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Kevin climbing an awesome finger crack in Columbia River Gorge. This is a good place to climb in the winter due to the overhanging nature of the rock.

Is Rock Wars the best trad climb at the Red? You'll have to climb it to know for sure, but if something else is better you should PM me now! I did not burn or dodge this photo, the light was just right. I even took it with my $20 point-and-shoot. Right before this photo was taken, I took a 30-foot ride when I found myself too pumped to clip the anchors, and pulled a .75 Camalot in the process. It's all on video, and if someone knows Brice from Birmingham, make him send me a tape! Climber: John Hur. Photo by Dirk Peters.

Climbers on p.3 of Hotline (5.12c or 5.11b A0) Elephant Rock YNP. The pitches are 11b inch and-a-quarter to 12c face traverse, 10b handcrack, 5.9 corner, weird 10d flare squeeze thing and 10b face to the top of the pinnacle.

5.9R Face pitch near the top of Wall of the Worlds. Great climbing but rarely done due to the lack of pro.

This is the killer starting crack on Wall of the Worlds (5.10c IV). Bring extra 3/4" cams if you want to do this great crack as one long pitch.

Bob Costantini following the 5.10c traverse pitch on Wall of the Worlds.

View of Calaveras Dome from the approach trail to Hammer Dome.

A nice view from High E in the fall... A really cold day - it snowed at one point.

rrrADAM running out the top traverse of Sidewinder 5.10b at Steve's Canyon in the Outback Area of J-Tree.

Oh Sh*t !!! Here I'm looking down saying, "That's not good!", as I watch my piece slide down the rope after lifting it out with my foot while climbing past it.

rrrADAM leading Open Season 5.9 at Steve's Canyon, in the Outback Area of J-Tree.

Pat (pattray) leading the Great Arch 5.5 at Stone Mtn, NC.

Tim (tim) belaying Pat (pattray) while leading Great Arch 5.5 at Stone Mtn, NC.

Pat (pattray) and Tim (tim) at the top of P1 of Great Arch 5.5 at Stone Mtn, NC.

Hammer Dome as seen from half way up Calaveras Dome..............

My friend St. Peeter on Rout #3 on the first wall on the lower Independance Monument Trail. This is am excellent climb to and through the crux, but a bit anticlimactic to the anchors after the crux.

Strawberry Fields is actually the variation finish to Lightning Bolt Crack, 5.7. It traverses out and right from the splitter hand crack and finishes over a block at the summit with a couple of precarious lieback moves. The photo was taken in the early eighties by Aaron Barnes. San Bernardino local Steve Untch died tragically on K2 in 1994.

This photo is taken below the infamous crux roof of Neanderthal, at High Rocks, Ralph Stover State Park, in Pipersville PA. This climb, in my opinion, is the best climb here. It is pure trad, and has excellant gear at the crux. the beginning and finish is a little sparse, but is fairly easy. The climb is rated at 5.8. Some say it is a little harder than that...but you won't find out until you try it!

My daughter, Sammi, age 8, on Wheat Thin. She loves this route and ended up following it a few times this past summer. September, 2002.

This was a fun route, even if it was short. It felt hard, but Andrew sailed up it on TR. Bring a #4ish stopper to protect the 2nd on the last bit before the slab crossing.

A classic route at Point Perp. I'm sorry I don't remember the name of the climb.

Lee Skidmore onsights the fine wall climb of A Long Way From Verona (19) at Clicke Wall, Stapylton, Grampians, Australia. Photo Neil Monteith Sny Digital

I was rope-soloing the Prow and took this shot of 3 climbers toppping out the Mummy December 01.

Thomas Wimmer from Germany has a go at Sandinista (23 - 5.11c) on pre-placed gear. He had never placed a cam before arriving in Australia! Hollow Mtn, Grampians, Australia. Photo Neil Monteith 35mm Slide

Nick McKinnon climbs through the vegetation on the last pitch of this 175m choss pile. Mt Abrubt, Grampians, Victoria, Australia. Photo Neil Monteith Sony Digital