Photos by baja_topos

Mike in dark blue stepping up toward the right-facing flake of Eagle Vision. To his left, Lee is rapping off the TR that dangles over Dasuno. And to the right, Tim's head can be seen just below the topout roof of Nightcrawler, above the runout squeeze chimney. 20 Aug 2006

Climber starting up this very sustained and very excellent right-veering crack. Thin finger fun, aside from that one pod. First paved pullout on the right after Olmstead Point on westbound 120. Late afternoon shade. 5 Aug 2006

Leader in blue at the 2nd belay just below the prominent dihedral, and the second in white pants down at the 1st belay. Up high, veering rightward across the huge roof would be the Gram Traverse, done in two pitches. Higher and to the right sits Mariuolumne Dome. Taken from Lamb Dome. 5 Aug 2006

Audrey working way up this steep side of the cliff. Forecast of cloudy turned into t-storm cloudy by late morning, with thunder and lightning just off the shore, wind and raindrops on the rock, shivering at the top. Yeah, frigid cold in SoCal this time of year -- BRRRRRRRR!! 23 Jul 2006

Sheila setting up for the high crux on this very fun line on the shady side of the big boulder in front of Watergate Rock. Across the desert field is the southern end of the Comic Book Area, with the prominent Cerro Torre in the sun, Box Canyon to its left and in the shade, and Alice in Wonderjam high up the talus with the distinct right leaning slab block on the side. The Super What is on? 5 Feb 2006

Heidi working the enduro hands that is simply perpetual sweetness, well, unless it's someone's first time ever funking with all this hand cupping stuff. The horizon in the background is not tilted. The hill line does go up slightly toward the right. 26 Feb 2006

Art on a fun overhanging finger crack with a strenuous start. 15 Apr 2006

Steve onsighting. Art and another spotting. 15 Apr 2006

Kelly having fun with trad gear on this cool dihedral crack that narrows from hands to fingers. Panning from straight down to up and straight out to the horizon. 11 Feb 2006

Climbers on the second pitch of Thin Ice, and another down and to the left on Trade Winds. 8 Jul 2006

The summit view toward Big Bear Lake, with the observatory along the shore and the thunder clouds gathering up above. Sunny and clear blue sky for most of day though, and we got to climb til six. 1 Jul 2006

Climber enjoying this sharp arete on the right pinnacle on the northwest face. Pumpy first clip, then some delicate balance to get above the bolt. 1 Jul 2006

Audrey working up this overhanging crack near the middle of the wall. 25 Jun 2006

Art on a bolted line up the arete on the far right end of the wall, just to the right of Easy Crack. 25 Jun 2006

Lee working way up this handcrack on the right end of the southwest face, with a roof above where the crack narrows to fingers. 24 Jun 2006

Learning to relax on steep friction toward the top of this "brilliant" route, as Lee put it. Photo by the Pronouncer of Brilliance on Shadowy. 24 Jun 2006

Climber getting onto the thin crack that leads to the top, after clearing the awkward dihedral below. Sparse pro on that upper section, but not too bad. To the left along the arete is Edge of the Universe, crux getting from that first bolt to the second on the lower block. 24 Jun 2006

Climber on this fun roof in front of King Dome. This east side of King Dome can be seen from trail walking past the Hall of Horrors. Afternoon shade here today while all of Exorcist vicinity was in full sun. 20 May 2006

Climber between the rusty bolts up the arete on the right end of the southwest face. 20 May 2006

Climbers in helmets climbing the short TR's on the upper faceted formation on the left, with a dark spot to the left of the arete that is the distinctive hole in the rock. Easy scamper up to the top of the first terrace at the base of the short TR routes. Located across the road from the top of The Nose and T-Crack at lower right. Beautiful views at the top of either. Taken from further and uphill along the road at the pullout at the trailhead that leads down to Lower Gibraltar. 7 May 2006

Climber on Jane Pauley. Bryant Gumbel has the same start but veers right on the diagonal that soon turns straight up. To the left behind the belayer is the very thin crack of Uncle Fester, splitting the prominent buttress block, that leads up to a ledge and easier climbing up the corner above. Further left near the top, a toprope drapes over the bolted face finish of To Air Is Human. 22 Apr 2006

Not a scratch. Sweet hands for most of the way up actually. And if it turns into a bloody mess toward the top, well then, as some would say, you're doing it wrong. Photo by Andrea. 29 Apr 2006

Climber following up a short face route on the far right side. 22 Apr 2006

Sheila going up the starting ramp on Tom's belay. 23 Apr 2006

Sheila on the patinas high up, just below the anchors on the big roof. 23 Apr 2006