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Jack M. (NJC Tee Shirt) roping up for 1st warmup run of the day on One More Victim :)

Leaning Tower - Wet Denim Daydream - V 5.6 C3F or A3 Spike standing on great bivy ledge at top of P9 -- Photo by: Rob Mansfield

New Jack City - Prodigy Pile - Firestarter 5.13d - John Ford pulling on a crimp.

New Jack City - Prodigy Pile - Firestarter 5.13d John Ford working crimpers.

EL CAPITAN - SOUTHEAST FACE - TANGERINE TRIP 5.8 A2 or C3F - I am busy organizing gear after hauling as Ben Banks cleans P7. P7 was one of the easies pitches on the climb. Photo by Tom Evans.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Tangerine Trip VI 5.8 A2 or C3F - Spike leading P7 one of the easiest pitches of the climb.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Tangerine Trip VI 5.8 A2 or C3F - I am belaying Ben Banks as he leads P4. The plan is that he will fix P5, lower off and we will spend our first night on the wall at the top of P4. With the traversing nature of P5 and the steepness of Tangerine Trip, when Ben lowered off, the exposure was awesome. Photo by Tom Evans.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Tangerine Trip VI 5.8 A2 or C3F - Ben Banks just under the start of the huge roof on P4. The haul bags to the left of him belong to another team that had fixed ropes on Aurora. We pounded 1 piton on the route and it was here, a #2 Lost Arrow.--- photo by Tom Evans

El Capitan - Southwest Face - Bermuda Dunes VI 5.11c A4+ Image of the chimney on P6, you can see the single bolt on the face in the tan area.

El Capitan - Southwest Face - Bermuda Dunes VI 5.11c A4+ Looking down P5 as I clean it.

El Capitan - Southwest Face - Bermuda Dunes VI 5.11c A4+ Tom Kasper is working his way up the chimney on P6. Picture of cams at the belay. Tom K. will use the BIG cam inside the chimney.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Zodiac --- The first thing you want to do when you summit, is take your harness off, take your shoes off, relax with solid ground under your feet and drink water. Its around 3:00pm in the afternoon and Ben Banks is enjoying the summit.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Zodiac -Ben Banks with his favorite Big Wall food, Chunky Campbells soup. We bivied at the summit and went down the next morning.

Williamson Rock - Tombstones - Straight To Hell - Sam belaying Jack on STraight To Hell.

Williamson Rock - Tombstones - Straigth To Hell 5.12d - Jack Marshall making a clip on Straight To Hell.

El Capitan - Southwest Face: El Capitan - Bermuda Dunes - Tom Kasper filling water bottles at Firn Springs just northwest of Bridelvail parking lot. Getting ready for Bermuda Dunes.

El Capitan -Southwest Face - Bermuda Dunes VI 5.11c A4+ - Tom Kasper rapping down The Slack from the top of P4.

El Capitan - Southwest Face - Bermuda Dunes VI 5.11c A4+ Tom Kasper enters the chimney on P6.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Zodiac VI 5.7 A2 or C3F - Ben Banks enjoying Metolius Bomb Shelter portaledge a P7.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Zodiac VI 5.7 A2 or C3F - Looking down from the top of P13 Peanut Ledge.

Williamson Rock - Tombstones - Straight To Hell 5.12+ Jack Marshall getting a run on the route. He got the FA later the same day.

Leaning Tower - West Face V 5.7 C2F - Ben Banks starts up pitch #1. You can see the haul line hitting the pointy dead tree. Ben fixed P1 & P2 as a single pitch.

Leaning Tower - West Face V 5.7 C2F - Ben Banks standing at the start of the 4th class section. He is organizing his personal gear, attaching his YATES adjustable daisys to his YATES big wall ladders. He also uses a YATES Shield harness. You can see the fixed line down near his left foot, that you clip into as you make the traverse.

Leaning Tower - West Face - V 5.7 C2F - Ben Banks just below Guano Ledge. I took the picture from Ahwahnee Ledge.

Riverside Rock Quarry - RIGHT END AREA - Rivets & Bits: Image of how I have my Gri Gri set up when I solo. The DMM Belay Master keeps the Gri Gri oriented out in front of me when attached to belay loop on harness. It also helps prevent cross loading. I also use some duct tape to keep Gri Gri positioned on the front part of the carabiner. The keeper cord which is connected to the carabiner prevents me from dropping Gri Gri when removing or place the rope in the Gri Gri. NOTE: ALWAYS USE A BACKUP KNOT THAT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR HARNESS BELAY LOOP WITH A LOCKING CARABINER WHEN SOLOING.

Gri Gri With Clip In Loop - Drill small hole through the black plastic part of Gri Gri. Use 3m cord, tie stopper knot and good size loop for carabiner. Use seam grip to keep it in place. If soloing and using a Gri Gri as your solo aid devise you NEED a clip in loop. Because everytime you take the rope out of the Gri Gri, the probability of dropping it is HIGH. In the image you can see a carabiner clipped into the orange keeper loop. The carabiner is attached to a piece of cord that is attached to my A5 shoulder harness.

New Jack City - Crossfire Crag - Bad Seed 5.13a John Ford working Bad Seed on 01/25/03 --- he came back on Wednesday 01/29/03 and got his red point.

New Jack City - Crossfire Crag - Bad Seed 5.13a Jack Marshall starting the Bad Seed.

Riverside Rock Quarry - RIGHT END AREA - Dunlap Bolt Ladder A1 - Here I am hooking with my Russian Aiders as I solo CLIMB the first pitch on the Dunlap Bolt Ladder.

New Jack City - LETHAL ROCK - Photo of Tom Lindner with his figure 8 belay devise at the base of Lethal Rock.

Here is a modified BD Sky Hook filed down to look like a finger --- A Finger Hook.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - New sign posted at base of the wall :)

New Jack City - RAVEN ROCKS - Tony who established the 1st bench at NJC in front of Espresso is doing belay duties in comfort.

New Jack City - RAVEN ROCKS - Red Devil 5.12b - Will working through the crux on Red Devil.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Lunar Eclipse VI 5.7 V4 - OK Pete the only thing between you and me is the #5 HB brass micro nut I just placed, a Captain Hook and a #2 Head. Are you sure this is A1![Photo taken by PTPP]

New Jack City - THE FAIRWAY - Freak Show 5.12a Will moving out on a thin section to clip the last bolt before heading for the anchors.

New Jack City - THE HIDDEN WALL - Backside Arete 5.12a Sam giving Jack beta on Backside Arete --- I think he is at the right hand under cling to a lonnnnnggggg reach (crux).

New Jack City - RAVEN ROCKS - Espresso 5.10c Jay T. clipping the second bolt on Expresso an early morning warmup route.

New Jack City - THE FAIRWAY - Freak Show 5.12a Keli working the start of Freak Show. The route was put up late last season by Jack M. and has only seen maybe 6 ascents. Crux #1 the start, Crux #2 don't get to pumped on the long traverse because Crux #3 is the finish !!!

New Jack City - THE HIDDEN WALL - Jack M. with one of his well used carabiners !!!

New Jack City - The Hidden Wall - Let's Kung Fu 5.12a Will on the start of Let's Kung Fu.

Zion National Park - Moonlight Buttress - Lunar Ecstasy V 5.9 C2+ Ben Banks on the summit of Lunar Ecstasy.

Zion National Park - Moonlight Buttress - Lunar Ecstasy V 5.9 C2+ SPIKE/Richard at one of the 2 summit trees after doing the last pitch and hauling (photo taken by Ben Banks).

Zion National Park - MOONLIGHT BUTTRESS V 5.9 C2+ SPIKE/Richard on the last pitch of Lunar Ecstasy P9 the "Original Finish" rated C2+ [picture taken by Ben Banks].

Zion National Park - MOONLIGHT BUTTRESS V 5.9 C2+ Ben Banks starts up P7 "The Amoeba" pitch rated C2+.

Zion National Park - MOONLIGHT BUTTRESS - Lunar Ecstasy V 5.9 C2+ Ben Banks just finish crossing the Virgin River.

Zion National Park - MOONLIGHT BUTTRESS - Lunar Ecstasy V 5.9 C2+ Ben Banks working his way up P5 an Old A4 Pitch now rated C2.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Zodiac VI 5.7 A2 or C3F - Gabe McNeely on P1 A2+ variation start, reaching to place a rivet hanger.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Lunar Eclipse Vi 5.7 A4 - PTPP is at the top of P3. Image of Lunar Eclipse taken from bridge in El Cap Meadows.

El Capitan - Southeast Face - Lunar Eclipse VI 5.7 A4 - Thursday morning 082902 JOEBUZZ (left) and PTPP almost to the base of Lunar Eclipse. Pigs are heavy, filled with mostly water and food. JOEBUZZ and PTPP made a late afternoon trip up on Wed. 082802 with most of the climbing gear. Today PTPP will fix P1. Richard / SPIKE