Brent went right; shoulda gone left. Even so, his variation finish is a great 10ish problem on steeper rock. We went left to easy ground after the crack. Good job.

Brent Bingham on the crux half way up the route.

Last pitch is a breeze. Chimney was easy but remember to look left for a bolt and directional as you finish.

Yes, I clipped the bolt of a sport route to the left. Yes, I regretted it later when the drag was noticeable. Took the 5.8 finish under the roof.

Vaino Kodas on the FA of "Hot Box" (5.11d), Hot Box Cliff, Olmstead Canyon

Attempting the Back Breaker Roof BITD

New Line on Mt Gimli in the Valhallas, BC

My partner gets it done.

We did this as a party of four in 09. Used a 300' static line for the rap and the tyro. Made for a memorable day!

Topo to Swiss Cheese Wall

This route has a bit of a painful (for me) section of off fingers. And that isn't the crux.

Winslow Wall is a very pleasant place to climb in Arizona. This deep canyon has water and shade. Perfect for summer. Mike is burning through the off fingers section of this 12a.

Manu in "Lutzverschneidung". The route is only rated 5.10a, but it's a real pumpy beast. Speed is the most effective weapon to fight it. Placing a lot of gear from the layback position can easily throw you out, even if you onsight much higher grades normaly.

This little 5.10a corner crack does not look anything special for it's grade. But it's an evil one. One side of the corner is overhanging and there are lot's of tiny pebbles in the crack. The entry opens up a lot and so you already did a tricky entry boulder, when it comes to placing gear from the layback position. The guide book even states, that enough people coming for the 5.13d sport climb in the overhanging wall to the right, have failed to even finish the supposed 5.10 warm up in that corner beast :) - climber: Manu

My first lead climb

warthog in joshua tree california

Looking down the first pitch of the North Face of Wedding Rock. Climber is about 25 feet up above the wet section, and beginning the 5.4 slab.

First time at the "Leap" had a great time. Just a few weeks ago a climber took a huge fall and had to be air lifted. Not sure what route they were on???????

The mega classic North Arête of the First Flatiron

The left, thin crack start to crack left of Zig Zag Crack. Fun!