The Word from Mount 7

Juniper Canyon
Cloud Tower Area
Ginger Cracks 5.9
7 pitches
October 30th, 2007
R. Gmoser and O. Sofer
This is a good route with fun crack climbing throughout. There are a few sporty cruxes and otherwise there is the typical mix of crack and face climbing you get in Red Rocks. All the stations are bolted except for the [...]

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Yosemite
Sunnyside Bench
Jam Crack 5.9
2 pitches
October 22, 2007
O. Sofer, C. Sullivan and R. Gmoser
This is a good quality hand and finger crack climb. The first pitch has some polished sections, but the hand jams are excellent. The second pitch is steeper and the crack thins at the top. These are two great short [...]

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 Yosemite
Reed’s Pinnacle
Reed’s Pinnacle Direct, first 2 pitches 5.9
2 pitches
October 21st, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
These are two steep pitches of burly 5.9 climbing.  The first pitch is about 20m of steep, big hand crack with not too much for the feet on the walls.  The crack angles left near the top and you can walk [...]

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Yosemite
Royal Arches Area
Super Slab 5.9
3 pitches
October 11th, 2007
R. Gmoser and O. Sofer
There are no bolts at the base of this climb as per the SuperTopo topo. The first pitch is fun crack and face climbing, and there is good pro for the face climb if you look right. I ran the rope all [...]

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Yosemite Valley
Five Open Books
Commitment 5.9
3 pitches
October 8th, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
We got lost on the approach to this one and ended up walking around the whole lower Yosemite falls loop. Walk up the east side of the creek bed on the big fat paved trail that starts at the fancy toilet building. Follow the [...]

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Yosemite Valley
Manure Pile Buttress
Nutcracker via 5.9 variation on P1
5 pitches
October 7th, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
We started this climb to the right of the regular start. There is a 5.9 variation that begins with some 5.7 face climbing with minimal gear. I was able to put in a small nut. Above this there is a [...]

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