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This is the top pitch of recompense, which is near the prow. Very nice pitch. it is cool.

This is a good view of the Rectory and the Priest from the top of Castleton. Also bigpern posing.

This is taken from the top of the tower. You can see the last belay station and how the ground is way down below.

This is our group looking down the edge of Castleton that drops straight down. Looking off of that was the scariest part.

This is me, bigpern and two other friend on the summit of castleton. The wind was blowing around 40 mph.

The AMC is one of the easiest areas to approach at Pinnacle Peak. The Ghoul has negotiated the slab crux moves and is ready for the classic roof move.

this is the 5.9 top pitch of recombeast, it's very niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Is it 60 yet?

Addiroids leading this 5.7 in Joshua Tree on Echo Rock. Fun route and not bad on the runout sections.

The Reverend racking for a desert climb in Arches National Park. Notice the Yates Big Dudes which are no longer made. Time for the Valley Giants!!

This is where it all started. We all had a ton of fun and met a lot of really great people. Hopefully this year will be just as good!! From L to R: rrrAdam, Sauron, Fo_d, Ann, Nikegirl, Addiroids, Hangerlessbolt. In the back are Meadors and i.Karen

This brilliant route in Red Rocks on Brownstone Wall ascends the right facing dihedral between the pillar on the left and the wall on the right. Get out the #5 boys and girls (and slide it 80 feet up this bitch placing crap behind it because your partner used the #3 and #4 in the anchor).

This is from the days when tube chocks preceeded Big Bros. It's amazing that technology actually produced a crappier thing than the original (aka Big Bros suck ass!).

This is the Mayor of Joshua Tree and "former" head of the Gordon Ranch. His room is all painted up now because he is getting married. Gandy from England painted the whole house and it looks really cool.

We came across this sign in Red Rocks. What a beautiful sign, and what a strong sentiment it expresses.

This was on my birthday at Tahquitz in 2001. I met this beautiful Brazilian girl that had just done Whodunit. She is beautiful and since I spoke Spanish, I was able to communicate (flirt) with her. She was climbing with Todd Gordon's ex girlfriend. When we did West Face of Leaning Tower in the Valley 2 weeks later, my belayer (Wallhammer) said he saw her again. I was leading and didn't see her, but we did talk. They bailed, but it sure would have been nice to share Awhanhee ledge with her.

Most people take the left of the two parallel cracks. It makes for some fun 5.8 climbing. Be sure to bring a double length sling for the big horn on the second pitch called the Mummy Crack.

This is the route Traitor Horn on Tahquitz Rock in SoCal. It is a fun 5.8 route that starts from the left, goes under the triangle, then up and over the horn to the right.

This will just be for the routes section. We went there just before I started medical school as a last trip of freedom.

This is my buddy belaying me on Left Ski Track. He is moving to Phoenix from Palm Springs soon, why, nobody knows. It's colder, hotter, crappier climbing, and farther from his grandson in LA than PSCA.

This is Frank Sanders of the Devil's Tower Lodge (www.thedevilstowerlodge.com) kissing the summit register after soloing the Tower for the 1 millionth time. He is a great guy and really hospitable. He was a Valley denizen back in the 1970s when the PO Wall was still the hardest in the country.

This is my buddy Jake Connors following the chimney. He cruised up the thing where as I took a bit longer.

Paul half way up. This is where I wished I had worn knee pads. It was 5.7, but it sure was painful since I could only move 3 inches at a time.

This is me doing the first ascent of Manter Hall at the University of Nebraska.

This was on my trip to Colorado over fall break in college. My buddy who I thought was a better climber didn't even want to climb this because the start was hard. It was my first 5.9 lead. I am now back to leading 5.9.

This is my first trad lead on Swan Slab. It is on the 5.11c or 5.8 C1F Aid Crack that my buddy couldn't pull off the start to. I did it and just kept going. I was hyperventilating when I got to the chains. Finally, I am a real climber (even if the route did have 3 bolts and chipped holds at the start).