meeker, RMNP
09/05 – Friday’s Folly (5.7), 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
09/05 – Saturdays Folly (5.8+), 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
08/29 – Hesse-Ferguson (5.9 R), Hallett Peak, RMNP
08/09 – Casual Route (5.10a), Longs Peak, RMNP
08/01 – Love Route (5.9) Hallett Peak, RMNP
08/25 – The Owl (5.7), The Dome, Boulder Canyon
07/18 – Jackson-Johnson (5.9), Hallet Peak, RMNP
07/11 – Kor Route (5.9), The Saber, RMNP
07/08 – Unfinished Symphony (5.11), Refrig., Red Rocks
07/06 – Dark Shadows (5.8), Mescalito, Red Rocks
07/03 – Kiener’s Route (5.3), Longs Peak, RMNP
06/27 – Orange Julius (5.10b R), Bookend, Lumpy Ridge
06/14 – East Face (5.2), 1st Flatironette, Boulder Flatirons

1997 (a trip to the Tetons plus a shift to alpine)

11/08 – Toponas (5.8), Devil’s Thumb, Boulder Flatirons
11/08 – North Face (5.6 R), The Maiden, Boulder Flatirons
10/04 – Direct South Ridge (5.9), Notchtop, RMNP
09/13 – Culp-Bossier (5.7), Hallett Peak, RMNP
09/06 – Northcutt-Carter Variation (5.9+), Hallett Peak, RMNP
08/30 – South Face (5.8), Petit Grepon, RMNP
08/20 – Upper Exum Ridge (5.5), Grand Teton, Grand Teton NP
08/16 – CMC Route (5.5), Mount Moran, Grand Teton NP
08/01 – Syke’s Sickle (5.9+), Spearhead, RMNP
07/27 – South Face (5.8+), Zowie, RMNP
07/13 – North Ridge (5.7), Sharkstooth, RMNP
06/28 – Kor’s Flake (5.7), Sundance Buttress, Lumpy Ridge
06/28 – Grapevine (5.8+), Sundance Buttress, Lumpy Ridge
06/22 – West Buttress (5.9+), The Bastille, Eldo
06/22 – The Bastille Crack (5.8), The Bastille, Eldo
01/01 – North Face (5.6 R), The Maiden, Boulder Flatirons

1996 (move to Colorado)

12/01 – South (5.6) & North Face (5.6), Matron, Boulder Flatirons
11/03 – Grandmother’s Challenge (5.10c), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
11/02 – Yellow Spur (5.10a) Redgarden Tower, Eldo
10/10 – Northeast Ridge (5.6), Sharkstooth, RMNP
10/05 – East Ridge (4th), Hammerhead, Boulder Flatirons
08/25 – Cussin Crack (5.7), Castle Rock, Boulder Canyon
08/18 – East Face (5.4), 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
08/17 – Direct Route (5.6 R), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
08/17 – College Dropout (5.7), 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
08/10 – Calypso (5.6) Reggae (5.8), Wind Tower, Eldo
08/03 – Grandmother’s Challenge (5.10c), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
08/03 – Green Spur (5.9), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
07/20 – Wind Ridge (5.8), Wind Tower, Eldo
07/13 – Tagger (5.10b/c) & Calypso Direct (5.8), Wind Tower, Eldo
07/05 – Direct Route (5.6 R), 1st Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
06/30 – Rosy Crucifixion (5.10a), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
06/15 – Darkness ’til Dawn (5.10-), Redgarden Tower, Eldo
06/01 – Kiener’s Route (5.3), Longs Peak, RMNP
05/25 – East Chimney (5.4), Dome, Boulder Canyon

1995 (lead climbing & another EU trip)

12/02 – Coatimundi Crack (5.6) Bill’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
08/05 – Frogland (5.8), Whiskey Peak, Red Rocks
07/15 – Briton’s Crack (5.6), Brinton’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
07/02 – Epinephrine (5.9), Black Velvet Wall, Red Rocks
06-10 – True Moments/Firebird (E2), Gogarth South Stack, Wales
06-10 – The Fang (HVS), Tremadog, Wales
06-10 – One Step in the Clouds (VS), Tremadog, Wales
06-10 – Merlin (S), Tremadog, Wales
06-09 – Main Wall (S+), Cyrn Las, Llanberis Pass Area, Wales
06-08 – Lavaredo (VS+), Carreg Alltrem, Wale
06/03 – Nine Minus (5.8), Moldy Buttress, Devil’s Lake
05/13 – Tibia Crack (5.8), Moldy Buttress, Devil’s Lake
04/15 – False Alarm Jam (5.7), Rainy Wed. Tower, Devil’s Lake
04/15 – Chicken Delight (5.7+), Pseudo Hawk’s Nest, Devil’s Lake
04/15 – Push-Mi Pull-Yu (5.6), Bill’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
03/25 – Orgasm (5.8), Many Pines Buttress, Devil’s Lake
03/19 – Watermarks (5.8), Balanced Rock Wall, Devil’s Lake
03/18 – Michael’s Project (5.7), Many Pines Buttress, Devil’s Lake
03/12 – Cul-de-Sac (5.8), Moldy Buttress, Devil’s Lake
03/11 – Jamboree (5.6), Many Pines Buttress, Devil’s Lake

1994 (more CMS plus visits to Vegas/Alps)

12/10 – Ignominy (5.4), Bill’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
12/10 – Berkeley (5.6), Britton’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
08/02 – Hörnli Ridge (5.4), Matterhorn, Alps
07/23 – Catwalk (5.6 R), Upper Oak Creek Canyon, Red Rocks
07/16 – Dream of Wild Turkeys (5.10a), Black Velvet Wall, Red Rocks
07/03 – Casual Route (5.10-), The Diamond, Longs Peak, RMNP
06/10 – Kor’s Flake (5.7) Sundance Buttress, Lumpy Ridge

1993 (1 week CMS Class #2 plus top-roping @ Devil’s Lake)

10/10 – Mouse’s Misery (5.10a R), Two Pines Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/10 – Vacillation (5.7), Two Pines Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/09 – Ship’s Prow (5.6), D’Arcy’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/09 – Darcy’s Wall (5.8), D’Arcy’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/09 – Birch Tree Crack (5.8), Pedestal Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/09 – The Stretcher (5.9+), Pedestal Buttress, Devil’s Lake
10/09 – The Beginning (5.7), Pedestal Buttress, Devil’s Lake
07/10 – Chicago (5.9 R), Britton’s Buttress, Devil’s Lake
07/03 – J-Crack (5.9) Book, Lumpy Ridge
07/03 – Femp (5.9) Book, Lumpy Ridge
06/30 – Yellow Spur (5.10a) Redgarden Tower, Eldo
06/30 – South Face (5.8) Petit Grepon, RMNP

1992 (1 week CMS Class)

07/04 – Northeast Ridge (5.6), Sharkstooth, RMNP
07/03 – East Face Left (5.3), 3rd Flatiron, Boulder Flatirons
07/02 – Various Climbs, The Book area
07/02 – Pear Buttress (5.8) The Book, Lumpy Ridge
07/02 – Knee Catcher (5.x), Lumpy Ridge

1991 (2 hours on a mobile climbing wall)

9/15 – Climbing Wall (5.4), Doral Country Club, Miami, Florida

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