Photos by lucander

Opening moves on New Yosemite, a New River Gorge pseudo classic. This is when I had hopes of an onsight, I dogged my way through it, this was not pretty.

Mt. Hubris is on the left. This massive wall is surprisingly easy and pleasant to climb at 5.6

Lucander on the summit of Mt. Hubris, a beautiful spot. Photo by Russ, it was a blessing to take him here on his first big route.

Hubris is on the lft. This is a view from the trail. Getting to the climb through Mazanitas may be the most difficult part of it.

D. Lucander jugs out of Four Sheets to the Wind, a classic 5.9 line at the New. Shortly after this I heard Dan shouting at me to put in gear and telling me where holds were...I didn't think that it I ran it out that badly.

Belay here and remember to go over rope signals - your second will not hear you!

In the cave belay on very well placed old pitons - Standard Route (pitch goes out left from the hole in back)

A sunny January day on the Gunks' best 5.6 in a Hawaiian Shirt. Keep driving those SUVs folks!

With Ursasaur on top of Tunnel Vision (6 pitches, 5.7) at Red Rocks

Contemplating committing low moves off the GT, p. 2 of Keep on Struttin

My summer cabin at the Gunks. 9 x 14 with a perfect front porch for bbq and drinks. This is a big reason why 2006 was the first time in my adult life I didn't go west for the summer.

If we were women this would be on the front page for months. Launching into deep blue for lunch break with park ranger D. Goldey. Photo is posted to allude to a wealth of easy but chossy volcanic deep water solos that abound at Crater Lake N.P.

A not very alpine solstice hike on South Sister with Robbie from Bend, a good bloke met on rc.com

South Sister from a flat bench at roughly 10,000 feet on a brilliant solstice day, 2006. The standard hiking/mountaineering follows the obvious ridge left before easily traversing to the summit.

Retribution (5.10-), a painfully popular toprope at the Gunks. This route was climbed ground up, the way it should be. A better version of a previously posted picture.

D. Lucander and ursasaur at the base of Drunkard's Delight. Not only is she beautiful, she can also catch falls and has a real job!

Doing my best Tom Kauffman impression on Solar Slab (III, 5.6) at Red Rocks. Climbed the route circa early 1980s with "scary larry" and his rack of antiquities. We carried two old forged friends and lots of strange things like Dolts, Tetons, long wired nuts, and hexes.

Pulling through the Fickle Finger high up on Moby Grape (III, 5.8) during a beautiful autumn day.

Getting my groove on the top of Cannon's Moby Grape, a delightful climb. Hard to believe that I was up there two days earlier with ursasaur on Whitney G in thick clouds, wind, drizzle, and constant shivering.

Late season alpine vegetation high in New Hampshire's Presidential Range. Brown grass means that ice season cometh.

Lake of the Clouds, Presidential Range. Like chocolate on a summit, a photo is worth the stop. Did the Presi Traverse on this nearly cloudless autumn day in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts in eight hours.

A well-known scene to New England outdoors folks - Mt. Madison and Star Lake, the northern terminus of the Presidential Range.

Ursula scrambling upper Exum Ridge. The climbing is much more exposed than the lower section but is also easier.

We just got home from the Tetons a winter cragging at Joshua Tree is already calling

David Lucander on Short Order (5.8), a somewhat hidden gem at Whitehorse Ledge