The Word from Mount 7

Click to Play Jefff Glynn, Felix Camire and I climb Direttissima on Mt. Yamnuska with commentary by Felix.

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Click To Play The Red Man climbs Sour Mash and Crimson Crystalis in Red Rock, Nevada. This film can also be viewed at: The Red Man

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Juniper Canyon Cloud Tower Area Crimson Crystalis 5.8 8 pitches November 5th, 2007 C. and R. Gmoser, K. Mager and M. Delesalle This must be the most popular multi pitch route in Red Rocks and it deserves to be. It is steep, not too hard and it has excellent climbing all the way up. The [...]

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First Creek Canyon Lotta Balls Wall Black Magic 5.8 2 pitches October 31st, 2007 R. Gmoser and O. Sofer This climb has a fun first sequence that is protected with bolts.  After this we climbed up to the second belay station on Lotta Balls and rapped down.

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First Creek Canyon Lotta Balls Wall Lotta Balls 5.8 2 pitches October 31st, 2007 R. Gmoser and O. Sofer An excellent climb.  You will remember it for the climbing on the little balls.   These were described by one of our friends as erect nipples.

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Pine Creek Canyon Dark Shadows 5.8 3 pitches October 27th, 2007 O. Sofer and R. Gmoser I really like this climb because of the location and the quality of the rock. Also, the climbing is sustained and the final pitch has some exhilarating moves. The route goes up a large, black, right facing dihedral that [...]

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Yosemite 5 Open Books The Cavern 5.8 4 pitches October 22, 2007 O. Sofer, C. Sullivan and R. Gmoser I would call this an adventure climb.  It mainly follows the corner of  the book.  There are exposed liebacks, bushwhacking over trees and the airy face or chimney moves around the cavern.  Its not a classic [...]

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Yosemite Valley Manure Pile Buttress After 7 5.8 6 pitches October 19th, 2007 O. Sofer and R. Gmoser Olivia led me up this great 5.8 climb. The first pitch is the crux and it is a beautiful series of cracks with a few face moves. After this the climbing is easier but still sustained except [...]

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Yosemite Base of El Capitan Little John Right 5.8 3 pitches October 15th, 2007 R. Gmoser and O. Sofer This climb starts with an awkward pitch of stemming, jamming, liebacking with a few body jams thrown in. Move up and right to the bolted belay on the large ledge. From here, climb back down into [...]

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Yosemite Church Bowl Bishop’s Terrace 5.8 1 pitch October 15th, 2007 R. Gmoser and O. Sofer Bishop’s Terrace can be done in one full 60m pitch from the deck to the top.  We took the left hand variation after gaining the first ledge.  This leads on to a large flake and on to the famous [...]

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