PO Box 3278
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
ammon@rocknclimb.com
Medieval Wall - V 5.10, A3+, w/Brian McCray, 3/04, Arrowhead Face, Zion NP, UT
South of Heaven - VI 5.8 A4+, w/Brian McCray & Kurt Arend, 9/03,Angels Landing, Zion NP, UT
Jose Memorial Variation - VI 5.7r A3+, w/Gabriel & Austin McNeely, 6/03, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
Known Offender - V 5.11b A3+, w/Jennifer Kelly, 11/01, Super Nova Wall, Yosemite, CA
High Line - VI 5.10r A4, w/Cedar Wright, 4/00, Super Nova Wall, Yosemite, CA.
Life on the Dark Side - V 5.7 A3x, w/Bryan Law, 4/99, Wall of Obscurity, Yosemite CA
Australopithecus - VI 5.9 A4, w/Kevin Conti, 9/99, Keeler Needle, Whitney Area, CA
Full Steam Ahead - VI 5.10 A4, Solo, 2/99, Southeast Face of West Temple, Zion, UT
Bigwall Speed Records
22 hours 56 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Zenyatta Mondatta - 5.7 A4, w/Ivo Ninov & Kevin Jaramillo, 6/27/05, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
17 hours 24 minutes
Virginia - 5.8 A3, w/Gabriel McNeely & Ivo Ninov, 7/16/05, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
55 hours 15 minutes
Magic Mushroom - VI 5.10 A4, w/Ivo Ninov & Kevin Jaramillo, 6/4-6/05, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
23 hours 41 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Pressure Cooker - VI 5.11 A4, w/Ivo Ninov, 10/25/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
16 hours 00 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Horse Chute - VI 5.9 A3, w/Chris McNamara, 10/8/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
23 hours 43 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Wall of the Early Morning Light - VI 5.10 A4, w/Brian McCray, 9/9/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
16 hours 00 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Never Never Land - VI 5.9 A4, w/Chris McNamara, 8/24/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
9 hours 08 minutes
Eagle's Way - VI 5.10 A4, w/Brian McCray, 8/07/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
23 hours 38 minute (First One Day Ascent)
Atlantic Ocean Wall -VI 5.10 A4, w/ Brian McCray, 8/03/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
18 hours 04 minutes
Lost in America - VI 5.10 A3+, w/Brian McCray, 7/19/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
33 hours 02 minutes
Pacific Ocean Wall - VI 5.9 A4, w/Ivo Ninov, 5/25/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
30 hours 42 minutes
Iron Hawk - VI 5.10 A3+, w/Cedar Wright, 5/5/04, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
1 hour 36 minutes 54 Seconds
Space Shot - IV 5.7 C1 w/Brian McCray, 10/12/03, Leaning Wall, Zion National Park, UT
5 hours 06 minutes
Wet Denim Daydream - V 5.7 A4, w/Ben Vander Klooster, 4/11/03, Leaning Tower, Yosemite, CA
18 hours 40 minutes (First One Day Ascent)
Latitudes - VI 5.9 A4+, w/Brian McCray, 2/22/03, Streaked Wall, Zion National Park, UT
2 hours 36 minutes (Three Routes in a Day)
Prodigal Sun - IV 5.10 C2, w/Brian McCray, 2/22/03, Zion National Park, UT
4 hours 09 minutes (Three Routes in a Day)
Lunar Ecstasy - V 5.9 C2+, w/Brian McCray, 2/22/03, Zion National Park, UT
1 hour 57 minutes (Three Routes in a Day)
Moonlight Buttress - V 5.10 C1, w/Brian McCray, 2/22/03, Zion National Park, UT
22 hours 22 minutes (6th Ascent & First One Day Ascent)
Born Under a Bad Sign - VI 5.10 A5, w/Chris Van Luevan & Eric Walden, 10/02, El Capitan, Yosemite,CA
14 hours 02 seconds
New Jersey Turnpike - VI 5.8 A5, w/Brian McCray, 10/02, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
10 hours 24 minutes
Tangerine Trip - VI 5.8 A2+, w/Cedar Wright, 7/02, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
21 hours 37 minutes (6th Ascent & First One Day Ascent)
Plastic Surgery Disaster - VI 5.8 A5, w/Brian McCray, 6/01, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
12 hours 47 minutes (3rd Ascent & First One Day Ascent)
Get Whacked - VI 5.10r A5, w/Brian McCray, 6/01, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
19 hours 47 minutes
Lunar Eclipse - VI 5.10 A4, w/Jose Pereyra & Chongo, 6/01, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
2 hours 59 minutes
Skull Queen - V 5.10 A3, w/Cedar Wright, 6/00, Washington Column, Yosemite, CA
51 hours 14 minutes (Solo Record)
Eagle's Way - VI 5.10 A3, Solo, 8/00, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA
3 hours 57 minutes (Solo Record)
Space Shot - V 5.10 C2, Solo, 5/01, Leaning Wall, Zion, UT
Recognized Achievement's
24 Big Wall Speed Records 9 of them being First One Day Ascents
38 El Capitan ascents by 29 different routes (5 of them solo)
2nd Ascent of Sauron's Eye VI 5.10r A4 with Gabriel McNeely
Sunkist 19 hrs 58 min, w/Brian McCray (missed the record by 34 minutes) 2004
Shortest Straw in 27 hours w/Austin McNeely (13) and Ivo Ninov, 2004
Established The Alcove Drop - a 200+ foot rope stunt on El Capitan - 2003
Ran John Muir Trail (7 Days) and climbed an FA (JMV) on El Capitan in the same month, 6/2003
Zodiac in 5 hrs 54 min. w/Nick Fowler - 11/02, El Capitan, holding the record in 2002/2003
Zodiac in 6 hrs 15 min. w/Alex Huber (jummared the first pitch making the ascent invalid for the record)
West Face of Leaning Tower in 4 hrs. 50 min. - Solo, 10/00, (holding the record from 99-02)
3rd Solo Ascent of Sea of Dreams - VI 5.9 A5, El Capitan, Yosemite, 1999
Pioneer of the Porch Swing - a 100' pendulum on top of El Capitan, 1998 - Featured on Masters of Stone 5
First Person to have soloed El Capitan for their first wall, ever - North America Wall, El Capitan, 1997
Other Experience
Climbed 67 Grade VI's since 1997 - Hardest: Aid Pitch - A4+, Free - 5.12b - Boulder V6
Innovator of several different Highlines - and walk Highlines regularly in Joshua Tree & Yosemite Valley
Completed an Official 100k Trail Race - Miwok 100k/62 miles (14 hours 20 minutes) May 3, 2003
Sponsors
Yates
Omega Pacific
Five-Ten