This is me on "The mentor," probably one of the best routes of its grade in the country, despite the setting. Alas, the top was wet, so the send did not materialize on this trip.

Whitney Boland walking through the opening moves of Mentor 5.12b

Unknown climber using the French-blow chalk removal technique on Mentor (12b). Or, he is warming his hands. He's at the leg thread rest where you can actually get a no-hands.

Unknown climber pulling the roof on Mentor (12b). Classic route. You can see the chains in the upper left of the photo.

Well...how many pics can one post of this fun route. One day we'll know. It was pooring rain and very cold, but we had to climb. Tom hanging around on the lip of the roof, probably pretty pumped and definately VERY cold. This is the best lap route at the VRG b/c all the holds are big. Go try it out...

St George locals rockin' and craggin' in the rain at the VRG. Shot from the pullout in front of a green Accord. 19 Feb 2007.

Jonathan (me) enjoying a day of Schooling at the VRG

John feeling light on his fingers on Bowser 5.12d at the VRG's Mentor cave.

Bowser is good juggy fun, and while not the VRG classic, it is one of the best 12's at the cliff. This is a classic endurance route with no hard moves but an overall good pump. At one point you get to dangle around like Sly Stallone in CLIFFHANGER. My friend Kolin took the photo.

This is Todd Perkins climbing "The Mentor" in the Mentor Cave at the VRG. This is a popular climb but is a long and pumpy 5.12b