Top 25 Entertainment Values:

 

Climb

Grade

Date

Description / comment

1

NE. Buttress, Mt. Slesse, BC

V 5.10

‘02

Excellent position, super-hero climbing

2

Cruel Shoes ] Grand Wall, Squamish Chief, BC

IV 5.11

’91,’95,‘02

Sustained and varied difficulties (only finished to Bellygood once, ’91)

3

Clean Break, Juno Tower, WA

IV 5.10

‘02

Interesting and varied difficulties on good rock

4

Direct N. Ridge, Mt. Stuart, WA

V 5.9

‘96

Superb view of the Ice Cliff cirque, 3k’ of simulclimbing, 1 pitch of difficulties

5

Zodiac, El Capitan, CA

VI A2 5.8

‘97

Steep and clean – my first taste of wall climbing

6

Ice Cliff Glacier ] Girth Pillar, Mt. Stuart, WA

IV 5.11 WI III

‘00

Booming ice falls, strenuous climbing and serious descent make this the real deal

7

Swiss Arete, Mt. Sil, King's Canyon, CA III 5.7 '03 Moderate climbing with superb views to 14k' summit

8

E. Ridge, Mt. Triumph, WA

II 5.8

‘00

Best summit view in Cascades (so far), Pickets are so near yet so far

9

Tooth & Claw, Lexington Tower, WA

IV 5.12

‘95

Hard friction, excellent cracks and 1 rotten pitch, cool views of the Bell

10

Direct E. Buttress, S. Early Winter Spire, WA

III 5.11

‘95

Nice mixture of climbing with good exposure

11

Charlotte Dome, E. Face direct variation, King's Canyon CA

III 5.10

‘02

Connected with “classic” route midway up, steep and easy, excellent views

12

Triple Couloir, Dragontail, WA

III WI IV

‘98

Wind, snow, fog and spindrift avalanches made this a winter adventure

13

S. Face, Prussik Peak, WA

III 5.10

‘98

Excellent setting, strenuous offwidth, hard approach makes this a big day

14

E ] W Traverse,  Forbidden, WA

III 5.8

‘02

Super classic alpine traverse, good rock, excellent views

15

Colchuck Balanced Rock W. Face, WA

III 5.10 A1

‘96

A few outstanding pitches and excellent summit views

16

Giants Tears ] Dreamer, Green Giant Buttress, WA

III 5.10 A0

’96, ’98

Frightening bolts and big runouts on good friction, excellent features above

17

Monkey Space, Smith Rocks, OR

II 5.11

‘97

Superb exposure spiraling the Monkey Face tower

18

Centerfold, Index, WA

III 5.10

‘99

Sustained hard climbing

19

Davis-Holland ] Lovin’ Arms, Index, WA

III 5.11

‘96

Harder than it looks hand crack, good views of Mt. Index N. Face

20

Serpentine & Backbone Arκtes, Dragontail , WA

III 5.8-9

‘99, ‘01

Super setting, limited difficulties except for runout offwidth

21

Black Dike, Cannon Cliff, NH

III WI III

‘98

Done spur of the moment in a warm year, involved much unprotected rock

22

Inverted Staircase, Fairview Dome, Tuolumne, CA

III 5.10

‘91

Exposed traverse to bolted on lost arrow, exciting!

23

Super Pooper, Tahquitz, CA

III 5.10

‘91

Interesting stemming, some routefinding troubles

24

Snow Creek Wall, WA

III 5.8-11

’91 –

Numerous routes and combinations

25

Town Crier, Index, WA

V 5.8 A3

‘02

Moderate aid on a good line (except for the end)

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