D4 Portaledge

D4 Portaledge The D4 Portaledge, designed by legendary climber John Middendorf | Built by Barry Ward

Letting everybody out there know that Skots Wall Gear has my full endorsement and support of his portaledge design and p...
02/28/2026

Letting everybody out there know that Skots Wall Gear has my full endorsement and support of his portaledge design and production endeavors. I'm confident John Middendorf "Deucey" would highly approve of Skot and his big wall gear design and production abilities.

Olle Hjort is among the best!
12/09/2025

Olle Hjort is among the best!

I've had a great run designing, building, and fabricating the D4 Portaledge, including the Delta 2p designs, created by ...
11/22/2025

I've had a great run designing, building, and fabricating the D4 Portaledge, including the Delta 2p designs, created by legendary big wall climber and outdoor gear innovator, John Middendorf (aka "Deucey").

I have been building world class portaledges since the A5 Adventures days starting in the late 1980s. After John's passing in June 2024, things were never quite the same.

As such, I've decided to wind things down and focus on my fly fishing, model building, and being a "home daddy" here in Durango with my family (including three dogs and a kitty).

It's been a fun climb! I deeply appreciate all the support over all these many years from my customers, partners, colleagues, and friends.

THANK YOU!

Barry Ward

Took this off one of Deucy's Delta 2p protos. Rest in Peace my friend Big Wall Gear
06/14/2025

Took this off one of Deucy's Delta 2p protos. Rest in Peace my friend Big Wall Gear

Look what I took off of one of Deucy's old Delta 2p protos! D4 Portaledge
06/14/2025

Look what I took off of one of Deucy's old Delta 2p protos!
D4 Portaledge

Building a Delta 2p Portaledge ..... this one's a real beauty and has the new & improved rain fly attachment.
04/26/2025

Building a Delta 2p Portaledge ..... this one's a real beauty and has the new & improved rain fly attachment.

I've got enough material and precision-machined aluminum joiners to build 3, maybe 4 more Delta 2p Portaledges. I also j...
04/26/2025

I've got enough material and precision-machined aluminum joiners to build 3, maybe 4 more Delta 2p Portaledges. I also just devised a new & improved rain fly attachment. If you're interested, hit me up on d4portaledge.com or message me for details.

Building the last of the D4 Portaledges this year. Tariffs suck.
03/27/2025

Building the last of the D4 Portaledges this year. Tariffs suck.

I am very sad to hear the news that my friend John Middendorf "Deucey" passed away a couple days ago. John is the creat...
06/23/2024

I am very sad to hear the news that my friend John Middendorf "Deucey" passed away a couple days ago. John is the creative genius and designer/engineer of the D4 portaledge, including the Delta 2p ledges. I met John back in the 80s and sewed big wall gear at his company, A5 Adventures, in Flagstaff. In 2017, we met up again when he asked me to help with his D4 kickstarter to launch his newest portaledge design. It has been a great honor to work with John building the best portaledges in the world. But more important, John was a true friend and I will dearly miss him.

Miles Fullman on Sea of Dreams earlier this month with a D4 full-size ledge and a Delta 2p. As he said, "The ledges are ...
05/31/2024

Miles Fullman on Sea of Dreams earlier this month with a D4 full-size ledge and a Delta 2p. As he said, "The ledges are the best I've ever used. We were very psyched on them." Thanks Miles!

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