First time cleaning out pro on a trad route.

TR on a slab route on the western face of Sociable Wall. Top out to the Upper Meadow.

TR a short slab route for learning to smear. This was my first outdoor climbing experience.

nice and easy smear up the slab; it looks like something from a set from one of the old star trek shows. fun though..

Egg boulder is frontmost and on the far left, and Little Flat Iron Boulder is visible to its right and behind it.

An easy trad lead at Drapers Bluff in southern Illinois.

Me top roping Suprize.This is one of my favorite,and one of my most hated climbs,it's real easy up untill that last move.It really pisses me off to see poeple make it so easy.

This is my buddy Favors, on his way up The Suprise at Draper's Bluff. This was his first lead ever!

This is me leading Sidewinder. An easy sport lead with a slingable horn. Hope you like it!

This photo was taken while we were just kicking back on top of the second pitch of Bloody Nose. This was a great last ascent after a perfect day of climbing.

David is midflight on Way of the Slacker. Aren't those bleached dreadlocks cool?

Dan is pulling a cool move on Scrambled Eggs. The sandstone is spectacular! Original image is 170MB and you can read the seconds on his digital watch.

Dan has pulled past the crux and enjoying a beautiful day at Drapers Bluff.

An unknown climber linking the two pitches on Outline. Drapers Bluff, So. Il.

4 Year Old Joshua is climbing on the sport Route called Surprise. We strategically put Sweet Tarts on the route as incentive to get him to want to climb higher.

Leslie topping out on the classic upper pitch of Fancy Lads (Tracy Belaying). Great weather, great partners, great rock, and a baby sitter for both Moms! What else can you ask for?

4 year old Joshua is climbing Surprise 5.8. He's snatching the sweet tarts off the route as he climbs higher. Mom & Dad put the candies there as incentive to climb higher. It worked!

Tracy is climbing on the fantastic upper pitch of Fancy Lads. The bottom pitch is sport 5.10c and the upper pitch is either 5.12c or about 5.8 A0. There are bolts in the 5.12 section that you can aid on, and then there's beautiful trad climbing after that. Look out for the wasp nest Tracy!

Tracy is topping out on the super fun upper pitch of Fancy Lads at Drapers Bluff. The gear placements are great! And look at the view! This route is fairly new, yet is likely going to be a classic.

The crux is the slightly overhanging bulge about 12 to 15 feet off the deck. The water groove on the right side of the bulge is the ticket up and over. Only problem is the bulge is a conglomerate of very sharp pebbles that'll clean the hide off your fingers! It's a great climb!

Kerry is topping out on the upper pitch of the classic Bloody Nose (5.6 Trad) at Drapers Bluff. There's a lot of good exposure and easy climbing on this route. The lichen is always beautiful and doesn't affect the friction. I've often times found huge amounts of lady bugs on this part of the route.

Having some fun TR'ing a short sport route at Drapers Bluff.

This is a really nice route on the South Face of Drapers Bluff in So. IL. I love climbing at the place! I don't know which route it is so if someone could help me out I'd appreciate it. I think it's in the vicinity of "Monarch", "Innerspace", and others. There's a couple of belay bolts just to the left of the cedar tree.

This is just me on a mixed route at Drapers Bluff. I can't remember the route name but its a nice warm up.

Wes Tite leads the airy traverse on the Bloody Nose Variation (5.8) @ Draper's Bluff in So. Ill. Route starts at the top of the belay ledge after the first pitch. Instead of traversing left out onto the face for "Bloody Nose" (5.6), traverse right under the roof for the variation (5.8). Photo by Andy Lemon.