Trip report Chronology

2024 trip reports

2024

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2025

TR #
Summit/Area (LINKS)
Route
State
Area
Rock Type
Partner(s)(List of Partners)
Type of Trip
Month Year
772a772b773774

INDIAN CREEK & NEARBY

Thanksgiving 2024
  1. 7 days of climbing, 2 hikes, 1 tower
  2. Lightning Bolt Cracks (5.11-, 2-4p)
  3. Primrose Dihedrals (5.11+ or 5.10 A0, 7p)
  4. Stolen Chimney (5.10+ or 5.8 A0, 4-5p)

UT

Indian Creek, Island in the Sky, Fisher Towers
Wingate & Navajo Sandstone, Mudstone, Conglomerate
Nate Beckwith, Steve Su
Cragging: Multi- and Single-pitch and Climbs
Nov/Dec2024
771
South to North to South (~43 miles, 11,500 feet gain/loss, 14 hours)

AZ

Grand Canyon
Igneous, metamorphic, & sedimentary
solo
Hike
Nov2024
761ab762763764765a766767768765b769770
  1. Cragging: Afterburner (5.11c, 1p), Sanitary Engineer (5.10c/d, 1p), Unknown but Super Fun (5.11c, 1p)
  2. Cragging: Pee Pee Pillar Left (5.7, 1p), Pee Pee Pillar Right (5.10a, 1p), Unknown Corner (5.7, 1p), Unknown Slab (5.11c, 1p)
  3. Voyager (5.11c, 7p)
  4. North Face (5.11c, 9p)
  5. Jericho Wall Free (5.12a, 8p)
  6. Scarface (Free) P1-5 (5.12, 5p)
  7. The Great Escape (5.11d, 4p, sport)
  8. The Moratorium (5.11b, 3p)
  9. Freeblast (5.11, 8p)
  10. Scarface (Free) (5.12, 9p)
  11. Central Pillar of Frenzy (5.9, 5p) + Bircheff-Williams P1 (5.11d, 1p)
  12. Gates of Delirium (5.12-, 10p)

CA

Yosemite
Granite
Nate Beckwith, Matt Allen, Steve Su
Climbs
Oct-Nov2024
760
Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, 3rd) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Scramble
Oct2024
(no TRs for most)
  1. various routes and Naked Edge (5.11b, 6p) (4 days)
  2. various routes (1 day)
  3. various routes (4 days)

CO

Eldorado Canyon, Estes Park area, Boulder Canyon
Foundation Arkosic Sandstone, Granite
Will Starks, Kishen Mangat, Scott Kimball, Lisa Foster, Erika Bannon, Linn Kelley, Erin Houlihan, Emma Dhimitri, Amy Gray-Smith, Gabe Allen
Cragging: mostly Single-pitch
Oct-Dec2024
756759ab
(no TRs for some)

LUMPY RIDGE

Fall 2024
  1. THE BOOKMARK
  2. LONG WALK WALL
  3. LITTLE TWIN OWLS
  4. THE BOOKMARK
  5. THE BOOKMARK
  6. THE BOOK
  1. Sidewinder (5.9+, 3-4p)
  2. Cragging: Chop 'em Down (5.8+, 1p), Nate's Solo (5.9+, 1p)
  3. Cragging: Little Twin Owl Crack (5.11a, 1p)
  4. Backflip w/ Pinnacle Watch for P2 (5.9, 3p)
  5. Romulan Territory w/ Marginal Line start (5.10b, 3p)
  6. Cragging: Road Kill + Living Dead P2 (5.10b megapitch)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Will Starks, Nate Arganbiright
Cragging: mostly Multi-pitch
Oct-Dec2024
758
Southwest Corner (5.9, 9p) 

CO

RMNP
Gneiss & Biotite Schist
Linn Kelley
Climb
Oct2024
757
South Face (5.8, 8p) 

CO

RMNP
Gneiss & Biotite Schist
Erin Houlihan
Climb
Oct2024
755
43, miles, 1 summit, 2 lakes, and several geysers, 3 days

WY

Yellowstone
-
Nate Arganbright
Backpack
Sept2024
754
~10 miles, 3200 ft gain/loss, trail and cross-country

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Hike
Sept2024
751
Keyhole Ridge (5.5-5.6)  to Clark's Arrow (3rd)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Climb
Sept2024
749
The Barb (5.10b, 8-10p)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Will Starks
Climb
Sept2024
746
~12 miles, ~4000' gain/loss, 3 summits, up to 3rd

CO

RMNP
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-summit traverse
Sept2024
745
LONGS PEAK TO ARAPAHO PEAKS (~38 miles, 21,000 ft gain/loss, rock up to 5.5, just under 30 hours) 

CO

RMNP & Indian Peaks
Gneiss & Granite
Jenny Abegg, Linn Kelley
Multi-summit traverse
Sept2024
742743744
  1. Arrowhead-McHenries-Chiefs Head-Spearhead (4 summits, rock to 4th)
  2. Skyes' Sickle (5.9+, 7-8p) 
  3. "The Barbfisher" (first 5 pitches of The Barb, last 2.5 pitches of The Kingfisher) (5.11a, 8p) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo, Nate Arganbright
Climbs/Overnight
Aug/Sept2024
741
Alberta Falls Wall (5.11, 3-5p) 

CO

RMNP
Gneiss
Alex Weiser
Climb
Aug2024
740
D7 (5.11c, 5p) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Kishen Mangat
Climb
Aug2024
739
~11.5 miles, ~4000' gain/loss, 3 summits, 2 lakes, up to 3rd

CO

RMNP
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-summit/lake traverse
Aug2024
(no new TR #)
various routes (2 days)

WY

Vedauwoo
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: mostly Single-pitch
Aug2024
738
Northwest Couloir (4th)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Summer scramble
Aug2024
736
Pervertical Sanctuary (5.10d, 6p, ~800') 

CO

RMNP
Granite
JJ Calhoun
Climb
Aug2024
735
LONGS PEAK TO ARAPAHO PEAKS (~38 miles, 21,000 ft gain/loss, rock up to 5.5, 2 big days) 

CO

RMNP & Indian Peaks
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-day/peak
Aug2024
734
Beaver Creek Trail (~14.1 miles round trip, ~3300 ft gain)

CO

Indian Peaks
-
solo
Summer hike
Aug2024
733
Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Will Starks
Climb
Aug2024
730
~17 miles, ~6000' gain/loss, 3 summits, up to 5.0

CO

Indian Peaks
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-summit traverse
Aug2024
728729

WEEKEND IN CHASM CIRQUE

  1. Black Dagger (5.11a, 5p, ~800') 
  2. Red Wall (5.10b, 6p) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climbs/Overnight
Aug2024
727
~19.5 miles, ~6000' gain/loss, 3 summits, highest lake in RMNP, up to 3rd

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Multi-summit traverse
Aug2024
726
D7 (5.11c, 5p) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climb
Aug2024
725
Komito Freeway (5.10b, 5-6p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Alex Weiser
Climb
Jul2024
724
Direct Second Buttress (5.9, 8p)

CO

RMNP
Gneiss &  Biotite Schist
Nate Arganbright
Climb
Jul2024
722
Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Will Starks
Climb
Jul2024
721
Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800') 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climb
Jul2024
720
~15 miles, ~5400' gain/loss, 5 summits, up to 3rd

CO

RMNP
Gneiss & Granite
Will Starks
Multi-summit traverse
Jul2024
718
Komito Freeway (5.10b, 5-6p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climb
Jul2024
717
~13 miles, ~4500' gain/loss, 4 summits, up to 4th

CO

Indian Peaks
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-summit traverse
Jul2024
716
~14 miles, ~5000' gain/loss, 4 summits, up to 4th

CO

Indian Peaks
Gneiss & Granite
solo
Multi-summit traverse
Jul2024
715
Tight Squeeze (5.8-, 6p) + Kor's S'mores (5.10, 6+p)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climb/Overnight
Jul2024
714
West Ridge Bypass (low 5th)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Summer technical scramble
Jul2024
713
Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800') + Kiener's Route (3rd/4th to summit) 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Carolyn Pino
Climb
Jul2024
712
Cables Route on North Face (5.4)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Summer scramble
Jul2024
708709

4TH OF JULY AT SKY POND

  1. South Face (5.9, 7p)
  2. South Prow (5.7, 7p)

CO

RMNP
Gneiss &  Biotite Schist
Nate Arganbright
Climbs/Overnight
Jul2024
707
Culp-Bossier (5.8, 8p)

CO

RMNP
Gneiss &  Biotite Schist
Erin Houlihan
Climb
Jul2024
706
South Face /w variations (One For the Red Team + South Face var P3-4 + Magic in the Middle P5 + South Face P6) (5.9, 6p)

CO

RMNP
Gneiss &  Biotite Schist
Nate Arganbright
Climb
Jun2024
705
  1. Center Dihedral (5.10c/d, 2p, 150')
  2. Baptismal Font (5.11c, 1p, 80')
  3. Nameless Demons (5.10b, 2p, 130')
  4. Heavenly Daze (5.12b, 1p, 110') 

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: Single-pitch
Jun2024
704710711719723731732737747748750752753
(no TRs for some)

LUMPY RIDGE

Summer 2024
  1. SUNDANCE BUTTRESS
  2. SUNDANCE BUTTRESS
  3. THE BOOKEND
  4. THE BOOK
  5. THE BOOK
  6. THE BOOKMARK
  7. THE BOOKMARK
  8. THE BOOK
  9. SUNDANCE BUTTRESS
  10. THE BOOK
  11. THE BOOK
  12. TWIN  OWLS
  13. TWIN  OWLS
  14. TWIN  OWLS
  15. GOLLUM'S ARCH ROCK
  16. THE BOOK
  17. THE BOOKMARK
  18. THE BOOKEND
  19. TWIN OWLS
  20. THE BOOKEND
  1. Mainliner (5.9, 5p)
  2. Adrenaliine (5.9R, 7-8p)
  3. Winds of Fortune (5.10a, 3p)
  4. J-Crack  + Cheap Date + Outlander (5.9 C1 or 5.11c, 4p + 5.10b, 1p + 5.10c, 1p)
  5. Cragging: Howling at the WInd P1 (5.10a, 1p), El Camino Real (5.12+, 1p, toprope)
  6. Cragging: Fantasy Ridge/Joy and Tribulation P1&P2 (5.9, 2p), Between the Sheets P1 (5.11+, 1p)
  7. Stray Shots (5.10b, 3p), Between the Sheets P1 (5.11+, 1p), Joy and Tribulation P3 (5.8, 1p)
  8. Living Dead P1 (5.11b, 1p), Dead Boy Direct (5.11d, 1p)
  9. Idiot Wind (5.10b, 5p)
  10. Pseudo Wallet Eater (5.9, 3p) + Interceptor (5.10b, 2p)
  11. Cragging: The Campground P1 (5.7, 1p), Fat City P1 (5.8, 1p), New Music P1 (5.11b, 1p), Toot (5.10c, 1p), Stretch Marks (5.11a, 1p)
  12. Central Chimney (5.7+, 3p) + Bowels of the Owls (5.0, solo)
  13. Cragging: Silly Putty P1 (5.9, 1p), Toprope right of Silly Putty P1 (5.11d, 1p)
  14. Cragging: East Ridge P1 (5.8, 1p), Thimbleberry Jam (5.8, 1p), Turn, Turn, Turn (5.7, 1p), Switch Cracks (5.8, 1p), Cackle Crack (5.8, 1p), Hagakure (5.12a, 1p, toprope)
  15. Cragging: Gollum's Arch (5.10a, 1p), Seam-Stress (5.11d, 1p, toprope)
  16. Fat City (5.10c, 4p)
  17. Fantasy Ridge (5.9, 4p)
  18. The Great Dihedral (5.7, 3-4p)
  19. Organ Pipes (5.8, 2p) + Wolf's Tooth (5.9, 2p) + Bowels of the Owls (5.0, solo)
  20. Handbook (5.9, 3p), Strawberry Shortcake (5.10c, 1p)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright, Nate Beckwith, Alex Weiser
Cragging: mostly Multi-pitch
Jun-Sep2024
703
Cables Route on North Face (5.4) to Keyhole Route (3rd)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Summer scramble
Jun2024
702
Trail and snow (~9.2 miles, 2200' gain)

CO

RMNP
-
Sue Abegg
Summer hike
Jun2024
(no TRs for most)
  1. various routes at Fairview Wall (1 day)
  2. various routes at Lower Great Face and Upper Great Face (2 days)
  3. Naked Edge (5.11b, 6p)
  4. various routes (1 day)

CO

Estes Park area, Eldorado Canyon, RMNP
Granite, Gneiss, Foundation Arkosic Sandstone
Nate Arganbright, JJ Calhoun
Cragging: mostly Single-pitch
Jun-Sep2024
701
Northeast Slope via Ouzel Lake (2nd, ~14 miles, 4700 ft)

CO

RMNP
Granite
solo
Spring scramble
Jun2024
700
South Face (5.8, 12p, 1500')

CA

Sierra
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Climb/overnight
Jun2024
699

TUOLUMNE

  1. DAFF DOME
  2. LEMBERT DOME
  3. PHOBOS/DEIMOS CLIFF
  4. FAIRVIEW DOME
  1. West Crack (5.9, 4p)
  2. Northwest Books (5.6 or 5.9, 2p) 
  3. Phobos (5.9, 3p) 
  4. Lucky Streaks (5.10c, 6p)

CA

Tuolumne
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: Multi-pitch
Jun2024
(no TR)
various routes (3 days)

CA

Bishop area
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: Single-and Multi-pitch
Jun2024
698

WHITNEY PORTAL

  1. WHITNEY PORTAL BUTRESS
  2. PREMIER BUTTRESS
  3. EL SEGUNDO BUTTRESS
  4. THE WHALE
  5. WHITNEY PORTAL BUTRESS
  1. Nimbus (5.10c, 3p)
  2. Premier Route (5.8 A0, 5p)
  3. Beckey Route (5.9, 5p)
  4. Bony Fingers (5.10c, 2-3p)
  5. Various pitches: Ghostrider P1 (5.9, 1p), Tanager P1 (5.10b, 1p), No Country for Old Men P1-P4 (5.10c, 4p)

CA

Whitney Portal
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: Multi-pitch
Jun2024
697
The Loft + Clark's Arrow (3rd, moderate snow, spring)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Spring climb
May2024
693abc694695

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON

Spring 2024
  1. NEWBERRY'S SLABS
  2. CHECKERBOARD WALL
  3. CHECKERBOARD WALL
  4. COMIC RELIEF BUTTRESS
  5. NORTH CHASM VIEW WALL
  1. Newberry's Delight (5.9, 4p, 600 ft)
  2. Maiden Voyage (5.9, 4p, 500') 
  3. King Me (5.10-, 3p, 300') 
  4. Modern Day Migs (5.10+, 6-10p, 950-1500 ft)
  5. Moveable-Stoned-Voyage (5.10+, 9p, 1300 ft)

CO

Black Canyon of Gunnison
Gneiss
Linn Kelley, Nate Arganbright
Climbs
May2024
690691692
  1. Kor-Ingalls (5.9+, 4p)
  2. North Chimney (5.9, 4p)
  3. Fine Jade (5.11, 4-5p)

UT

Castle Valley
Wingate Sandstone
Linn Kelley
Climbs
May2024
669680ab685
(no TRs for some)

LUMPY RIDGE

Winter/Spring 2024
  1. THE BOOK
  2. THE PEAR
  3. THE PEAR
  4. THE PEAR
  5. THE CITADEL
  6. TRIANGLE ROCK
  7. CRESECENT WALL
  1. Pear Buttress (5.8+, 4p)
  2. Gina's Surprise (5.4 R, 4p)
  3. Root of All Evil (5.9+, 4p)
  4. Good Timing (5.9, 3p)
  5. Candyland Pitch 1 (5.10, 1p)
  6. Cragging: EB Jeebies (5.8, 1p) & Stud Pile (5.10a, 1p)
  7. Cragging: Finger Lickin' Good (5.11a, 1-2p), Arctan Function (5.10c, 1p)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Nate Arganbright
Cragging: mostly Multi-pitch
Jan-May2024
682
689
696
(no TRs for most)
  1. various routes (2 days)
  2. various routes (1 day)
  3. various routes at Wild Rose Wall and Saddle Tower and Fairview Wall and Horse's Head and Jewel of the Nile (4 days)
  4. various routes (1 day)
  5. various routes (1 day)
  6. various routes (1 day)
  7. various routes (1 day)
  8. various routes at Observatory Rock and Monkey Skull (1 day)

CO

Golden area, Estes Park area, South Platte, Ft. Collins area
Columnar basalt, Granite, Gneiss
Erika Bannon, Nate Arganbright
Cragging: mostly Single-pitch
Jan-May2024
688
Snow-covered trail (~8.8 miles round trip, ~2600 ft gain)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Spring snowshoe
Apr2024
687
The Trough (spring, moderate snow)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Spring climb
Apr2024
686
Snow-covered trail (~9 miles round trip, ~1800 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Spring snowshoe
Apr2024
684
Cables Route on North Face (spring, M2)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Lisa Foster
Spring climb
Apr2024
683

RED ROCKS

Spring 2024
  1. CLOUD TOWER
  2. EAGLE WALL
  3. GINGER BUTTRESS
  1. Cloud Tower (5.12a, 7p, 800')
  2. Levitation 29 (5.11c, 9p, 1000')
  3. Unimpeachible Gorping (5.10b, 7p, 700')

NV

Red Rocks
Aztec Sandstone
Nate Beckwith
Climbs
Apr2024
681
Snow-covered trail and cross-country (~6.5 miles round trip, ~2500 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Mar2024
679
Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, snowy, early spring)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Lisa Foster
Early Spring climb
Mar2024
678
Snow-covered trail to East Slope (~9.7 miles round trip, ~3000 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Mar2024
677
Snow-covered Flattop Mountain trail (~10.6 miles round trip, ~3300 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Mar2024
676
Snow-covered Bulwark Ridge trail (~12.5 miles round trip, ~3600 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Feb2024
675
Snow-covered trail (~4 miles round trip, ~1350 ft gain, snowy)

CO

Estes Park area
-
solo
Winter hike
Feb2024
674
Lower Hidden Valley to Tombstone Ridge to Ute Crossing to Forest Canyon Overlook (~9.2 miles round trip, ~2600 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Feb2024
673
Snow-covered trail (~12 miles round trip, ~2700 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Feb2024
672
Lower+Upper Hidden Valley to Ute Crossing (~9 miles round trip, ~2200 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Feb2024
671
Snow-covered trail (~10.7 miles, ~2600 ft gain/loss)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter snowshoe
Feb2024
670
Cables Route on North Face (winter, M2)

CO

RMNP
Granite
Lisa Foster, Tommy Campbell
Winter climb
Feb2024
668
Trail to SE Slope (~11.4 miles round trip, ~3500 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter hike/snowshoe
Jan2024
667
Snow-covered trail (~6.6 miles round trip, ~1600 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter hike/snowshoe
Jan2024
666
Snow-covered trail (~9.0 miles round trip, ~1500 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
Nate Arganbright
Winter hike
Jan2024
665
Snow-covered trail (~10 miles round trip, ~2400 ft gain, snowy)

CO

RMNP
-
solo
Winter hike
Jan2024

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