Statistics for climbs at Tahquitz:
- Total climbs attempted: 32
- Successful, complete climbs: 31
- No. of different routes successfully climbed: 22
- Total no. of pitches led: 74
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Date | Rating | Type | Pitches | Partner(s) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingertrip West Face Tahquitz |
Tue, Jun 3 2003 |
5.7 *** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 0. |
Aaron Reite | My first multi-pitch. Nice climb, but maybe too easy! |
| Fingertrip West Face Tahquitz |
Sun, May 9 2004 |
5.7 *** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 4. |
Erwin Lau | Climbed with Erwin Lau, using much of Aaron's rack, plus my own gear. This was a lot more fun the second time around, probably because I was leading the whole thing. |
| Traitor Horn West Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Jun 6 2004 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 4 pitches We did it in 3. I led 2. |
Corinne Lee | Climbed with Corinne Lee, using much of Aaron's rack, plus my own gear. A very fun route, though the really good part is a very short section. Two major notes: the real route is… more |
| Whodunit Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Fri, Jun 18 2004 |
5.9 *** | Trad | 8 pitches We did it in 6. I led 3. |
Aaron Reite | Aaron and I had been wanting to climb this for a year, and we finally got to. It was a stellar route, and well worth the wait. We did it in six pitches with no simul-climbing,… more |
| Traitor Horn West Face Tahquitz |
Fri, Jun 18 2004 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 4 pitches We did it in 3. I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | We ran up this after doing Whodunit, since we had plenty of daylight left. This time, we simul-climbed the easy first part (with me leading), up to the beginning of the crux pitch,… more |
White Maiden's Walkaway Maiden Buttress Tahquitz |
Sun, Jul 18 2004 |
5.4 ** | Trad | 6 pitches We did it in 5. I led 1. |
Corinne Lee Ken Ito Mike Greenfield |
A bit of an epic, with Corinne leading and me following. A second party came up behind us, with Ken leading and Mike following. |
| The Open Book South Face Tahquitz |
Wed, Jul 28 2004 |
5.9 *** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Another ultra-classic that we've been wanting to do for a long time. We both decided afterwards that we wanted to do ths one again, because we each felt our technique wasn't “right… more |
| The Long Climb (Wong Climb start) Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Wed, Jul 28 2004 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 6 pitches We did it in 4. I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | A nice long classic that has been on our list for a while, and was one of the few good routes in the shade (mostly in the shade). The route turned out to not be so long, since we… more |
| Sahara Terror Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Sat, Aug 21 2004 |
5.7 ** | Trad | 8 pitches I led 7. |
Dan Popa | This was Dan's first multipitch, and I think it was pretty much his first real trad route. The route was suggested by Tony Chang, James Kim, and Roger Suen, and Dan liked the sound… more |
| Whodunit Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Wed, Aug 25 2004 |
5.9 *** | Trad | 8 pitches We did it in 5. I led 5. |
Tung Nguyen | My second ascent of Whodunit, definitely my favorite climb at Tahquitz so far. This time I climbed with Tung Nguyen, his first time trad climbing, so of course I led the whole… more |
| Super Pooper West Face Bulge Tahquitz |
Mon, May 30 2005 |
5.10a *** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 2. |
Will Hobbs | This was an excellent climb. Aaron and I have been wanting to do this one for a long time, so it's too bad I couldn't do it with him, but I'm glad I finally got to do it. I'll go… more |
| Mechanic's Route South Face Tahquitz |
Mon, May 30 2005 |
5.8 R *** | Trad | 3 pitches We did it in 2. I led 1. |
Will Hobbs | This was a really fun route. The Brit led the first pitch, which started out the same as the first pitch of Open Book, then traversed right into a different crack system and went… more |
| Mechanic's Route South Face Tahquitz |
Sat, Jun 4 2005 |
5.8 R *** | Trad | 3 pitches We did it in 2. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This time I led the first pitch, and Aaron led the second. He went all the way to the chains without running out of rope, so it is quite possible to do this in two pitches with no… more |
| Left Ski Track/The Chauvinist South Face Tahquitz |
Sat, Jun 4 2005 |
5.8 *** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Aaron led the first pitch of Left Ski Track, with its “unbelievably good jugs”, then due to slow crowds, we finished with the second pitch of The Chauvinist. The first pitch was… more |
| Coffin Nail West Face Tahquitz |
Sat, Jun 4 2005 |
5.8 * | Trad | 3 pitches We did it in 2. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This was an incredibly fun route, I thought. I would give it more than one star, personally. I also don't think it was 5.8, but then again, I think all the 5.8 stuff at Tahquitz is… more |
| The Long Climb (Wong Climb start) Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Sat, Jul 2 2005 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 6 pitches We did it in 5. I led 5. |
Pouya Bavafa | This was Pouya's first trad climb, and I felt like repeating this old classic that I'd only done once. I thoroughly enjoyed it the second time around, and it was nice to get to… more |
| Angel's Fright West Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Jul 17 2005 |
5.6 ** | Trad | 4 pitches We did it in 3. I led 3. |
Laura Schrupp | This was a pretty fun climb, and I think Laura enjoyed it. It doesn't have any stellar or classic crack or slab climbing, but it is pretty nice overall, and the route-finding was… more |
| Left Ski Track South Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Jul 17 2005 |
5.6 *** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 3. |
Laura Schrupp | This route lived up to its reputation as a spectacular climb. I had done the first pitch before with Aaron, but I hadn't led it. So I got to enjoy the “unbelievably good jugs” on… more |
| The Step West Face Bulge Tahquitz |
Tue, Aug 16 2005 |
5.10a ** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | The ominous route on which two people died about two years ago. This really wasn't too tough, although because there has been some rockfall at the crux in the last few years, it… more |
| The Chauvinist/Left Ski Track South Face Tahquitz |
Tue, Aug 16 2005 |
5.8 *** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | Having already done the first pitch of Left Ski Track and the second pitch of The Chauvinist, we decided to do the opposite, so that we have now climbed all of both routes (I had… more |
| Super Pooper West Face Bulge Tahquitz |
Sun, Aug 28 2005 |
5.10a *** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Aaron led the first and last pitches of this, since I had already led them. They felt easier this time, maybe because I had done them before, or maybe because I was just following.… more |
| Right Ski Track South Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Aug 28 2005 |
5.9 ** | Trad | 3 pitches We did it in 2. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This was every bit as spectacular as its neighbor, Left Ski Track. Rather than setting up a natural anchor for a hanging belay in the middle of the nice long crack, I linked the… more |
| The Chauvinist South Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Oct 2 2005 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 2. |
Shanjean Lee | This was fun once again, and it was Shanjean's first real trad climbing experience, and her first time climbing a fairly difficult crack, I think. She handled it quite well. I… more |
| Coffin Nail/Traitor Horn West Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Oct 2 2005 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 2. |
Shanjean Lee | This may very well be the best 5.8 at Tahquitz, and it's not in the guidebook. Figuring out this link-up is trivial, but I never thought of it until my friend Nathaniel mentioned… more |
| Fingertrip West Face Tahquitz |
Wed, Jun 21 2006 |
5.7 *** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 4. |
John Leo Steven Kwok |
This was a fun day. I led each pitch with my new double ropes, and Steven and John followed. I belayed them up using the autoblock feature of my new ATC Guide, so that they could… more |
| The Consolation Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Wed, Aug 2 2006 |
5.9 * | Trad | 7 pitches We did it in 4. I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | This route, right next to Whodunit, was pretty fun and high quality, but it certainly didn't seem as good to me as Whodunit. |
| Dave's Deviation (First pitch only) West Face Tahquitz |
Wed, Aug 2 2006 |
5.9 ** | Trad | 1 pitch I led. |
Aaron Reite | This was an awesome pitch! One of the best finger cracks I've ever climbed, hands down. |
| The Jam Crack/The Trough West Face Tahquitz |
Wed, Aug 2 2006 |
5.8 * | Trad | 5 pitches We did it in 3. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This was fun, but in retrospect, I wish we had studied the guidebook more and tried one of the better (and harder) variations for the last pitch. We just went up the Trough without… more |
| The Long Climb (Wong Climb start) Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Sun, Aug 16 2009 |
5.8 ** | Trad | 6 pitches We did it in 4. I led 4. |
Courtney Robertson | I can't believe it's been three years since I've been to Tahquitz! I was really hoping to do Whodunit, since that is my favorite route here, and it's been years since I've repeated… more |
| Red Rock Route Summit Block Tahquitz |
Sun, Aug 16 2009 |
5.7 * | Trad | 1 pitch I led. |
Courtney Robertson | I noticed this in the guidebook, and thought it would be a fun way to get up to the “true summit” of Tahquitz. So we scurried up this and had lunch at the top. This was quite a fun… more |
| Dave's Deviation to Upper Royal's Arch West Face Tahquitz |
Sun, Sep 6 2009 |
5.10c ** | Trad | 5 pitches I led 5. |
Courtney Robertson | This climb linked up four different routes in five pitches (although we should have done it in four — see below). Here are the pitch-by-pitch details: Dave's Deviation Direct Start… more |
| Whodunit Northwest Recess Tahquitz |
Sun, Jun 27 2010 |
5.9 *** | Trad | 8 pitches We did it in 5. I led 2. |
Gabe Rabin Will Foster |
This climb was as outstanding as I had remembered. |