By: Finnley Ryan Date: December 20, 2023 Route: Presidential Traverse, White Mountains, NH Team: Andrew Shusterman, Finnley Ryan, Matthew Krauss, Raphael Ottomani 19 miles, 8500 ft of elevation gain, 7 iconic northeastern peaks. The Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is a marquee hike known for its difficulty and bad weather. As …
By: Nick BahrDate: 24 July 2021Route: Snake Dike, Half Dome, Yosemite, CATeam: Nick Bahr and Andrew Scott When I found out I’d be working in California for the summer, I was immediately psyched to get some solid climbing done while I was there. Lucky for me, my now roommate, Andrew, would also be out there. …
Hey guys, This is Michael S (2016-2020)! I recently climbed Mt Shasta in California, and thought there were some fun moments – this is my first ever trip report! This was done with a non-climbing club friend, hopefully that’s cool. We threw on our helmets, checked how much water had melted overnight (just a little …
By: Peter ReganDate: 16 May 2019Route: Durrance Route, Devil’s Tower WYTeam: Patrick Vickers and Peter Regan Lesson Learned:If you ever decide to go climb in Wyoming, let me give you some advice: When you and your partner cross the state line, stop the car and punch each other in the face. This serves as a warmup for the …
Jungle Beat (5.9+, 2 Pitches) Rated traditionally at 5.9+, one is left to wonder, “Plus what?” I say, plus one. “Newer leaders should bring doubles from .3 to 3” said the beta on Mountain Project. I took the advice and racked up along with a set of nuts and tricams. I doubled checked my gear to …
Move to the Beat of the Jungle – Spring Break at RRG Read More »
We awoke in a wooded cabin with a gentle snow falling outside. We were warm for the first time in over 24 hrs thanks to Sean Dòmhnaill who worked on the propane heater for an hour, the rest of us too exhausted and hungry to bother. An unexpected find, spending the night at the cabin …
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It was bitterly cold early Friday morning, January 25th , as I pulled out of Champaign and onto the interstate and aimed the old Subaru south. I don’t mind this simple, reliable car, but, like me, she’s showing her years. I was thankful the cargo area and roof-top box held a full load of survival …
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Long’s Peak Summit via Stettner’s Ledges to Upper Kiener’s, Descending the Keyhole -At 4 am on August 22, 2018, under a black sky full of stars Mihail Krumov and me, Rich Weston, headed back up the trail for a second attempt to summit Long’s Peak via a 5th class rock route. We had turned back the …
April of 2017, I came up with the idea of doing a Sufferfest, inspired by that of Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright where basically we come up with a big climbing challenge and throw ourselves at it. Taking reference from 24 Hour Horseshoe Hell, and the fact it was UIUC’s 150th anniversary, our challenge was …
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Buckle up kid’s I’m back from Mexico and it’s TRIP REPORT TIME. As usual there’s a TL:DR section at the bottom. EL POTRERO CHICO (THE LITTLE CORAL) I first heard of EPC two years ago when a bunch of people from the club went during winter, and I sorta had my eyes on this place …
Man it literally hurts just typing this cause I have a blood blister on my index finger but who cares cause my stoke tank from HCR is still full and I am excited to write about this amazing place that I have fallen in love with so buckle up kids it’s time for another trip …
What is up boys and girls apparently when I took up the role of tech chair and started doing trip reports to encourage people to write about adventures it actually meant I’m the only one who’s actually gonna bother writing them but well here we go. How in the damn world did I not visit …
Callout weekend got rescheduled due to rain, so I (Marshal Herrmann), Shao, Ansel, and Melanie checked out Illinois’ newest crag on Sunday, April 23. Summarized into quick facts, the good, the bad, the (driving) beta, the verdict, and an outline of our day. https://www.mountainproject.com/v/pere-marquette-state-park/112240918 Quick facts about the park On the Missouri/Illinois border along the …
This weekend was the Badass Bitches Climber Crew climbing trip. We went out to Jackson Falls for the weekend with a crew of nearly a dozen women. We stayed up at the campsite near the dog walk which was a first for me. We arrived Friday night and just passed out. Saturday we went down …
It’s time for a well overdue trip report that all of us were too lazy to write about!During the last week of winter break, a good number of us went out west in search of good climbing, less than freezing rocks, lots of good food, and maybe a chance to get lucky. Our group comprised …
Sup people! So it’s been a long time since trip reports were formally recorded so I’ll get the ball rolling! ***WARNING*** I’m really long winded so you can scroll to the bottom for a Too Long Didn’t Read Summary. A group of 9 of us went to the Red River Gorge (the Red) over Fall …
Climbing Trip Report: China Version ‘16 (Nov-Dec)SEAN HIBLE It’s been awhile since I’ve seen an all-encompassing climbing trip report so I wanted to create one for my past month and a half climbing around China. The first section is just an all around guide for anyone who wants to go to China in terms of …
Ok, I know that a ton of club gear went out this weekend, so bring on the Labor Day trip reports! I’ll get things started. Marshall, Elise, Shannon and I drove out to the Linville Gorge in North Carolina and met up with Kevin and his friend Ryan to get high doing easy multi-pitch trad …
So I went to Horse Pens 40 Bouldering area in Steele AL last weekend. I don’t have any pics, but here is a link to some of the so called “moderates”: http://www.deadpointmag.com/videos/watch/hp40-moderates It was really hot, and I was out of shape, so I didn’t climb much. We were just about the only ones there …
KEVINS AND CHRISSY’S MOST EPIC TRIP REPORT OF ALL TIME. Kevin and Chrissy, first and foremost, would like to note that if you have delicate sensibilities, are offended by swear words, or are, generally speaking, a giant bitch, you should probably stop reading this most epic trip report of all time (which is too bad …
Kevin/Chrissy Super Long and Only Mildly Entertaining Trip Report Read More »
Hi Team, So for the past month I have been wandering around Austria, visiting friends, hiking, climbing and eating very well. Sadly, less climbing than hiking but it has still been super. Something I have really come to enjoy while touring some of the endless mountain with names that sound like your trying to cough …
Hi everyone, Doug and I had a very successful trip to CO last week where we climbed the Wham Ridge on Vestal Peak (our goal) and the Northeast face of Arrow Peak (bonus!). The short version is that we had awesome weather, climbed two amazing mountains, and got back very tired. Long winded trip report follows. Thanks,Matt This …
Kevin and I just got back from the west. Here is the trip report for our Colorado climbing experience. We learned a ton and I hope others can learn from our experiences. Pictures are available on my Facebook page. Search for me as Marshall Kuypers. This trip is best described as a learning experience. This …
Hi! I just send you this Email to share some pictures of our Yosemite trip. I spent the first 2 weeks of June in the Valley with Laurent and Xavier, 2 friends of mine from France. During the first week, we climbed the Nose on El Capitan. We spent 4 days and 3 nights on …
I spent this weekend in Jackson with Jake (Hogan), and 8 of my friends and my brother (novice climbers at best). We spent Saturday and Sunday doing many moderate routes suitable for the moderate climbers I was showing around. Late Saturday afternoon, Jake and I were walking through the parking lot at Jackson and I …
Hey guys, this is my first trip report and I know it is just about Jackson, but I feel like it is important. My mind is still scattered after yesterday’s events, but I thought a brief overview would be beneficial to everyone, and possibly help me organize all my thoughts. If all you read is …
Always in search for adventure, it’s a challenge when you are married and working. Colorado is 18 hrs. North Carolina 10 hrs. Wyoming even further. What’s left? 40-60 feet of good old southern Illinois sandstone. That said, I really have been doing my best to jump on the natural lines and since there are not …
This started out as a long Trip Report. Then I realized that there were enough things that happened that I could expound on, that I could make this a Very Long- but instructional- Trip Report. If you are new to climbing, there are multiple things in here that might be of interest to you. If …
