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The Book

Routes:

(Routes listed west to east, i.e. left to right)

- Isis (5.10b, 2p)
- Pseudo Wallet Eater (5.9, 3p) + Interceptor (5.10b, 2p)
- Osiris (5.7, 5p)
- George's Tree (5.9, 5p)
- Fat City (5.10c, 4p)
- Pear Buttress (5.8+, 4p)
- Link up: Thindependence + Visual Aids + Loose Ends + Cheap Date + Outlander (5.10c, 1p + 5.10b, 2p + 5.4, 1p + 5.10b, 1p + 5.10c, 1p)
- Link up: Loose Ends + Cheap Date + Outlander (5.9, 4p + 5.10b, 1p + 5.10c, 1p)
- Link up: J-Crack + Cheap Date + Outlander (5.9 C1 or 5.11c, 4p + 5.10b, 1p + 5.10c, 1p)
- J-Crack (5.9 C1 or 5.11c, 4p)
- Link up: The Cavity + J-Crack + Outlander (5.10a, 1p + 5.9 C1 or 5.11c, 3p + 5.10c, 2p)
- Femp (w/ The Cavity start and Hemp finish) (5.10b, 3p)
- Endless Crack (5.9+, 4p)
- Cragging at The Book (5.8-5.12+, 29 pitches)

Region: Colorado

Elev: ~9,000 ft

Rock type: Granite

Type:

Date(s): various

Partner(s): various

This page contains trip reports for routes I've climbed on The Book.

Related trip reports:

Several other routes on other formations at Lumpy Ridge

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Overlays for the routes I've climbed on The Book. Trip reports for these routes can be accessed from this page.

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Climbs I've Done

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(routes listed west to east, i.e. left to right)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: October 30, 2022 (Sun); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

This two-pitch route climbs the impressive dihedral and roof system on the east side of Isis Buttress. The climbing on the second pitch is usually steep for Lumpy Ridge. If this route had bolted anchors (to make it less of a hassle to get off) and saw a bit more traffic to clean it up a bit, it would be just as good as any of the other classic pitches on The Book.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.8

Climb cracks up the slab that forms the east side of the huge dihedral on the left side of Isis Buttress. The gear is a bit tricky at times but generally good. Shortly after a roof, set a belay. This is a long pitch.

Pitch 2

5.10b

Stem and jam out the exciting ceiling (crux) that caps the dihedral. Forty feet higher, a steep and excellent hand crack on the left leads to the crest.

Descent

Rappel

Traverse left to a tree (stay roped up, it is exposed low 5th) and rappel Pharaoh's Child back to the base of The Book with a single rope. This descent differs from the routes that top out.

Other Photos

We enjoyed lunch at the base of The Book before hiking out.

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: August 11, 2024 (Sun); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

Although you probably won't see anyone else on this route, Psuedo Wallet Eater + Interecptor provides a nice link up of entertaining pitches the left side of the south face of the Book.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.8

Pseudo Wallet Eater

Go up a chimney system near the left side of the south face, then bend right into a diehdral leading to a big ledge. The climbing is quite interesting and sustained at the grade.

Pitch 2

5.7

Pseudo Wallet Eater

Head right to a hand crack. When it fades, continue right to the second belay on Osiris. This is a short pitch.

Pitch 3

5.9

Pseudo Wallet Eater

Climb the crack system between Osiris and George's Tree, finishing with a 5.9 bulge below Fang Ledge.

Pitch 4

5.10b

Interceptor

Go out the left side of the inset to a flared and dirty and insecure crack. Belay above below the final headwalll.

Pitch 5

5.10a

Interceptor

Finish with one of the cracks up the split pillar, just left of the final pitch of George's Tree. The best-looking one climbs a finger/hand crack and finished with a wider section at the top.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: October 23, 2021 (Sat); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

This route is one of the moderate classic routes at Lumpy Ridge. We had planned to climb Pear Buttress (another classic) but there was already a party on route and another party headed towards the base. There were no parties on Osiris (for once!) so we decided to climb that. A very enjoyable route all the way to the top of The Book. (We ended up doing a direct finish so missed out on the standard Pitch 4 of Osiris, but the direct finish had a really nice hand/finger crack on it, and was mostly 5.7 climbing.)

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.6

Climb the obvious chimney in a left-facing dihedral. Belay on a good ledge, or continue up to link with Pitch 2 in a rope-stretching lead.

Pitch 2

5.6 or 5.8

For the 5.6 option, leave the ledge from its right end and follow a stepped dihedral back left to a big tree. For a 5.8 option, leave the ledge from its left end and climb grooves and cracks to the tree.

Pitch 3

5.7

Climb up a prominent right-facing corner (or cracks just to its right), then move right towards two parallel cracks in the headwall above. These cracks are the crux of the route. Belay on the large ledge (Fang Ledge) above.

Pitch 4

5.7

Several options for this pitch. The standard route starts at the top of the Fang (the pillar resting on Fang Ledge) and climbs a crack upwards. We climbed straight up from the belay at the top of Pitch 3 up a wall with several flaring wide crack/grooves, which was a bit vegetated but had some good climbing and worked as well. The belay met up with the final belay of the George's Tree route.

Pitch 5

5.easy or 5.7

A short pitch finishes the climb. Our direct finish was actually the last pitch (5.7) of George's Tree, while the final pitch for the standard left finish to the route is easier.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: July 12, 2018 (Thu); Partner: George Foster

Intro

An adventurous route following flared cracks all the way to the top. Gear is plentiful and climbing is sustained at 5.9.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.9

Flared finger and hand crack with a dead tree 20 feet up.

Pitch 2

5.8 or 5.10c

Step right to a 10c offwidth or step left and climb flakes to a 5.8 crack.

Pitch 3

5.9

Hand crack over a head-wall to Fang Ledge.

Pitch 4

5.9

Hand crack to a ledge. Or continue on to link with Pitch 5.

Pitch 5

5.7

Left-facing corner to the top.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: November 10, 2019 (Sun); Partner: Nate Arganbright
- Date: September 13, 2024 (Fri); Partner: Alex Weiser

Intro

The classic 5.10 at the book that tackles the arching roof at its center.

November 2019: Nate and I climbed this as the second of an awesome two-route day at Lumpy—the first route of the day had been Romulan Territory.

September 2024: Just as fun and challenging the second time. We did the Cave Exit (5.8), which I don't think I had done before and was a fun finish.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.8

Climb an obvious crack system in the center of the slab. End at a bolted anchor or easily link with Pitch 2.

(2019: we linked P1+P2; 2024: we did not link)

November 2019 photos

September 2024 photos

Pitch 2

5.10c

The crux pitch that has a bit of everything. Delicate moves up a thin crack, an exciting hand traverse, a squeeze up a slot, and pulling over a roof. Awesome!

(2019: we linked P1+P2; 2024: we did not link)

November 2019 photos

September 2024 photos

Pitch 3

5.9

Lieback a leaning flake/seam, which leads to a ramp and then the Cave.

(2019: we linked P3+P4; 2024: we did not link)

November 2019 photos

September 2024 photos

Pitch 4

5.7 or 5.9 or 5.8

Hurley Traverse or Cave Exit

There are several options for Pitch 4. In 2019, we chose to do the Hurley Traverse (via 5.9 direct start) up and right, which is a fun pitch. In 2024, we did the Cave Exit (5.8), which is a fun way to finish the route as well.

(2019: we linked P3+P4; 2024: we did not link)

November 2019 photos

September 2024 photos

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

(no photos)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: November 6, 2021 (Sat); Partner: Nate Arganbright
- Date: January 28, 2024 (Sun); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

November 2021: Finally got around to climbing of Lumpy Ridge's finest (and most popular) routes. We had the entire Book to ourselves. Fall is the best time to climb at Lumpy.

January 2024: A sunny winter day at Lumpy. We had the entire Book to ourselves so we decided to climb the most popular route there.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.8+ (5.7R)

Face climb in from the right until it is possible to stem to the flake (twenty feet no pro, 5.7R). Ascend dual cracks above the flake (5.8+) to the Loose Ends belay.

(we linked P1+P2)

November 2021 photos

January 2024 photos

Pitch 2

5.6

Traverse along a ramp to the left edge of the buttress, up fifteen feet, then back right to a flat belay ledge. This pitch can be linked with Pitch 1 for a 200 foot pitch.

(we linked P1+P2)

November 2021 photos

Pitch 3

5.8

Tackle the beautiful one-inch crack above which widens to perfect hands. Upon reaching a roof, undercling right (5.7) to a spacious belay ledge. A nicer (and a bit harder at 5.9-) option switches right at an overlap and finishes with a bulge at the tail end of Loose Ends' third pitch.

November 2021 photos

January 2024 photos

Pitch 4

5.7 or 5.9

Hurley Traverse

Climb easily to the Cave. There are several options from here. We chose to do the Hurley Traverse (via 5.9 direct start) up and right, which is a fun pitch.

November 2021 photos

January 2024 photos

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

November 2021 photos

January 2024 photos

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: September 20, 2022 (Tue); Partner: Erika Bannon

Intro

An excellent 5- or 6-pitch link-up to the top. Every pitch on this route is superb. The Thindependence pitch is one of the harder 10c pitches I've climbed. It was the last day of summer, with a forecast for warm sunny weather. Erika and I both managed to get the day off work, and had a blast climbing this linkup. We had the entire sea of granite to ourselves.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.10c

Thindependence

Climb the crack.

Pitch 2

5.10b

Visual Aids

This pitch climbs the crack that is just right of and parallels the crack on the second pitch of Loose Ends. This pitch feels like a harder version of George's Tree (flaring fingers rather than hands).

Pitch 3

5.8

Visual Aids

Climb up through a flake, and then climb up a splitter, joining with Loose Ends at the top of the pitch.

Pitch 4

5.easy

Loose Ends

Easy climbing to just down and left from the Cave. This pitch can be linked with the previous pitch.

Pitch 5

5.10b

Cheap Date

Left leaning finger-crack with slabby feet.

Pitch 6

5.10c

Outlander

Traverse left to a steep, strenuous hand and finger crack up the final headwall.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

(no photos)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: July 11, 2018 (Wed); Partner: George Foster

Intro

An excellent 6-pitch link-up to the top involving lots of cracks.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.9

Loose Ends

Thin layback corner.

Pitch 2

5.9

Loose Ends

Thin crack up face with insecure jams at the short crux.

Pitch 3

5.9

Loose Ends

Layback the dihedral.

Pitch 4

5.easy

Loose Ends

Easy climbing to the Cave.

Pitch 5

5.10b

Cheap Date

Left leaning finger-crack with slabby feet.

Pitch 6

5.10c

Outlander

Traverse left to a steep, strenuous hand and finger crack up the final headwall.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: July 20, 2024 (Sat); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

J-Crack is one of Lumpy's most popular climbs, whose second pitch climbs an awesome 200-foot finger and hand crack in the shape of a backwards J. I had first climbed J-Crack in July 2018, on my fourth ever day climbing at Lumpy. An excellent 6-pitch link-up to the top of the Book is to climb J-Crack, and tack on two extra 5.10 pitches by finishing with Cheap Date and Outlander. Every pitch on this route is superb. Nate and I enjoyed a Saturday on this climb, in the midst of a July monsoon season where Lumpy was a better choice than alpine. Plus the Book had just opened after being closed for bird closures. This was my 73rd day of climbing at Lumpy.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.7

J-Crack

Easy corner to a nice ledge.

Pitch 2

5.9

J-Crack

Traverse left into the J, and climb up the awesome finger and hand crack. After 140 feet, set an uncomfortable belay in a pod. Or continue and link with the next pitch into an amazing 215 foot lead and avoids a hanging belay.

Pitch 3

5.11c (or 5.9 C1 or 5.10a or 5.9)

J-Crack

Above the pod, the crack steepens. Here there are 3 options:
(1) Climb straight up, 11c or 5.9 C1 on good gear.
(2) Set a piece in the crack, downclimb a bit, and face climb right (10a) into an easy groove which you can climb to the top of the crack
(3) Face climb left (5.9) to the crack of Visual Aids.
We went straight up (Option 1, 5.11c).

Pitch 4

5.easy

J-Crack

Climb an easy pitch to the Cave. This pitch could be linked with Pitch 3, but if trying to free the 5.11c on Pitch 3, it is ncie for the follower to have a belay just above the crux.

Pitch 5

5.10b

Cheap Date

Left leaning finger-crack with slabby feet.

Pitch 6

5.10c

Outlander

Traverse left to a steep, strenuous hand and finger crack up the final headwall.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: July 22, 2018 (Sun); Partner: Dow Williams

Intro

One of Lumpy's most popular climbs, whose second pitch climbs an awesome 200-foot finger and hand crack in the shape of a backwards J.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.7

Easy corner to a nice ledge.

Pitches 2&3

5.9 C1 (or 5.11c or 5.10a or 5.9)

(guidebook lists this as 2 pitches)
Traverse left into the J, and climb up the awesome finger and hand crack (5.9). For the last 20-30 feet, the crack steepens. Here there are 3 options:
(1) Climb straight up, 11c or 5.9 C1 on good gear.
(2) Set a piece in the crack, downclimb a bit, and face climb right (10a) into an easy groove which you can climb to the top of the crack
(3) Face climb left (5.9) to the crack of Visual Aids.
We went straight up (Option 1, 5.9 C1). The guidebook lists this as two pitches. Done as a single pitch, it is an amazing 215 foot lead and avoids a hanging belay.

Pitch 4

5.7 to 5.10c

Here you have options as well:
(1) Climb up and right to a break in the overhang and climb through to easy ground (5.7).
(2) Climb up and left to the Cave (5.easy). Exit the Cave in some way:
(a) Hurley Traverse (5.7 or 5.9) which hand traverses rightward out of the cave.
(b) The Cave Exit (5.8) which climbs straight and exits via weird stems and twists.
(c) Continue left onto Cheap Date (10b) + Outlander (10c) for a nice linkup.
We chose the Hurley Traverse option, which was a fun choice.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

(no photos)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: September 28, 2022 (Wed); Partner: Erika Bannon

Intro

J-Crack is one of Lumpy's most popular climbs, whose second pitch climbs an awesome 200-foot finger and hand crack in the shape of a backwards J. I had first climbed J-Crack in July 2018, on my fourth ever day climbing at Lumpy. An excellent 6-pitch link-up to the top of the Book is to climb J-Crack, but tack on three extra 5.10 pitches by starting the route with The Cavity and finishing with Outlander. Every pitch on this route is superb. Erika and I both managed to get the day off work, and enjoyed a gorgeous fall day climbing this route. This was my 47th day of climbing at Lumpy.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.10a

The Cavity

Climbs out the right side of a huge crystalline pocket which contains a large tree. Fun and unique climbing.

Pitch 2

5.9

J-Crack

Pitch 3

5.9 C1 (or 5.11c or 5.10a or 5.9)

J-Crack

Pitch 4

5.easy

J-Crack

Climb an easy pitch to the Cave. This pitch could be linked with Pitch 3, but if trying to free the 5.11c on Pitch 3, it is ncie for the follower to have a belay just above the crux.

Pitch 5

5.10b

Outlander

Start up the obvious, leaning dihedral ending with an apexed roof, left of Cheap Date. Sustained 5.9 is followed by a thin 5.10b crux, and easier ground leads to a belay ledge at the top of Cheap Date.

Pitch 6

5.10c

Outlander

Traverse left to a steep, strenuous hand and finger crack up the final headwall.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: June 27, 2020 (Sat); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

This route climbs the beautiful, long crack on the right side of the J-Crack slab. Starting with The Cavity and ending with Hemp adds some high-quality 5.10 climbing.

After this climb, we did a bit of cragging at the base of the Book. Another great day at Lumpy.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

Pitch 1

5.5 or 5.10a

The Cavity

For the 5.5 option, follow the line of least resistance to reach a ledge at the base of the obvious crack. For the 10a option, climb The Cavity which goes out the right side of a huge crystalline pocket which contains a large tree. We climbed The Cavity which I would recommend because it was great climbing.

Pitch 2

5.9

Climb the crack to a thin corner and stretch the rope out to a stance. This is a long pitch.

Pitch 3

5.8 or 5.9+ or 5.10b or 5.11a

Hemp

There are several variations for this pitch. The original line (5.8) goes up and left from the belay. A 10b variation called Hemp goes straight up the steep corner above the belay. Then above this, there are a few ways to climb through the roof band (Right Exit = 5.7, Pod = 5.11a, Just right of pod = 5.9+). We climbed Hemp and took the 5.7 exit.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

(no photos)

Dates I've climbed this route:
- Date: October 29, 2022 (Sat); Partner: Nate Arganbright

Intro

An under-appreciated route to the top of The Book, featuring four pitches of cracks, face, slab, and stemming on excellent rock. Nate and I climbed this route on a glorious fall Saturday. We were only one of two parties on the Book. We took a mid-route intermission to toprope the 140-foot 5.11c pitch of Fender Bender from the top of Pitch 2 of Endless Crack. What a great way to spend a fall day.

Pitch-by-Pitch Photos

Approach

~1 hour on trail from parking lot to base of The Book.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the approach, but it is quite straightfoward)

(no photos)

Pitch 1

5.9

Scramble to a bolt beneath a crystalline crack (which does in fact terminate). Traverse right past another bolt at the crack's top to Mission Impossible and its belay. Variation (5.9 R): Go straight up from the top of the crack for twenty feet (5.9 R) to reach a horizontal crack. From here one can foot traverse right to the standard line at its first belay or continue straight up (more 5.9 R) to a belay groove on the left. Follow the groove on the second pitch and join the second line soon after.

Pitch 2

5.8

Cross a slab left and reach a fist crack, then work up to the second belay on Femp.

Pitch 3

5.9

The diamond shaped slab on the right is Kite Slab. Enter a thin crack on its left margin, maneuver around a small pine, and continue to a belay.

Pitch 4

5.9+

Climb to a slot in the roof band that caps the right side of the Book and pull through a wedged flake. Continue to the top of the Cave and the beginning of the descent.

Descent

3rd/4th

To descend, scramble east from the summit and follow a climbers path (3rd/4th) down and around to the base.

(other trip reports for The Book may have more photos of the descent)

(no photos)

Other photos

We checked out the impressive Renaissance Wall on the left side of the Book before hiking out.

Photos

More climbing fun!

Date: June 27, 2020 (Sat)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: Endless Crack Pitch 1 (5.9, 1p), Mission Impossible Pitch 1 (5.10a, 1p), Mission Accomplished (5.11a, 1p), Fascist Drill in the West (5.11b, 1p)

Nate and I had just climbed Femp and decided to tack on some more pitches. I led up Endless Crack Pitch 1 and then we were able to toprope the other three routes from the anchor.

More climbing fun!

Date: July 3, 2020 (Fri)

Partners: Nate Arganbright & Shawn May

Climbed: Road Kill (5.10b, 1p), Living Dead (5.11b, 2p), Dead Boy Direct (5.11d, 1p)

Nate, Shawn, and I spent half a day cragging in the Book Binding area. We climbed three excellent long routes.

More climbing fun!

Date: November 6, 2021 (Sat)

Partners: Nate Arganbright & Scott Kimball

Climbed: Loose Ends Pitch 1 (5.9, 1p), Thinstone (5.9, 1p), George's Tree Pitch 1 (5.9, 1p)

It was one of those warm and sunny fall days at Lumpy. After Pear Buttress, it was still too early and too nice to leave, so we hung out and climbed a few more great crack pitches.

More climbing fun!

Date: November 7, 2021 (Sun)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: The 44 (5.8, 2p), Fat City Pitch 1 (5.8, 1p), Howling at the Wind Pitch 1 (5.9, 1p), Stretch Marks (5.11a, 1p)

Nate and I had such a good day at The Book on Saturday, that we returned in Sunday to enjoy another beautiful fall day day climbing on sunny granite. We climbed five great pitches. I lead 3 of them, which I was pretty psyched about since they were some of my most confident leads since becoming quite sick with COVID two months previous.

More climbing fun!

Date: November 13, 2021 (Sat)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: Pear Buttress Pitches 1+2 (5.8+, 1p)

On this Saturday, Nate and I climbed one pitch (Pitches 1+2 of Pear Buttress) before rappelling and hiking out. Fifty mile per hour winds are just a bit too much for climbing comfort.

(no photos)

More climbing fun!

Date: October 29, 2022 (Sat)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: Fender Bender (5.11c, 1p)

While climbing Endless Crack (5.9+, 4p), we took a mid-route intermission to toprope the 140-foot 5.11c pitch of Fender Bender.

More climbing fun!

Date: October 30, 2022 (Sun)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: Thindependence (5.10c, 1p), Pear Buttress Pitch 2 (5.6, 1p)

While waiting for the sun to hit Isis (5.10b, 2p), we climbed Thindependence (5.10c, 1p) and Pear Buttress Pitch 2 (5.6, 1p), and rappeled back to the ground from the chain anchor at the top of the second pitch of Pear Buttress.

More climbing fun!

Date: July 23, 2024 (Tue)

Partner: Nate Beckwith

Climbed: Howling at the Wind Pitch 1 (5.9, 1p), El Camino Real (5.12+, 1p, toprope)

A half day of cragging focusing on getting the rope on El Camino Real (5.12+) and doing a couple of toprope laps.

More climbing fun!

Date: July 30, 2024 (Tue)

Partner: Nate Beckwith

Climbed: Living Dead Pitch 1 (5.11b, 1p), Dead Boy Direct (5.11d, 1p)

A half day of cragging focusing on two classic single pitch 5.11's: Living Dead (5.11b) and Dead Boy Direct (5.11d).

More climbing fun!

Date: August 15, 2024 (Thu)

Partner: Nate Arganbright

Climbed: The Campground Pitch 1 (5.7, 1p), Fat City Pitch 1 (5.8, 1p), New Music Pitch 1 (5.11b R, 1p, toprope), Toot (5.10c, 1p), Stretch Marks (5.11a, 1p, toprope)

A fun day of cragging on five quality pitches mainly in the Fat City area. Finally got to climb Toot (5.10c)!