i took my buddy out rappeling for the first time ever... and while i was rappeling my rig first i shot this picture ... i think its pretty cool

Dave leading The Fox (10+) located in Calico Basin, Red Rocks, NV.

Pulling a fun route that I was introduced to by Vera Schult-Pelkum @ RRR clinic 06.

The Brit avoids the bite of Maneater for a second-try send. Photo by BSF.

A classic hand crack - I just need to find something of similar consistency in the Rockies! Mike T on photography, luke_flowers on belay.

A fun problem in calico basin. photo by matt murphy.

I saw another photo- I think it was Chris's of thing and thought I would add my own version. Taken at RRR - Jon Howard cruising it.

Trying to warm up on a cold March day.

Phote taken from the saddle going to Modrate Mecca. I just loved to red hues in the late afternoon sun.

Just another sunny beautiful day in Red Rocks. Mecca contains good short routes to learn placement.

Same route as Learning Trad, but with placements and climbing babe visible.

Just sending for the 2nd time Dr. Vera's off width roof problem. It's a very fun problem to work.

Lj is one of the neighborhood kids that my kids play with and has lived in Las Vegas for 5 years and had never been to Red Rocks. He had never been climbing either, and he loved it as well as did his sister. We were begged to bring them along again when we go out again.

Unfortunately he forgot his shoes and has out grown his climbing shoes. Dad is the process of ordering him a new pair of Sportiva - Fuegos.

My wife insisted on bring her fog dog (shitsu) out to the crag. The funny thing was that she'd just given him a bath and by the time we were tired of bouldering, his fur was no longer white but stained shades of red. Hey I have to admit he loved being out with the family. He's still a fog dog though

At Calico Basin in the late afternoon, Bryant sends into the sunset.

Bryant on Caustic at the beautiful Calico Basin. Nice climbing.

Pulling down on a crimp while attempting a red point of maneater.

The first bolt is HOW high?! Bryan clipping the first draw on Baseboy while Jeff, Ana, and Richard look on. Who's spotting?

Greg Petry inches his way out of the Plummber's Crack on Big Chimney 5.9 in the Calico Basin.

Luke pulls through on a warm up boulder in Red Rocks

Jp work'n caustic on cannibale crag. Nice to see him send it.

Bryan sends Caustic and was readying to belay JP's try.

Arguably the best climb of my first trip to Red Rock's. Definitely the best 11 I've ever been on. Jeff leading Caustic (11b). photo by novclimbs

Lots of fun as a warm up in retrospect. A little scary at the time, at least it was for me on this day. Funny how life can be allot like leading a chimney climb now and again, tight spots, back against a wall and so on... photo by Jeff C.