Climbing Goals for 2020

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2020 Climbing Goals:

Here are my ideas so far for some goals for the year. They will likely become more specific over the course of the year:

General

Redpoint 15 Traditional 5.10 (5 >= .10c | 5 multipitch):

  1. The Fracture (5.10d) South Tahoe, CA redpoint
  2. Cut Loose (5.10d) Red Rock Canyon, NV redpoint
  3. Touch of Teflon (5.10c) Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT redpoint
  4. God of Thunder (5.10c var) South Tahoe, CA redpoint
  5. West Pillar Direct (5.10b | 5 pitches) Eichorn Pinnacle | Tuolumne, CA team onsight w/ Brent
  6. Sinbad-Herbert (5.10b) South Tahoe, CA flash
  7. Poon Limp or Eat Crust (5.10a | 3 pitches) Devils Castle, UT onsight
  8. Iocane Powder (5.10-) Indian Creek, UT onsight
  9. Orange Wedge (5.10a) South Tahoe, CA onsight
  10. Social Realism (5.10a) Hellgate, UT onsight
  11. Hari-Kari (5.10a) Yosemite, UT flash
  12. Nubbins Direct (5.10a PG13) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT flash
  13. Equipment Right (5.10b)
  14. The Flakes? (5.10b)

Redpoint 20 5.11 (5 >= .11c | 5 multipitch | 5 Trad)

  1. November Shivers (5.11d) Stone Garden | Uintas, UT redpoint (2nd go)
  2. Unloaded (5.11c) The Narrows, UT onsight
  3. The Notorious B.E.G (5.11c) Pine Creek Canyon, CA redpoint (2nd go)
  4. Rush Hour (5.11b/c) American Fork Canyon, UT redpoint (2nd Go)
  5. Quentin Quarantino (5.11b/c) Farmington, UT redpoint (FA)
  6. The 7th Way (5.11b | 4 Pitches) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT onsight (trad)
  7. Stone Cold Xiaosho (5.11b) American Fork Canyon, UT onsight
  8. Reverse Osmosis (5.11b) American Fork Canyon, UT onsight
  9. Whiskey and Weed Powered (5.11b) Hellgate, UT onsight
  10. Footloose (5.11b) Red Rock Canyon, UT redpoint (2nd go)
  11. Two by Two (5.11b) American Fork Canyon, UT redpoint (2nd go)
  12. Brain Doner (5.11b) Hellgate, UT redpoint (2nd Go)
  13. Laborious (5.11b) Stone Garden | Uintas, UT redpoint
  14. Reloaded (5.11a) The Narrows, UT onsight
  15. Deja Vu (5.11a) Hellgate, UT onsight
  16. Carry the Nothin’ (5.11a) American Fork Canyon, UT onsight
  17. Highway to Hell (5.11a) The Fins, ID onsight
  18. On There (5.11a) American Fork Canyon, UT onsight
  19. Quicklime Girl (5.11a) American Fork Canyon, UT onsight
  20. Punany (.11b/c)
  21. Division (.11d) one hung
  22. Weed B Gone (5.11c/d | 3 Pitches) one hung
  23. Flashdance (5.11c R | 5 pitches) tr clean
  24. Scarface (5.11b)
  25. Tick Fever (5.11a)
  26. Equipment Overhang (5.11a)

Repoint 5 Sport 5.12s (1 5.12c | 1 onsight | 1 multipitch):

  1. 26 (5.12a) American Fork Canyon, UT redpoint
  2. Pile Surgery (5.12a) Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT redpoint
  3. Isotoner Moner (5.12b)
  4. Black Sails (5.12a/b)
  5. Highlander (5.12a)

Try a 5.13a:

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Complete 5 First Ascents (1 multipitch | 1 5.11)

  1. Quentin Quarantino (5.11b/c) Farmington, UT send
  2. Quintessential Tortellini (5.10a) Farmington, UT send
  3. Quasimodo’s Trampoline (5.9) Farmington, UT send
  4. Professor Quirell’s Trombone (5.11b | trad) Farmington, UT
  5. Alpine Route () Anywhere…()
  6. Multipitch Sport Route () American Fork Cottonwood Canyon, UT

Alpine Rock | Big Wall

Climb 5 Multipitch Alpine Rock | Big Wall Routes (3 free)

  1. The 7th Way (5.11b | 4 Pitches) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT onsight
  2. Direct West Pillar (5.10b | 5 Pitches) Eichorn Pinnacle | Tuolumne, CA team onsight (with Brent)
  3. West Crack (5.9 | 5 Pitches) DAFF Dome | Tuolumne, CA team onsight (with Brent)
  4. SE Face (5.6 | 5 Pitches) Cathedral Peak | Tuolumne, CA onsight simul-climb (with Brent)
  5. Lotus Flower Tower (5.10+ | 18 pitches) BC, Canada
  6. Regular Route (5.9 | 8+ pitches) The Diamond | Long’s Peak, CO
  7. Petzoldt Ridge (5.7 | 18 pitches) Grand Teton | Jackson, WY

Climb 1 N.A. 50 Classic Climbs

  1. SE Face (5.6 | 5 Pitches) Cathedral Peak | Tuolumne, CA onsight simul-climb (with Brent)

Bouldering

Climb 5 V5s

  1. Smiley (Center) (V5) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send
  2. Huntsman Grafitti (V5) Moe’s Valley, UT send
  3. Fungus (V5) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send x2
  4. Chip Butty (V5) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send
  5. Beaver Head (V5) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send

Climb 5 V6s

  1. Mr Smiley (V6) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send
  2. Round Room (V6) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send x2
  3. Dean Problem (V6-) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT send x4
  4. Lance’s Dihedral (V6) Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

Climb 3 V7s

  1. Golden Flakes (V7)

ICE

Lead 5 WI3 Routes

  1. Roadside Couloir (WI3+ | Pitch 1) Maple Canyon, UT
  2. Sundial Falls (WI3) Sundial Peak, UT
  3. Hidden Haven (WI3 | Pitch 1) Parowan, UT
  4. CCC Falls (WI3 | Pitch 1) Joe’s Valley, UT
  5. Lemon (WI3 | Pitch 1) Maple Canyon, UT
  6. The Pricecicle (WI3-4) Price Canyon, UT
  7. Willard Canyon Waterfall (WI2-3 | 4 pitches) Willard, UT

ALPINE

Climb 3 Technical Peaks (AI2-3)

  1. Liberty Ridge | Mount Rainer (AI2-3 | Grade IV)
  2. Reid Glacier Headwall | Mount Hood (AI3 | Grade III)
  3.     or

  4. Leuthold Couloir | Mount Hood (AI2 | Grade II)
  5. Ford – Stettner Couloir | Grand Teton (AI2-3 | Grade II)
  6.     or

  7. Middle Teton Glacier Route | Middle Teton (5.5, AI2 | Grade II)

Climb 1 Foreign peak above 17,000 ft

  1. Sajama (21,460 ft) | Bolivia/Chile

Climb 1 Foreign peak above 20,000 ft

  1. Sajama (21,460 ft) | Bolivia/Chile

Climb 1 US peaks above 14,000 ft

  1. Wilson Peak (3rd Class | 14,014ft)

SPLITBOARD MOUNTAINEERING

Climb and Ski from the summit of 3 Mountains (1 technical | 1 above 14k ft)

  1. Mount Adams | South Route
  2. Mount Whitney | Mountaineers Route
  3. Mount Hood | Pearly Gates

Gym

Boulder 10 V8s
Boulder 3 V9s
Redpoint 5.12c

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