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Climbing at the upper cliffs at Dalkey Quarry, Dublin climbs ranging from HVS to E5

This shot was taken at the base of Great Expectations, you can see the dihedral just to the right in the photo, and buns up to the left, this was my first approach to the base so I took on many a cactus thorn to get this shot :-)

Me at the first belay on Triple Exposure in the Garden. I love old drilled angles.

Mark Trainor ties in below the overhanging pinnacle. Pro is 1 pin, 1 nut and 2 bolts for a runout finish. Manuel Rangel took photo after another scary lead.

This 5.8 route in Skaha BC was taken last year and a little over a week after I had severed 90% of the tendons in my thumb. Guess which one??? OK the full thumb splint is a giveaway :)

I was so afraid of the height at the time, I was scared to open my eyes, so my friend took pictures! :) Then there was the scramble down... *shiver* :)

Mark Trainor shoots Manuel Rangel on the second pitch of El Matador. It starts as a wide stem/finger crack and gets narrower at the top; enough to keep you locked in to the end.

Erik is focussed while seconding the classic Jezebel (16 or 5.7) on one of Mt Maroon's lower walls. Photo: L Skidmore, Sony Mavica FD-88.

Great face climb...bring mucho slings...to extend the "anchor" (TR) about 40 feet...(excessive rope drag)

Here, Lee milks a balancy rest and prepares to crank through the crux on the onsight of Overkill (17, or 5.8). Photo: M Spicer, Sony Mavica FD-88.

Fairview Dome as seen from Highway 120 in Yosemite.

The is the amazing view you get of the Third Pillar of Dana as you decend the ridge to the base of the climb.

This is Charlie seen through Trevor's legs on the third pitch of the Regular Route on the Third Pillar of Dana. Classic.

This is me sending the second mini-roof on Lemmings, one of Eldorado Canyon's bolder 5.8 routes due to sketchy pro and some loose rocks. This picture was taken with my friends panaramic camera.

This is Matt (sparky) and his haning belay at the end of pitch 2 of Boulder Direct. You can see about 200ft of exposure below him.

This is Dreamspeaker in Texas Canyon - a remote part of the desert about 3 hours southwest of Moab. The route climbs this face in two pitches of 5.11 crack climbing.

A photo taken by Glynn Foster, of Domhnall Brannigan working a fingery English 6a-ish variation left of the classic crack 'Streetfighter' VS 4c. A balancy reachy rockover to start to a half oint edge, then keep the blinkers on as you crimp up a line left of the Streetfighter ramp - never actually got around to leading/soloing the route before leaving for Australia -reckon it would go at about E3 6a, but it's a bit contrived.

This shot was taken of my bro and friends sitting under the fire tower, The route up to this was called Poof I think 5.9ish, fun route.

My brother leading pitch 5. Where the shadow meets the sun on 70m rope you hop up unto the top of the corner system and can belay under a tree, much nicer.

My brother leading up picth four on Magic Dragon. This is first of the runout slabs on the route. Next belay is over left, with a 60m rope its the right facing corner eith a 70m rope its the tree you see.

Me leading pitch two of magic dragon. At the upper corner of pic is where theres a roof you go under and kinda chimney against with feet on slab I think this is the hardest part of the climb, exposed feeling.

This is my brother following me on Pitch three of magic dragon. Very fun 5.7ish the belay Im at has a awesome view.

This is me leading up the last pitch of magic dragon 5.8. Fun last moves that make you think after all the slab.

The prized shot at the summit of Snake Dike before the tourists arrive : nice :

rrrADAM leading Owl Rock 5.8 at Arches National Park in Utah. This is an old picture... Notice the BLUE HAIR.