Photos by jtcronk

Clipping the last bolt of the overhanging section on Deez Guys, City of Rocks, June 2004. Climber is Sam Eyrish of Boise, Idaho. Photo by Jason Cronk

Nick LaMastra climbing The Gully in leaner-than-normal condition. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2004.

Not a true climbing photo, but....We decided to ski back to the Elephant's Perch and check it out this winter. Great ski back from Hwy 75, approx. 13 miles back. A different perspective on a summertime climbing destination. Skier Dave Wood, photo by Jason Cronk, March 2004.

Photo of one of many steep routes in the Snake River Canyon this year. The routes didn't come in as fat as some years, so they all tend to be WI 5 or more this season. This is one of the routes that we just discovered this year, a couple miles from the MotherLode. Photo by Nick Lamastra, climber is me, Feb 2004.

Another of the thinner-than-normal routes in the Snake River Canyon. The left 2/3 of the steep pillar was too pocketed and runnelled to use. Route was 95' long, steep in the middle, thin and detached above the pillar. Photo by Nick LaMastra, climber is me. Feb 04.

Climbing up onto the steeper section, snow coming down. Ice thinned out after this stretch. Photo by Nick LaMastra, climber is me, Feb 2004.

My partner Nick laughing as he psyches up for the steeper climbing. Right after I lowered off, the snow stopped and photos got easier. Photo by Jason Cronk, climber Nick LaMastra, Feb 2004.

One of the lines we did in a new area of the Snake River Canyon. Routes typically started off with ramps and vertical bulges, gradually getting steeper as we climbed. All routes thinned out to 2-3" thick, detached, and drytool to the finish (WI5+/6R), 170 ft. Photo by Jason Cronk, climber Mark Hauter, Jan 2004.

Remember: Never place screws above your head....unless it's steep, brittle, and thin. The climber violating one of the basics of ice is me. Route in the MotherLode area of the Snake River Canyon. Photo by Michael Johnston, Jan 2004.

Pitch 1 of the Fang. Big fun, a lot of water flowing. Climber is Andy Hall, photo by Jason Cronk, Jan 2004.

Another shot of the first pitch of the Fang. Climber is Andy Hall, photo by Jason Cronk, Jan 2004.

Another route (WI hard) that we did in early Feb, in a new section of the Snake River Canyon. It was 170 feet long, with a nasty finish, which I'm contemplating in the photo. Thin, bad ice, to tool stacking in frozen dirt clumps to brush. Fun? Photo by Nick LaMastra, climber is me, Feb 2004.

Nearing the sketchy top of one of the new lines in the Snake river Canyon. Photo by Jason Cronk, climber is Mark Hauter, Jan 2004.

Second photo of Mark H on the unnamed mixed route in the Snake River Canyon. He's swinging into the ice up around a roof, just after a few drytool moves up the rock underneath. The route went at WI5, M?. Photo Feb 2004, Jason Cronk.

Mark Hauter, LaGrande, OR, reaching for a screw. A steep line, with some good dry tooling up a rock seam (just above in the photo), followed by a fun overhang. 95' long, WI5, M?. Photo by Jason Cronk, Feb 2004.

Photo of my 10-yr-old daughter, Sammi, on Borah Peak's summit. She found the rack with the summit register. Climber: Sammi Cronk, photo by Jason Cronk, Aug 2003.

Here's a photo of my daughter, Sammi Cronk, age 10, on Chickenout Ridge, Borah Peak. She had a blast on this part of the route. She actually enjoyed the exposure. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2003.

My daughter, Sammi Cronk, age 10, cruising up Borah Peak's summit ridge after a great climb. I thought she looked pretty darn cool with the trekking (ok, ski) poles. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2003.

Photo is a timer shot of my daughter, Sammi (age 10), and I on Borah Peak's summit. We had a great day out. She did great! Climber: Sammi Cronk, photo by Jason Cronk, Aug 2003.

Self portrait I shot somewhere near the middle of the north face of Borah Peak. This was a great route to solo. Ice was a bit brittle, but fun. Climber: Jason Cronk, photo by self, Oct 2003.

Looking back down the N Face as I was climbing up the final couloir to the summit ridge. I saw the tool dangling on the side, but left it. Photo by Jason Cronk, Oct 2003 during Borah N Face solo.

Mike Leathem and Mike Johnston on the summit of the Grand Teton, after completing a link-up of Loki's Tower and the West Face.

We climbed Loki's Tower, which forced an unplanned bivy. Great ledge, just enough room for 3. Mike Leathem is in red, Mike Johnston in the bag. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2003.

Mike Johnston coming up around one of many chockstones that we found on the way up to Loki's Tower/West Face. The photo was shot somewhere just above the Second Icefield of the Black Ice on the Grand. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2003.

Mike Leathem climbing up Loki's Tower (5.9+?) on the way up to the West Face. The photo shows him near a large roof, complete with sketchy wet rock. Burly moves. Photo by Jason Cronk, 2003.