Trip report Chronology
2018 trip reports
Full chronological listing of my trip reports in 2018, starting at the most recent, along with links to individual trip reports.
331
west-side bike-trail + logging roads (snow-covered)
WA
N Cascades (Mtn Loop)
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Jess K
Winter hike/snowshoe
Dec2018
330
- Sedona's Scenic Cruise (5.9, 5p, 600')
- Original Route (5.9+, 5p, 400')
- Dr. Rubo's Wild Ride (5.9, 4p, 350')
- Mars Attacks (5.9, 4p, 350')
- Coyote Tower (5.10c, 6p, 500')
- Cragging
AZ
Sedona
Sandstone & Basalt
Jenny Abegg
Climbs
Dec2018
329
snow-covered trail
BC
N Cascades (HWY 3 - BC)
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Sue Abegg
Fall hike/snowshoe
Nov2018
328
Standard North side (snow)
WA
N Cascades (SR 542)
Volcanic Breccia
solo
Fall scramble
Oct2018
(no TR)
- various routes (1 day)
WA
Equinox
Granite
Doug Hutchinson
Cragging: Single-pitch
Oct2018
327
Ellation (5.11a or 5.10 A0, 700', 8p)
WA
N Cascades (SR 542)
Granitic
Doug Hutchinson
Climb
Oct2018
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(no TRs for some)
(no TRs for some)
Summer/Fall 2018
- Hell Bent for Glory (5.10d, 7p)
- The Brett Thompson and Scott Fuller Memorial Route (5.10+, 5p)
- Tatoosh+Free at Last (5.10d, 4p)
- Godzilla+Park Ranger (5.9+, 4p)
- And Say (5.11b, 5p)
- Other cragging (2 more days)
WA
Index (HWY 2)
Granite
Jess K, DR, Aaron Cannistra, Doug Hutchinson, Jon Pobst, Wayne Wallace
Cragging: Multi- and Single-pitch
Aug-Nov2018
321
A weekend in the creek (1st time climbing at the Creek)
UT
Indian Creek
Wingate Sandstone
Alex Haeger, Penny
Cragging: Single-pitch
Sept2018
320
BEEHIVE PEAK & CRAGGING IN GALLATIN CANYON
- BEEHIVE PEAK
- GALLATIN CANYON
- Javaman aka Original Route (5.10, 5p, 700')
- Gallatin Tower Standard Route (5.8+, 2-3p, 300'); Ashes of Stone (5.9, 1p, 190') + Skyline Arête (5.6, 4-6p, 500'); Mother's Day (5.8+, 2-3p, 180') + Silver Foxes (5.10a/b, 3p, 350') + Sparerib (5.8+, 1-2p, 220')
MT
Gallatin
Gneiss
Adam Sultan, Chad Hiatt
Climb, Cragging: Single- and Multi-pitch
Sept2018
319
The Awakening Wall /w Sawed Off Heads variation (5.10+ R, 8p, 1000')
MT
Mill Creek
Granite & Gneiss
Josh Kirsch
Climb
Sept2018
317
Montana Centennial Route (5.11a or 5.10 C1, ~10p, 1600')
MT
Cowen Cirque
Granite & Gneiss
Daniel Harvala
Climb
Sept2018
316
BLODGETT CANYON & LOST HORSE CANYON
- SHOSHONE SPIRE
- FLATHEAD BUTTRESS
- HORSEHEAD ARCH
- MAIN WALL (LOST HORSE)
- South Face (5.8+, 5-6p)
- My Mom's Muscle Shirt (5.10+, 8p)
- North end ("Horse's Mane") (5.7 R, 2p) & South end ("Horse's Nose") (5.9+, 2p)
- Mountaineers Route (5.10b, 3-4p)
MT
Blodgett Canyon & Lost Horse Canyon
Granitic
Chad Hiatt
Climbs
Aug-Sept2018
314
- PROXIMA WALL
- WITCH DOCTOR WALL
- Ancient Melodies (5.11- or 5.10 A0, 7p)
- Snake Charmer (5.11-, 6p')
WA
Darrington (Mtn Loop)
Granite
Jess K
Climbs
Aug2018
312
(no TRs for some)
(no TRs for some)
- New Life + Parallel Passages (5.11b, 5p / 5.10b, 6p)
- Right Wing (5.10d, 4-6p)
BC
Squamish
Granite
Chris Cox
Cragging: Multi-pitch
Aug2018
310
MACDONALD - AVALANCHE - EAGLE - UTO - SIR DONALD - TERMINAL
BC
Selkirks
Quartzite & Shale
DR
Multi-day/peak
Aug2018
309
West Face (5.11+, 6p, 600')
WA
N Cascades (HWY 20)
Granite
Doug Hutchinson
Climb/multi-day
Aug2018
308
Road Warrior (5.10+, 5p, ~400')
CO
Mt. Evans
Granite
Will Starks
Climb
July2018
307ab
- Pervertical Sanctuary (5.10d, 6p, ~800')
- Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800')
CO
RMNP
Granite
Will Starks
Climb
July2018
302
Culp-Bossier (5.8, 8p)
CO
RMNP
Gneiss & Biotite Schist
Dow Williams, Tristyn Butler
Climb
July2018
301
Days of Heaven (5.10d, 3p, 200')
CO
RMNP
Granite
Dow Williams, Tristyn Butler
Cragging: Multi-pitch
July2018
300
South Face /w variations (One For the Red Team + South Face P3-4 + Magic in the Middle P5-6) (5.9, 6p)
CO
RMNP
Gneiss & Biotite Schist
Annie Hines
Climb
July2018
299
Flying Buttress (left, full) (5.10, 6p)
CO
RMNP
Granite, Gneiss & Biotite Schist
Annie Hines
Climb
July2018
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- Loose Ends (5.9, 4p) + Cheap Date (10b, 1p) + Outlander (10c, 1p)
- George's Tree (5.9, 5p)
- Mainliner (5.9, 5p)
- J-Crack (5.9 C1, 3-4p)
CO
RMNP
Granite
George Foster, Dow Williams
Cragging: Multi-pitch
July2018
295
Yellow Wall Pitches 1-4 + Forrest Finish (5.10, 6p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit)
CO
RMNP
Granite
George Foster
Climb
July2018
298
1st time cragging at Boulder Canyon, various routes (1 day)
CO
Boulder Canyon
Granite
Annie Hines
Cragging: Single-pitch
July2018
294
Good Evans (5.10d, 5p, ~400')
CO
Mt. Evans
Granite
George Foster
Climb
July2018
293
various routes (3 days)
CO
Eldorado Canyon
Foundation Arkosic Sandstone
Alex Haeger, Tony Bubb, Zach Durbin
Cragging: Multi- and Single-pitch
July2018
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- COMIC RELIEF BUTTRESS
- CHECKERBOARD WALL
- Comic Relief (5.10, 8p, 950')
- Maiden Voyage + King Me (5.9, 4p, 500' + 5.10-, 3p, 300')
CO
Black Canyon of Gunnison
Gneiss
Tony Bubb
Climbs
July2018
289ab
- THE WHALE
- WHITNEY PORTAL BUTRESS
- Bony Fingers (5.10c, 2-3p, 350')
- No Country For Old Men (5.10c, 8p, 1250')
CA
Whitney Portal
Granite
John Bolte
Cragging: Multi-pitch
June2018
287
- THE CHARLATAN
- THE CHARLATAN
- THE NECROMANCER
- THE SORCERER
- THE SORCERER
- THE SORCERER
- THE SORCERER
- THE WARLOCK
- THE WITCH
- THE WITCH
- Spooky (5.9, 2p, 175')
- Summit spire, aka Our Lady of the Needles (5.7, 1p, 45')
- Silver Threads (5.10b, 3p, 400')
- Atlantis (5.11c, 4p, 500')
- Don Juan Wall Pitches 1-2 (5.11b, 5p, 400')
- Lost At Sea (5.10d, 1p, 80')
- Thin Ice (5.10b, 2p, 400')
- The Howling (5.10a, 2p, 250')
- Inner Sanctum (5.9, 3p, 500')
- Spook Book (5.10d, 3p, 500')
CA
Needles
Granite
John Bolte
Climbs
June2018
286
- EL CAP BASE
- SCHULTZ'S RIDGE
- REED'S PINNACLE
- CHURCH BOWL
- ROYAL ARCHES AREA
- Cragging: First 2 pitches of The Nose (twice!) (5.9 C2, 2p, 220' x 2), Pine Line (5.7, 1p, 70'), La Cosita Left (5.7, 1p, 60'), La Cosita Right (5.9, 1p, 90'), Little John Left (5.8, 1p, 100')
- The Moratorium Pitches 1-2 (5.11b, 3-4p, 350-500') (*my partner dislocated his shoulder so we did not climb the last pitch)
- Cragging: Reed's Pinnacle Pitches 1-2 (5.10a, 2p), Bongs Away Left (5.8, 1p, 90'), Lunatic Fringe (5.10c, 1p, 140'), Stone Groove (5.10b, 1p, 80')
- Cragging: Bishop's Terrace (5.8, 1p, 195'), Church Bowl Lieback (5.8, 1p, 130'), Pole Position (5.10a, 1p, 130')
- Super Slide (5.9, 5p, 500')
CA
Yosemite
Granite
John Plotz, Peter Jacobs, Val Trenev
Climbs
June2018
285
- SOUTH EARLY WINTER SPIRE
- The Hitchhiker (5.11-, 8p, 900')
WA
N Cascades (HWY 20)
Granite
John Plotz
Climb
May2018
284
Flyboys (5.9, 18p, 1500 ft)
WA
Mazama (HWY 20)
Andesitic Breccia & Tuff
John Plotz
Cragging: Multi-pitch
May2018
(no TR)
- various routes (3 days)
WA
Vantage (I-90)
Basalt
Doug Hutchinson, Jon Pobst, John Plotz
Cragging: Single-pitch
Mar-May2018
(no TRs)
- Cragging at Shannon Falls
- Cragging at Smoke Bluffs
- Cragging at Chek
BC
Squamish
Granite
DR, Noah Besen
Cragging: mostly Single-pitch
May2018
283(a-c)
- Outer Space (5.9, 4-7p, 800' (part of a full-day Outer Space-Iconoclast link-up))
- Iconoclast (5.11a (with Psychopath and Yellow Wall variations), 6p, 800' (OS-IC link-up))
- Hyperspace (5.11a, 7p, 800')
WA
Leavenworth (HWY 2)
Diorite
John Plotz
Cragging: Multi-pitch
Apr2018
282
Spring Break 2018
- JACKRABBIT BUTTRESS + BROWNSTONE WALL
- MESCALITO
- GINGER BUTTRESS
- BRASS WALL
- WHISKEY PEAK
- MT. WILSON
- BLACK VELVET WALL
- Myster Z (5.7, 6-8 pitches, 1100') + Armatron (5.9, 6 pitches, 750')
- Dark Shadows (Full) (5.8, 12 pitches, 1300')
- Ginger Cracks (5.9, 7 pitches, 930')
- Birdland (5.7+, 6 pitches, 560')
- Frogland (5.8, 6 pitches, 770')
- Inti Watana (5.10c, 12 pitches, 1300')
- Spark Plug (5.10d, 1p, 100') & Refried Brains (5.9, 4p, 630')
NV
Red Rocks
Aztec Sandstone
Kevin Lowe, Randy Bracht, Danny Urioste
Climbs
Mar2018
281
NW Ridge (snow-covered)
WA
N Cascades (I-90)
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Ian Cox, Brett Dyson, Cal Folsom, Ira Rushwald
Winter hike/snowshoe
Mar2018
280
East side (snow-covered)
WA
Olympic Mtn NP
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Matt Burton, Elle Mclees, Carla Schauble, Izzy
Winter hike/snowshoe
Feb2018
279
South side (snow-covered)
WA
N Cascades (HWY 20)
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David Baxter, Matt Burton, Barbara Eller, Eric Johnson, Elle McLees, Tom Nanevicz, Carla Schauble, Izzy
Winter hike/snowshoe
Feb2018
278
snow-covered Welcome Pass trail
WA
N Cascades (SR 542)
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Matt Burton, Brett Dyson, Barbara Eller, Eric Johnson, Elle Mclees, Tom Nanevicz, Ira Rushwald, Carla Schauble, Tristan Vellema, Izzy
Winter hike/snowshoe
Jan2018