Photos by climbsomething

Why not?, said Rick, as he zipped up his climbing shoes and took a swing at the famed Midnight Lightning, V8. Photo by Hillary Davis.

X-treem tree bouldering is catching on! But I doubt Rick is the first to have hopped on this inviting tree adjacent to Midnight Lightning. Photo by Hillary Davis.

The official horses (and mules) of Yosemite NP have a pretty good chunk of real estate! Photo by Hillary Davis.

Yep, thems the Yosemite Falls. Water….. la la la ….. falls ….. la la la ;) Photo by Hillary Davis.

Now you all know! :P A public service announcement from the management at Yosemite NP. Photo by Hillary Davis.

Run it out! Jacob the Norwegian (pronounce that "Yahk-ub") gets his pucker on on Knuckleheads, 5.10b (I have a similar pic in this album…) Photo by Hillary Davis.

Run it out! Jacob the Norwegian (pronounce that "Yahk-ub") gets his pucker on on Knuckleheads, 5.10b (I have a similar pic in this album…) Photo by Hillary Davis.

Rick (flagstaff_climber) plugs away on the fierce Stone Groove, 5.10b, at Reed's Pinnacle, Yosemite. Photo by Hillary Davis.

A 5-time-a-day ritual in Yosemite- applying bug juice. In vain, unfortunately- as I write this I am clawing away at my ankles like a mangy old junkyard dog. Oh well. Photo by Rick Bartlett.

Me, working the moves (with a grunt or 2 for emphasis) on Ride the Lightning, 5.11a. Photo by Jack Marshall.

I check out what lies (lays?) ahead on my new project, Ride the Lightning, 5.11a. Photo by Jack Marshall.

Jack (tripperjm) cruises up Life Returns, 5.11a/b.

Jack clutches the finishing jug on Maynard G. Krebs, 5.12a/b.

Jack nails one of the dynos on Maynard G. Krebs, 5.12a/b, with only a little bit of nervousness. :P