A beautiful spring day with wonderful friends, Joanne and Kal. We sprinted up the 700' route with a leisurely start and were down way before dark. Just hate the standard raps, very tiresome. Sonso45 took 032005 on nikon digital.

A great day with friends on Courthouse Rock. Laurel and Alex on a cool route. It has varied climbing for several pitches, most of it good rock and some not so great but not bad enough to avoid. Just focus on all your holds and climb on. The crux is the roof just above Alex's helmet, a small roof with a #3 cam placement. Sonso45 took on nikon digital 102403.

Courthouse Rock has a new route. Some bolts, a piton and a light rack to #4 camalot will get you on top of the saddle.

Start in the shade. Always important in Arizona. Shade. Easy wandering to the prow of the arete leads to a ring piton. Always good to begin an adventure by looking for a ring...

Ed, Paul, Jim and Steve celebrate Steve's party at Courthouse Rock, 2001; I took it just as sun fell behind the cliff. That was my first visit. Sonso45 took on nikon digital.

Trying unk runout bolted route on 2nd day working The Groover; traversed R 50' to 1st anchors on Groover.

Many bolts up a chossy face with spicy runouts. Good fun.

heading up p2 on idiopathic

Austin mid traverse on p3

austin and chris taking in the view

chris nearing the summit of idiopathic

heading to the courthouse to find out why we climb choss

The last pitch is a bit green. Some looseness too. But easy. Just wander up and right to a good spot to stop and belay.