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The Zanzibar Dihedral (5.8)is one of the many second pitch options on the Weller Slab. Beautiful, high friction granite slab climing with some wonderful cracks. This pitch was an absolute classic! Unfortunately, we were a bit pressed by the incoming storms so I didn't really have the time to enjoy it as much as I should have! Well worth doing if you're in the area. (This was Matt's first trad climb, by the way!)

Here's Dan D cranking the 11a sequence on the left hand variation of Pitch 2. Edit:submitted photo too large by accident

We were hiking along the Grand Canyon one day.. and just decided to set a top roap on some over hang right off the path. 5.10 or so i would guess.

Nice moderate climbing in the backcountry of Arizona. Picture of Dale taken by Todd.

Tit For Tat (24 or 5.11d) is a trad classic of Mt Stuart in North Queensland. The angle is steep, and the gear is universally small, relying mostly on small wires, RP's and small aliens. The crux involves a balancy yet powerful layoff move on a tiny crimp with a #2 RP at your feet. At least one climber has snapped an RP here during the fall.

Here on the onsight attempt we see Aaron desperately trying to get into a position where he can actually place some gear!

Classic route in the McDowell Mountains. The first pitch consists of face climbing, a dihedral, a roof, and a crack. The second pitch is an easy face climb. This is a picture of Dale on the first pitch taken by Sheryl.

This me coiling the rope after climbing on Olive Oil. The weather played many tricks on us that day. First it was clear, then it rained, then stopped, then rained, stopped, rained, snowed, rained, snowed, stopped. Then about 30 minutes later it started raining again...and didn't stop...and rained harder...until at the last pitch (a dihedral) it was pouring down the crack like a freakin' waterfall. Fun times jamming a waterfall at 45 degrees outside. Hey, what do you expect, we are trad climbers?!?! Something about the day is going to suck!!! Photo by wallhammer.

Will Dameron flashing his way to victory on this classic Blue Mountains face route - Atomic Punk (20 or 5.10b).

My first lead (Te Dam 5.7 ***) after my agonizing knee injury I’m still very shaky and I lead with “5.10 Guide almighty” the best shoes if u get back on rock after a legs injury

Here is the crux of “High Exposure” Pretty awkward move for a 5.6 the beta is go with the left hand although the right is very tempting and bring the 3.5 or 4 Camelot with double shoulder length sling to protect this move

Educational photo? Rack set up to tow or wear, nothing on the harness, water bottle, long tie-in to harness. This is to illustrate a "Squeeze chimney logistics for beginners" post in the Trad forum.

Tony Calderone is wide open on Cascading Crystal Kaleidescope, 1988.

Tony Calderone on Bloody Fingers (5.10d) City of Rocks National Monument, Idaho

We got a little off route on the Daddy at Linville Gorge (Detour Dave strikes again) and wound up going straight up through a large lichen covered section to the top on the last pitch. This was fine for me at the lichen was really grippy when dry but once I got to the top it started raining. My partner Lisa Lorenzin started up on second after it stopped and the lichen has turned into greases goose sh*t. She took her first wild swinging outdoor fall on a remote trad climb while traversing to clean a piece of pro I had set way off to the side. I couldn't see her from the top and just heard screams (unsettling!). Anyway, this line is somewhere between The Mummy and the Daddy so we called it The Baby (probably illegitimate). The small photo in the corner shows where Lisa is belaying from.

Photo is on Adolescent Homosapien on the Decadent Wall. Climber is my daughter, Samantha (age 8). The crux for her was lowering off, due to rope drag...she only weighs 45 pounds.... Photo by Jason Cronk, 2002.

Here's a composite shot of Gavin M. starting a traverse high on the East Buttress of Middle Cathedral. There has been some rockfall lately on the descent in Cathedral Chimney. There is beta about an alternate descent route on my site at http://member.newsguy.com/~climbing/Eastbuttressoverview.html.

Doug starting the traverse to the chimney section of the North East Buttress of Higher Cathedral. An Awesome Physical Climb.

Achimedes Principle is reason enough to buy a ticket to Australia. The second pitch is 30m of bliss. Unfortunately my goofing off in high school algebra ended my onsight attempt short of the top. Guess I'll have to go back and take the test again. Photo credit to Brenton Warren

This is my partner Brett clibming on Sacherer Cracker, photo taken by Karl Baba

Indian Creek Naked and the Dead Pitch 1: 5.8 and kind of thin Pitch 2: 5.10 and weird

Good route with a tricky but dhort crux sequence. If this route were 20 feet longer there would be a line at it every weekend....

This picture was taken by partner Doug F. of me starting the airy traverse high on the East Buttress of El Cap. This is a great route that I have taken many friends up and also soloed numerous times, using a rope on the harder pitches.

The Sentinal is another of those awsomely inspiring pieces of rock that once its lure gets to you theres no choice but to take the bull by the horns!

The Cathedral Spires are as inspiring a piece of rock as Iv ever seen. Hopefully my next trip to the valley Ill find myself on them.

This is my brother-in-law on Tree Root, 5.5R, climbing up to me at the top of one of the pitches. It's at the Black Wall, outside of Santa Barbara, California. A fun little climb.