Julie on the right tower at Pole Steeple.

Julie cleaning up a battle wound at the top of the right tower at sunset on Pole Steeple.

Topping out on the right tower at sunset - Pole Steeple - Michaux State Forest

Prepping the rap from the tower at Pole Steeple at sunset.

Excellent Cracks in NW Mass

Walls of the Garden of the Gods before dusk.

This (where I am sitting) is where you traverse left and it gets hard!

I always enjoy this technically interesting route but rarely look as graceful as Titiana.

The finish of White Lightning (5.7 ****), Hemmingway Buttress, Joshua Tree

White Lightning is in the middle

Mitch and Gail on the pennultimate pitch of the mace. Beautiful surroundings accompany you all the way up this stellar climb.

Gail and Mitch seconding Manny up the Sedona classic, The Mace. It starts off with an easy 5.7+ pitch, but quickly gets down to business with plenty of off width and chimney climbing. Lot's of fun, a bit sandbagged at a 9+.

Summit of South by Southwest

Steve & john on top of Lower Cathederal Spire after doing South by Southwest. I know, crazy tape job. While belaying Steve on the 5.11 hand jam crux after doing the 1st the crux, all I heard from above was "I should've F**Kin taped!" so when I heard "off belay" I did the quickest tape job EVER!

It's been a while since I did this. Pretty much the same as I remembered. FUN

Heading into the crux pitch

Seconding Crest Jewel. Somewhere around Pitch 5. Or 7. They start to feel the same.

finally got it

have a little fun up there

On the stellar line Nova Express! July 2009