Mike Strassman's Climbing Notes

IIIs, IVs, Vs, VIs and Excellent Climbs, First Ascents

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Mike Strassman's Climbing Notes was provided by Mike's sister Judy. The notebook contains information about climbs that Mike did from October 1979 through April 1987.

• Cover
• Inside cover - Drawings of climbing on "Babes in Thailand" and "Pagan"
• Title page and drawing of "Equinox"
• Page 2/3 - Bender Axen - Rupley Route, Black Quacker, October 1979
• Page 4/5 - "The Classic" and Mt. Lassen, Standard Route, July 1980
• Page 6/7 - "Castle Dome" and "El Condor", July 1980
• Page 8/9 - "Cresent Arch" and "North Palisade", July 1980
• Page 10/11 - "Temple Crag" and East Face of Mt. Whitney, July 1980
• Page 12/13 - "Black Quacker" to "Voodoo Child" and Table Mountain, Summer/Fall 1980
• Page 14/15 - Entrance Dome and Stronghold Dome, Winter/Spring 1981
• Page 16/17 - Finger Rock and Coonyard, Yosemite, 1981
• Page 18/19 - "Snake Dike" and "Royal Arches", June 1981
• Page 20/21 - Lost Arrow Spire and Middle Cathedral, June 1981
• Page 22/23 - Washington Column and Half Dome, June 1981
• Page 24/25 - Fairview Dome and Keeler's Needle, July 1981
• Page 26/27 - Fortress, October 1981
• Page 28/29 - Agave Spires and Iranian Wall, 1982
• Page 30/31 - Southeast Arete, Baboquivari and South Arete, Leviathon Dome, 1982
• Page 32/33 - "The Wall of the Trundling Trolls", June 1982
• Page 34/35 -"The Wall of the Trundling Trolls", Summer 1982
• Page 36/37- North Palisades and the "Cook Book", August 1982
• Page 38/39 - Nooksak Tower and Icy Peak, September 1982
• Page 40/41 - "The Nose" and Private Pinnacle, Fall 1982
• Page 42/43 - Esperero Spires, Spring 1983
• Page 44/45 - Table Mountain and Kore Route Buttress, January 1982
• Page 46/47 - "Menage a trois" and Traveler's Buttress, January 1982
• Page 48/49 - Mean Mistreater Wall and Molino Wall, 1983
• Page 50/51 - Molino Wall and Entrance Dome, February 1983
• Page 52/53 - Acropolis Wall and Bear Canyon Wall, March 1983
• Page 54/55 - Racial Wall and Stronghold Dome, April 1983
• Page 56/57 - "Son of Rupley" and "Bloody Likely", Spring 1983
• Page 58/59 - Velvet Wall and "Cerberus Gendarme", May 1983
• Page 60/61 - Moonshadow Wall and the Druid, May 1983
• Page 62/63 - The Druid and the Roman Baths, July 1983
• Page 64/65 - The Troll Wall and Mt. Stewart, Summer 1983
• Page 66/67 - Snow Creek Wall and the Organ, August 1983
• Page 68/69 - Emerald Pools Wall and the Roman Baths, August 1983
• Page 70/71 - Lone Pine Peak and Mt. Winchell, Fall 1983
• Page 72/73 - Entrance Dome and Table Mountain, December 1983
• Page 74/75 - "Babes in Thailand" and "Equinox", Spring 1984
• Page 76/77 - "Days of Futures Past" and Timber Top Mesa, Spring 1984
• Page 78/79 - Temple Crag, Palisades, July 1984
• Page 80/81 - The Tombstone and "Day Needle", Summer 1984
• Page 82/83 - Clyde Minaret and Bear Creek Spire, Summer 1984
• Page 84/85 - Aiguille Junior and Tsef Naeb, Fall 1984
• Page 86/87 - "The Year of Living Dangerously" and "Corpse Route", Fall 1984
• Page 88/89 - Brownstone Wall and Crystal Crag, February 1985
• Page 90/91 - "The Hurting" and "Scoot, Scoot", Spring 1985
• Page 92/93 - "The Smokestack" and Mt. Dana, 1985
• Page 94/95 - Columbia Finger and Bear Creek Spire, 1986
• Page 96/97 - Higher Cathedral Spire and DeGaule's Nose, 1986
• Page 98/99 - Central Dome and Fairview Dome, July 1986
• Page 100/101 - Stately Pleasure Dome and Mt. Russel
• Page 102/103 - Mt. Morrison and Mt. Humphries
• Page 104/105 - Granite Mountain and Casa Diablo Mountain
• Page 106/107 - Buttermilks and "The Ides of Middle March"
• Page 108/109 - "Mystery of the Desert" and Mt. Shaktar
• Page 110/111 - Granite Mountain and "The Climb Too Tough to Die", 1987
• Page 112/113 - Aiguille du Paquoir
• Page 114/115 - "Few Species", Wall of the Trundling Trolls
• Page 116/117 - Helen Keller Route and Map of the Troll Wall and Environs
• Page 118/119 - Composite of E-Z climbs on Mount Lemmon
• Page 120/121 - More First Ascents
• Page 122/123 - Granite and Benton Range and S.W. Stronghold
• Page 124/125 - Topo of Roman Bath
• Page 126/127 - Topo of the Druid and Troll Wall
• Page 128/129 - Ego Routes
• Page 130/131 - Possible First Ascents
• Back cover

Warning! Climbing is inherently dangerous and can lead to serious injury and death. If you think otherwise, make a trip to the Hall of Horrors and read the material carefully.