This is Joe, on the outsiders in smith rock oregon. great climb on a great day. yeehaw

This is some of the most beautiful country there is!! wow, can't wait to go back. Joe and Joel taking a break

amy getting ready to belay while joel is tieing (sp?) in to the rope. joels first day of climbing!! did great!!

Joe went to the top, cleaned the route and rapped down. first time doing it too. did great

Gotta eat before heading to the rock. It was a long, stormy night at the campground!!

Lexi on five gallon buckets. She's asking "where do I go now?" She made it up and over the next hueco!! Good Job!!

This is Amy, on lead for the first time(5.8). She's followed on half dome and done tons of climbs, but this was her first lead. She did great, all the way to the top!! Joe is toproping the next rout over (5.9)

This is my daughter Lexi. She is 9 years old, and wanted to give this 5.8 a shot. she made it to the first bolt before deciding to come down. I am so proud of my girl!!!!

Shot of my daughter sitting in one of the huecos! I think this was her favorite part of the trip!

This is my daughter and I on our first trip to smith rock. what a blast. We had so much fun together!! Great bonding experience!! Looking forward to the next trip.

This is amy, just below the anchors of five gallon buckets (5.8). Guess she needed a break and this was the only seat in the house!

Lexi beginning her first 5.8 while calvin is coming off the 5.9 next door.

This is Joe heading up the wall. Tons of fun!!

Joe again. coming up to the crux on the outsiders. joes on the right.

Joels first time ever rock climbing. He did pretty good. made it to the 5.9 crux on the outsiders.

Lexi bouldering this massive boulder. She topped out in about 2.4, seconds that is.

This is Joe, Amy, Joel, and some other guy who wanted in the picture. Amy is getting ready to belay for Joel on 5 gallon buckets.

Sort of lame photo of a good route. I love the bulge below the anchor, looks hard but really easy when you find the jug. I think it takes gear up to 2 inches with lots o' nuts... Thanks to Bill for the pic..

one of the nicest warm-up routes at smith at 6:00am--after that, run for your life--it's GUMBY central!

Duane Coughlan is just a couple of moves towards red pointing Churning.

Duane Coughlan deadpoints the final jug on Churning in the Wake.

The next climb right of Five Gallon Buckets, it starts similarily with huecos but thins out fo a face climb in the top third (crux at second to last bolt).

This is the Zion Area (left side) of the Morning Glory Wall. The climber is on the second line (The Outsiders 5.9). The line of huecos to the left is Five Gallon Buckets (5.8), the first line of chalk to the right is Light of the Path (5.10a) and the second line of chalk is Gumby (5.10b, bottom half) and Morning Sky (5.10c, top half).

El_Capitan climbing with Rocksolid, during a March, 2004 trip. This classic route is the left-most and easiest (=popular) route of the huecos on the Morning Glory wall. There are harder routes on the same huecos to the right: The Outsiders (5.9), the Light On The Path (5.10a), and Gumby (5.10b) and Morning Sky (extension of Gumby, 5.10c). The background shows the parking lot and the path leading down to the valley.

El_Capitan clipping on The Outsiders (5.9) during a March, 2004 trip. This route is the second left-most route of the huecos. The large hueco in the picture is Five Gallon Buckets(left-most hueco route). This climb starts similarly as Five Gallon on some huecos but thins out to a face climb at the top.