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I started climbing in my late 30's which is a good thing because I have avoided chronic orthopedic injuries. My first trip was to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I took an entry level rock climbing course and was hooked immediately. I signed up for an advanced course and multi-pitch climb the next day. I was guided up Guide's Route in Paintbrush Canyon in August of 1994. I returned to South Florida and gathered information on the South East U.S. climbing scene which obviously excluded Florida, which is a very bad place to live if you like to climb. Taking various climbing trips to Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, with my wife Rachel, further fueled my passion for climbing. In August of 1996 we took a two week vacation to Colorado Springs, Colorado climbing the easier climbs in The Garden of The Gods state park. I hired three different climbing guides ( there's no substitute for experience) to show me the South Platte and the front range climbing areas. Once again I was hooked. Once we returned to Florida we packed our bags and moved to Colorado Springs in June of 1997.
Listed are my current, past & present attempts, summits and climbs.
Colorado 14ers Summits and Attempts
You can visit a great 14er site here: www.14ers.com/
Date Peak Elevation High Point / Route / Mileage / Persons / Camp Website 7/96 Pikes Peak
14,110' Attempt
12,500' • Barr Trail • 21 Miles • Solowww.14ers.com/
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peakmain.php?peak=Pikes+Peak5/98 Mt Elbert
14,433' Attempt
13,340' • Southwest Ridge • Solowww.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Elbert7/98 Pikes Peak
14,110' 14,110' • Barr Trail • 23 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
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peakmain.php?peak=Pikes+Peak7/98 Mount Yale
14,197' 14,196' • East Ridge • 10.4 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Yale8/98 Little Bear Peak
14,037' 14,037' • West Ridge • 12.8 Miles •
w/CMCwww.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Little+Bear+Peak7/99 Torreys
14,267' Double Bagger 14,267' • Kelso Ridge • 8.2 Miles • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieri www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Grays+Peak7/99 Grays
14,270' 14,270' • Connecting Saddle with Torreys • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieri www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Grays+Peak1/99 Missouri Mountain
14,067' Attempt
12,800' • Northwest Ridge • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieriwww.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Missouri+Mountain7/00 Missouri Mountain
14,067' 14,067' • Northwest Ridge • 10 Miles • w/Kurt Kirchhoff www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Missouri+Mountain7/00 Mount Harvard
14,420' 14,420' • South Slopes • 12.6 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Harvard7/00 Huron Peak
14,003' 14,003' • East Slopes • 4.6 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Huron+Peak7/01 Challenger Point
14,081' 14,081' • North Slopes • 9.2 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Kit+Carson+Peak7/01 Mount Belford
14,197' 14,197' • West Slopes • 11 Miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Belford7/01 Mount Oxford
14,153' 14,153' • Connecting West Ridge With Belford • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Belford7/01 La Plata Peak
14,336' 14,336' • Northwest Ridge • 9 Miles • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieri www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=La+Plata+Peak7/01 Mount Shavano
14,229' 14,229' • East Slopes • 9.7 Miles • w/Matthew Paige www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Shavano4/02 Quandary Peak
14,265' Attempt
13,800' • Cristo Couloir • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieriwww.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Quandary+Peak6/02 Mount Massive
Mount Massive North14,421'
14,340'14,421' • South West Slopes •13.75 Miles •Solo
14,340' • West Slopes • 8.7 Miles • w/Rex Mammelwww.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Massive7/02 Mount Elbert
14,433' 14,433' • Northeast Ridge • 8.5 miles • Solo www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Elbert7/02 Long's Peak
14,255' 14,255' • Keiner's Route • 12.5 miles • w/Dave "Bonz" Altieri & Bobbi Bonowski www.14ers.com/
photos/peakmain.php?peak=Longs+Peak5/10 Quandary Peak
14,265' 14,265' • East Ridge • 6.75 miles • Solo www.14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Quandary+Peak 7/11 Mount Sherman
14,036' 14,036' • Southwest Ridge • 5.25 miles • Solo http://14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Sherman
Other Peaks
Deutschland
3/96
Bavaria 1834 Meters • Kramerspitz • Solo www.hikr.org
Rock Climbing
First Visit State Area Flash
1Redpoint
2Lead
3Type of Climb On-Sight
4
4Comments Website 8/94 Wyoming
Grand Teton National Park Top Rope First taste of climbing...WOW!! http://www.nps.gov/grte/ 11/94 Georgia
Mt. Yonah 5.9 Sport Good southern Granite! www.southeastclimbing.com/
climbing_areas/georgia/yonah_mt.htm5/95 Georgia
Curahee Mountain Top Rope Fair small remote area. www.seclimbers.org 10/95 Tennessee
Buzzard Point 5.8 5.8 Sport Good southern Sandstone. www.seclimbers.org 10/95 Tennessee
Foster Falls 5.10d 5.11b Sport 5.8+ Pretty good area with a nice approach and decent climbs. www.southeastclimbing.com/
climbing_areas/tennessee/foster_falls.htm5/96 Alabama
Sand Rock Top Rope Good sport and traditional routes. www.southeastclimbing.com/
climbing_areas/alabama/sandrock.htm6/96 Colorado
Garden of the Gods 5.10c
5.11a
5.11a 5.8+
Sport Traditional
Soft and can be crumbly sandstone but has some great climbs. www.gardenofgods.com/ 6/97 Colorado
North Cheyenne Canyon 5.11a 5.11a 5.11a Sport Fair Granite www.tfocc.org/ 7/97 Colorado
Eldorado Canyon 5.9 5.9 Traditional Premier Colorado area. parks.state.co.us/
Parks/eldoradocanyon8/97 Colorado
South Table Mountain 5.10b 5.10c 5.11a Sport This area is closed to climbing!! Please stay out! 8/97 Colorado
Turkey Rock 5.9 5.9 5.10a Traditional Solid south platte granite. www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/spl/ 9/97 Colorado
Shelf Road 5.11c 5.11c 5.12a Sport 5.10d Great Limestone sport area. www.blm.gov/co/st/en.html 9/97 Colorado
11 Mile Canyon 5.9+ 5.8
5.11a 5.9
Sport Traditional
Good granite but can be dirty in spots. parks.state.co.us/parks/elevenmile 6/98 Colorado
Rifle Mountain Park 5.11c 5.12- 5.12- Sport www.rifleco.org
www.wolverinepublishing.com
rifleclimbers.org5/99
Utah
Maple Canyon 5.11b 5.12a Sport Unique cobblestone climbing. Cool area!
sanpetecounty.org/pages/climb 5/99 Colorado
North Table Mountain 5.11a 5.12a Sport Good but can be crowded. www.jeffco.us/openspace/openspace
_T56_R28.htm5/99 Colorado
Clear Creek Canyon 5.10d 5.11b/c Sport Very good and spread out. www.co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace
_T56_R33.htm7/99 Colorado
The Monastery 5.10a 5.11a Sport Very good climbing at 10,000' elevation. 9/99 Colorado Devil's Head 5.8 5.10a Sport Good rock. www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/spl/devils_head 9/99 Minnesota
Taylor's Falls 5.8 5.8 Traditional Small area with
mostly short routes.mnclimbing.org 9/99 Minnesota
Barn Bluff 5.10c 5.10a 5.11a Sport Pretty good climbing
at this old quarry site.mnclimbing.org 10/00 Nevada
Red Rocks 5.10b 5.9+
5.11a Sport Traditional
Huge sandstone area. www.redrockcanyonlv.org 10/00 Nevada
Mt. Charleston 5.10b 5.10b Sport Very few easy here. Good limestone. www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/
mt_charleston.3/00 Colorado
Penitente Canyon5.10c 5.10d Sport Short but sweet sport climbing on very good rock www.slvguide.com/DELNORTE/PENITENTE.HTM 3/00 Utah
Potash Road/
Wall Street5.8 5.10a
5.8 5.10a
Traditional Sport
Great sandstone climbing with no approach. climb-utah.com/Moab/potash 3/00 Utah River Road 5.9+ 5.9+ Traditional Short approaches with good rock. 3/00 Utah
Castle Valley Traditional Castleton Tower / North Chimney 5.9, 4 pitches. www.castlevalleyutah.com 3/00 Utah
Indian Creek 5.10 5.10+ Traditional 5.9 If you like crack climbing. This is it! www.friendsofindiancreek.org
www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello.5/00 California
Owens River Gorge 5.10a 5.10a Sport Great area! www.spiritone.com/~summit/owensrivergorge/
owensriver7/00 Colorado Castlewood Canyon 5.9+ Sport Pretty good area with Short climbs. parks.state.co.us/parks/castlewoodcanyon/ 7/01 Wyoming
Wild Iris 5.11b 5.10d 5.11d Sport Bullet proof limestone at 9,000' elevation. www.wildirisclimbing.com 7/01 Wyoming
Sinks Canyon 5.11b 5.10c 5.11b Sport I think a lot like Shelf Road, Colorado. www.wildirisclimbing.com 8/01 Wisconsin
Devil's Lake 5.8 5.8 Traditional Tricky to lead and protect these climbs. www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/LAND/PARKS/specific/
devilslake7/02 Wyoming
Ten Sleep 5.11a 5.11a 5.12a Sport Good dolomite climbing in a beautiful setting. tensleepclimbing.com 6/02 Colorado
Independence Pass 5.10d 5.11a Sport Very good granite at elevation. www.independencepasscolorado.com 7/02 Colorado
Tanner Dome 5.11a 5.11c Sport 5.10d Granite area in the Wet Mountains. www.sangres.com/nationalforests/wetmtns 7/02 Colorado
Hard Scrabble Pass 5.10c 5.11a Sport Fair granite
area.www.sangres.com/nationalforests/wetmtns 11/02 Colorado Phantom Canyon 5.10c 5.11a Sport 5.10c Long roadside granite routes with solitude. 1/03 Arizona
Jacks Canyon 5.11a 5.11a Sport Mostly short but well bolted on good limestone at 6200'. www.jackscanyon.com 3/03 Colorado
Cottonwood Rock 5.10b/c 5.11a Sport Granite Sport Climbing in the Arkansas River Valley. 3/03 Colorado Puoux 5.10c 5.10c Sport Roadside Crag with zero approach. Good Limestone. www.glenwoodchamber.com/Earth/Rock-Climbing 3/03 Colorado
Unaweep Canyon 5.9
5.10- Traditional Good granite trad area with no crowds. 4/03 Colorado
Newlin Creek 5.10c/d 5.11+ Sport 5.10b/c Wet Mountain Granite area. www.sangres.com/nationalforests/sanisabel/trails/
newlincreek9/03 New Mexico
El Rito 5.11a/b 5.11c Sport Very good conglomerate climbing. lamountaineers.org 1/04 Mexico
El Potrero Chico 5.12a 5.12a Sport Very good limestone climbing with a ton of potential for more routes. www.potrerochicoclimbing.com/ 7/04 Utah Rock Canyon 5.10c/d 5.10c/d Sport 5.9 Nice compact limestone. www.killerclimbs.com/rock_canyon 7/04 Utah
American Fork 5.11b 5.11c Sport Great limestone climbing with quite a bit of polish. www.killerclimbs.com/american_fork_canyon 1/05 Colorado Red Rock Canyon Open Space 5.10a 5.10a Sport A bit like Garden of the Gods. www.springsgov.com 4/06
Illinois
Jackson Falls 5.11c 5.11a 5.11c Sport Good Sandstone Climbing in southern Illinois. iclimb-ica.org 4/06 Kentucky
Red River Gorge
5.11b 5.11d Sport One of the best area's I've climbed at. Good rock and beautiful countryside. www.redriverclimbing.com
rrgcc.org1/07 California
Joshua Tree National Park 5.9 5.10a
5.9 5.10a
Traditional Sport
Great trad area in a spectacular desert setting. www.joshuatreeclimb.com 1/07 California
New Jack City 5.10d Sport 5.10d Friable, hollow and loose... not good. 1/07 California
Riverside Quarry 5.11b 5.11b Sport Really nice area with well bolted routes. www.bigwall.com 3/07 New Hampshire
Rumney 5.10c 5.10d Sport 5.10c Really cool rock in a great setting. www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/climbing/rumney 3/07 West Virginia
Summersville Lake 5.10a 5.10c Sport Nice area right on the lake. www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/climbing 10/09 South Dakota
Spearfish Canyon 5.10d 5.10d Sport 5.10c Very good area. www.imagesoftheworld.com 9/11 Minnesota
Robinson Park5.10a/b 5.11- Sport 5.10b A great little area on good stone. www.sandstone.govoffice.com 1 - Flash - To climb a route on the first try without ever having touched the route using beta (knowledge) available to you.
2 - Red point - Lead climbing a route you have previously lead bottom to top in one push, without relying on the rope.
3 - Lead - Climbing a route bottom to top clipping your protection as you go.
4 - On-Sight - Climbing a climb with no previous knowledge of it.
First Ascents (FFA) Sport Routes
03/2002 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Stalking Fred 5.10c w/ R. Mammel
03/2002 - Tanner Dome, Colorado: Mines DeLouses, 5.10d w/ B. Robertson
04/2002 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Menses Prow, Light Days 5.11a w/ R. Mammel
01/2003 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Gem Wall, Sunshine Arete 5.10c w/ B. Robertson
04/2003 - Newlin Creek, Colorado: Welcome To Newlin 5.11b w/ B. Robertson
05/2003 - Newlin Creek, Colorado: Double Trouble, 5.10b w/ B. Robertson
05/2003 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Cactus Cliff, Early Bird 5.10b w/ B. Robertson
06/2003 - Newlin Creek, Colorado: Estoy Aqui Roberto 5.10c w/ B. Robertson
07/2003 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Spiney Ridge, Fight Club 5.10d w/ R. Mammel
10/2003 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Gem Wall, Lucy in the Sky 5.10b w/ R. Mammel
04/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, R.A.M.M 5.10+ w/ R. McGee
04/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Crab Nation 5.10- w/ R. McGee
04/2005 - Phantom Canyon, Colorado: Unnamed, 5.9+ w/ B. Robertson
05/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Dillinger 5.9 Solo
05/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Shelfish 5.9 w/ R. McGee
06/2005 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, Malmsteen 5.10c w/ R. McGee
07/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Anguish & Fear 5.10a w/ R. McGee
08/2005 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, Vai 5.11b w/ R. McGee
08/2005 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, T-Mac 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
09/2005 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, Sheehan 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
11/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Baby Face Nelson 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
12/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Lynch Mob 5.10d w/ R. McGee
12/2005 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Goodfellas 5.10- w/ R. McGee
01/2006 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Ma Barker 5.7 w/ R. McGee
01/2006 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Scarface 5.10c/d w/ R. McGee
03/2006 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Mogwai 5.11b w/ J. Musso
03/2006 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Machine Gun Kelly 5.11c w/ R. McGee
05/2006 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Momma' 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
05/2006 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: G3 Wall, Satch 5.12- w/ R. McGee
05/2006 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Vikings 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
05/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Mr. Scary 5.10c w/ R. McGee
06/2007 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Protect The King 5.9- w/ R. McGee
06/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Space For The Papa 5,12a w/ R. McGee
07/2007 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Los Pepes 5.10a w/ R. McGee
07/2007 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Marching Out 5.8 w/ R. McGee & A. Young
07/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Blackmore 5.10d w/ R. McGee
08/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Arioso 5.11a w/ R. McGee
08/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Carlin 5.9 w/ R. McGee
09/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Sellers 5.8 w/ R. McGee
09/2007 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Pryor 5.9 w/ R. McGee
10/2007 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Menses Prow, The Baroque Period 5.8 w/ R. McGee
11/2007 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Pig City Nights 5.8 w/ R. McGee
02/2008 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, jasonbecker.com 5.10- w/ R. McGee
03/2008 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Cactus Cliff, Beach Ball 5.8 Solo
06/2008 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Rickles 5.7 w/ R. McGee
07/2008 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Section M, Hazed & Infused 5.11a w/ R. McGee
09/2008 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Costello 5.10d w/ R. McGee
09/2008 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Canine Wall, Mutt Lange 5.10d/.11a w/ R. McGee & A. Young
01/2009 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, Soldier without faith 5.10b w/ R. McGee
06/2009 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Lady Lyndon 5.10 c/d w/ R. McGee
07/2009 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman 5.11a w/ R. McGee
09/2009 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Dr. Strangelove 5.9 w/ R. McGee
11/2009 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Stupid Loudmouth Idiot Moron 5.7 w/ R. McGee
12/2009 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Disciples of Hell 5.11b w/ R. McGeete
01/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Ladies night in Buffalo 5.8 w/ R. McGee
02/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Alcohollica 5.8 w/ R. McGee
02/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Stranger in Moscow 5.9 w/ R. McGee
04/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, The Don Show 5.9 w/ R. McGee
04/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Large Marge 5.8 w/ R. McGee
05/2010 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, HAL 9000 5.10d w/ R. McGee
05/2010 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Funny Face, Martin & Lewis 5.9- w/ R. McGee
06/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Gallery / Mural East, DeMartini 5.7 w/ R. McGee
07/2010 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Clockwork Orange 5.10b w/ R. McGee
07/2010 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Middle Ice Caves, Irish Blood 5.9 w/ R. McGee
08/2010 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Jack Torrance 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
11/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Heretic 5.8 w/ R. McGee
12/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: Menses Prow, Lamont's Period 5.8 w/ R. McGee
12/2010 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Heaven is Waiting 5.10+ w/ R. McGee
01/2011 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Abu Simbel 5.10a w/ R. McGee
01/2011 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Misery 5.9- w/ R. McGee
06/2011 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Reverend Runt 5.10c w/ R. McGee
07/2011 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Middle Ice Caves, Small Fry 5.9+ w/ R. McGee
08/2011 - Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado: Kubrick's, Lord Bullingdon 5.11c w/ R. McGee
12/2011 - Shelf Road, Colorado: The Bank, Lick & a Promise 5.10b w/ R. McGee
Working hard
Ice Climbs
Date State Area Rating Comments Pics 11/98 Colorado Lock Vale (RMNP) WI2 Solo 98 Colorado Lincoln Falls WI4 98 Colorado Cheyenne Canyon WI1 1/00 Colorado Black Lake (RMNP) WI2 Colorado Upper Boulder Falls WI3 1/02 Retired from ice My Wife said....hmmm Sharp tools and ropes.
The Great Outdoors:
* Assume nothing.
* Preparation, training, sound judgment, common sense, and a little luck, will get you home.
* Guide books mean nothing on the route.
* The finish line is at the bottom, not the top.
* Out there, you are responsible for you own safety.
* Double check everything!!
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