Photos by karl_hungus

A rare occurence of snow at The Mouth on a beautiful Saturday morning, March11, 2006. It only happens once every few years.

Meilee at Lizard's Mouth in Santa Barbara after a very rare snowfall.

An excellent problem in Salt Spring's Burgoyne Boulderfield. 99% of this area is complete conglomerate choss, but it offers plenty to do for anyone with a little vision and adventure.

A brilliant setting in the woods of Salt Spring. It was beginning to rain as this photo was taken, no big surprise to anyone who climbs in the northwest.

Burgoyne Boulders. It was fully pouring by the time the loose cobbles were pulled off and this fine short overhang was climbed. Last one of the trip.

The Natural (12c), at Owl Tor. Rock climbing doesn't get any better than a flawless line of perfect overhanging rock. In another 20,000 years, the Tor might get to such a state. Until then, Mr. Requist locks off and reaches every Saturday.

One of my all time favorite boulder problems in one of my favorite boulderfields. Perfection. Photo: Jonathan Kingston, taken sometime in the late 90s.

One of the finest problems at The Brickyard. There are a number of 'Grotesque Old Womans' scattered over the world, all of them courtesy of globe trotting first ascentionist Chris Leube. Photo: kingstonimages.com

Bambino moves into familiar territory, moving out of Power of Eating and into the deceptively hard Old Shatterhand.

At the Owl Tor outside of Santa Maria. This route is just left of Power of Eating, first ascent by Phil Requist (who else) in 2004. Photo: Steve Edwards.

Beginning of the crux sequence on The Ligna Negro at Owl Tor, outside of Santa Maria. Climber: Bob Banks Photo: Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards on Hell of the Upside-Down Sinners (5.12b). The first new route at Owl Tor in 6 years, first ascent by Phil Requist (of course) 2004.

Phil Requist on the first ascent of Owl Tor's latest warm-up route. Photo: Bob Banks

Burly undercling start leads to a big dyno and 30 feet of small holds to the chains. Climber: Bob Banks Photo: Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards on Hell of the Upsde-Down Sinners. Photo: Bob Banks

Making Beckey, Robbins and Chouinard proud, Steve Edwards demonstrates the purest in climbing ethics by hand drilling fixed protection from the ground up at The Owl Tor in Santa Maria. Wait....is that a cheatstone?