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Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 11, 2012 - 12:34am PT
Here's the list;.....how are you doing on this list?.....are you cool, are do you need to get busy.......(summer is coming;...start a tick list). If you live in So. California;....this is your meal ticket.......your quest, your goal, your life. Hang your head in shame if you don't have at least 1/2 of them ticked.......get busy....

1. White Maiden'ts Walkaway 5.1
2. Angel's Fright 5.5
3. Left Ski Track 5.6
4. Fingertrip 5.7
5. Coffin Nail 5.7+
6. Traitor Horn 5.8
7. Open Book 5.9
8. Flower of High Rank 5.9
9. Whodunit 5.9
10. Consolation 5.9
11. El Camino Real 5.10a
12. Super Pooper 5.10 a/b
13. Sundance 5.10b
14. Etude 5.11a
15. Valhalla 5.11a
16. Vampire 5.11a
17. Insomnia 5.11b
18. Green Arch 5.11c
19. Paisano Overhang 5.12c R
20. The Pirate 5.12d

I know Hensel has done them all.......I have done them all but three I did as aid climbs....(oops....).........How is your tick list for Tahquitz/Suicide......

(The top 10 Fisher list was fun;....and got a great response;....thought this one would be fun too......)...
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Apr 11, 2012 - 12:37am PT
Flower of High Rank 5.7

Yer quite the sandbagger there, Todd..;-)

edit: I've done all but one. Never got the fire in the belly for that Paisano thing.
Fogarty

climber
BITD
Apr 11, 2012 - 12:38am PT
Nice list, all but the last three for me, I will still hang my head.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2012 - 12:42am PT
Yeah;...those last three are the crux, aren't they;....those are the ones I did as aid climbs.....and I'm not gonna free climb them ever;.....it's a great list though;...and something to seek out, for sure...
mpandy

Trad climber
Apr 11, 2012 - 12:43am PT
Not to hijack the thread, but here's a little factoid regarding the "classics" on MP: The classic list for any area is actually a computer generated list based on an algorithm that analyzes page views, stars, and ratings.

Amazingly, the algorithm works!

It always surprises me how accurate it is at capturing the most popular (or most revered) routes at an area.

My partner and I decided to create this feature one time we were in Red Rocks. We were tired of hiking into the long canyons, and wanted to do a great route in Ice Box Canyon (short approach!). Thus was born the MP "classics" algorithm. The great benefit of this list is that it is available for ALL areas, including sub-areas (aka Ice Box Canyon, Wonderland of Rocks, etc.)

Here's an example: the top routes in Lost Horse http://mountainproject.com/scripts/Classics.php?id=105720588

Andy
(one of the MP proprietors)

ps. First 16 routes on the Tahquitz/Suicide list... check! I could probably do Insomnia with some tears, but the rest are over my head :)
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2012 - 12:44am PT
Thanks, Andy....the list is awesome;....(and I fixed the 5.7 rating on Flower.....oops again...)...
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 11, 2012 - 12:55am PT
Only 11 for me

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2012 - 01:00am PT
See Rob;...you got 1/2;...you are good to go, brother...
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:04am PT
Thanks Bro. Some I won't tick at this point, but there are a couple I could still add on a good day :-)
mongrel

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:05am PT
Only done 9 of them, but do I get extra credit for having done 8 of those by 1970? Oddly enough, the one on that list that I ticked most recently was L. Ski Track. Great climb.
Grampa

Trad climber
OC in So Cal
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:06am PT
I did one of the early ascents of Stairway to Heaven, back when it was 5.9 A4. Beautiful line with some serious exposure at the top.
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:08am PT
Maybe we can get these guys to ante up....

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2012 - 01:11am PT

Mtnmun

Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:19am PT
Hacky is a fine climbing warm up stretching out the ol stiffies.

I've done 7, they are all 5 star routes in my book and I can't wait to do them again.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Latitute 33
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:22am PT
Its an OK list, done 19 of 20. (Yes, one with a couple hangs).

Not sure Paisano belongs on the list and how many people have even done it? (Maybe if I'd done it I'd feel differently.)

Sundance

Iron Cross

Fred

And others are certainly worthy and better than some listed.

GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:30am PT
Done 14, Fingertrip is wayyy overrated. Rebolting developement, Edge, Johnny Quest? Well maybe not johnny quest...
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
Apr 11, 2012 - 01:53am PT
1. White Maiden'ts Walkaway 5.1 - YES
2. Angel's Fright 5.5 (substitute The Trough, then YES)
3. Left Ski Track 5.6 YES
4. Fingertrip 5.7 (Substitute Fingertip, then YES)
5. Coffin Nail 5.7+ not yet
6. Traitor Horn 5.8 want to
7. Open Book 5.9 yeah, probably want to in the cooler temps
8. Flower of High Rank 5.9 YES
9. Whodunit 5.9 YES, but can't remember hardly anything about it, except dropping my figure eight rappell device
10. Consolation 5.9 not yet
11. El Camino Real 5.10a not yet
12. Super Pooper 5.10 a/b not yet
13. Sundance 5.10b YES
14. Etude 5.11a on TR, YES
15. Valhalla 5.11a not yet
16. Vampire 5.11a not yet
17. Insomnia 5.11b not yet
18. Green Arch 5.11c not yet
19. Paisano Overhang 5.12c R not yet, woof, maybe never
20. The Pirate 5.12d not yet on aid


asdfasdfasdf ONLY 7 asdfasdfasdfaf


kill me now!!! I'm not worthy.
apogee

climber
Apr 11, 2012 - 02:33am PT
Done about 3/4's of that list, if you can count a rope-solo (aid) of Pirate.
Brian

climber
California
Apr 11, 2012 - 02:37am PT
18 free
1 more on aid (Pirate)
(Never been on Paisano Overhang, though I once though about it...)

Brian
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
Apr 11, 2012 - 07:50am PT
Done 7, flailed on 3 more.

Big thanks to Andy and those who put up MP!
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