Myself and Foograbingstone atop Gardners Wall after we climbed Hanging Garden. A great view from a great climb.

Well the title says it all really. A beautiful day and a great route.

Some consider the step across move to be the crux on this route. It is possible to climb the face below and to the right at 5.9. But that wouldn't be any fun...

Holdplease2 solo aiding on Hot Line, Tom's Thumb in the McDowells. The line goes free at 5.10b (sandbag), but it also makes for a cool clean aid practice line with a thin, left leaning crack, some offwidth, some really thin stuff, and a traverse. A little bit of everything in about 100 feet.

Classic route in the McDowell Mountains. The first pitch consists of face climbing, a dihedral, a roof, and a crack. The second pitch is an easy face climb. This is a picture of Dale on the first pitch taken by Sheryl.

One of the many moderates on Sven Slab. This is a fun bolted slab with 3 or 4 bolts in 85' of climbing. A 60 meter rope will allow you to top rope all the routes on this slab. A two bolt 5.5 second pitch awaits for those that choose. Photo taken of Dale by Sheryl.

The route is called quaker oats and it is rated 5,5 it is a good 200 ft climb. my dad took photo without me knowing he was climbing up next to me on a top rope on the route next to it. while i was top roping my little brothers first climb he ever led. the climb is a great little day climb it is fun an easy great for beginnrs to led although it is a good stretch on the last bolt of the first pitch it is a two pitch climb.

In the picture is looks like there is very little to hold onto. It is not deceiving. Sven slab has mostly indents/dishes and a few crimps.

My partner Joe rapping off Tom's Thumb. I'm sitting on top. Treibers Deception is a tough 5.7 lead in my opinion (Hence the deception portion of the name/although that is actually supposed to reference the wiggy step-over). A great view of Phoenix! A fun day.

He made it look like cake on lead

Sven Slab as seen from the parking area on a beautiful sunny February day

An easy 5.5 warm up. Crowded belay ledge since all climbs share same eybolt.

V to the izz-A - what else can I say about, dude, I gets bizzay! Here is a very old school but stellar 5.7 in the McDowells. I would say this is one of the MUST DO 5.7s in the state! Route is actually a bit steeper than it looks in this pic and the smearing is rather polished on the slab. I know the sky is over-exposed but my Photoshop skills aren't bitchin' enough yet to render it appropriately. March 2007.

Coming down off Space Cadets / Beat Feet

My favorite crack

There are new access trails to the climbing area's in the McDowell Mtns.. Please use the new trails to prevents access issues in the future.

We caught this view of Gardener's Wall and Tom's Thumb on the ridge beyond.

made it to the face moves near the top and puss'd out.

Top roping ego trip (5.7R). I would not have felt confident to lead this route, the run out is severe and there are multiple times where you could deck. But fun route on TR.