Statistics for trad climbs at Tahquitz:

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Route
Click for details.		 Date Rating Comments
                                                                                                                        
Fingertrip
West Face
 Tue, Jun 3
2003		 5.7 *** My first multi-pitch. Nice climb, but maybe too easy!
Fingertrip
West Face
 Sun, May 9
2004		 5.7 *** 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
 Sun, Jun 6
2004		 5.8 ** 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
 Fri, Jun 18
2004		 5.9 *** 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
 Fri, Jun 18
2004		 5.8 ** 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 WalkawayTrip Report
Maiden Buttress
 Sun, Jul 18
2004		 5.4 ** 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
 Wed, Jul 28
2004		 5.9 *** 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
 Wed, Jul 28
2004		 5.8 ** 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
 Sat, Aug 21
2004		 5.7 ** 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
 Wed, Aug 25
2004		 5.9 *** 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
 Mon, May 30
2005		 5.10a *** 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
 Mon, May 30
2005		 5.8 R *** 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
 Sat, Jun 4
2005		 5.8 R *** 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
 Sat, Jun 4
2005		 5.8 *** 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
 Sat, Jun 4
2005		 5.8 * 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
 Sat, Jul 2
2005		 5.8 ** 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
 Sun, Jul 17
2005		 5.6 ** 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
 Sun, Jul 17
2005		 5.6 *** 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
 Tue, Aug 16
2005		 5.10a ** 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
 Tue, Aug 16
2005		 5.8 *** 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
 Sun, Aug 28
2005		 5.10a *** 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
 Sun, Aug 28
2005		 5.9 ** 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
 Sun, Oct 2
2005		 5.8 ** 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 HornTrip Report
West Face
 Sun, Oct 2
2005		 5.8 ** 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
 Wed, Jun 21
2006		 5.7 *** 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
 Wed, Aug 2
2006		 5.9 * 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
 Wed, Aug 2
2006		 5.9 ** This was an awesome pitch! One of the best finger cracks I've ever climbed, hands down.
The Jam Crack/The Trough
West Face
 Wed, Aug 2
2006		 5.8 * 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
 Sun, Aug 16
2009		 5.8 ** 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
 Sun, Aug 16
2009		 5.7 * 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 ArchTrip Report
West Face
 Sun, Sep 6
2009		 5.10c ** 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
 Sun, Jun 27
2010		 5.9 *** This climb was as outstanding as I had remembered.