http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/rss/ North America/United States/California/Joshua Tree National Park/Split Rocks en-us (C) 2005 5 Rating: 4 - I really enjoyed this spot in general. Great place to out wait the morning sun on Bird of Fire. Straight foward hand crack, fun movement, nothing out of the ordinary. With Alfred from CA. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=33431 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Rating: 4 - I really enjoyed this spot in general. Great place to out wait the morning sun on Bird of Fire. I have led much harder 5.10's at Jtree then this pitch. It will feel like Jtree 5.9. Mostly hands and fists (found no need to lay back any of it), fun movement, nothing out of the ordinary. With Alfred from CA. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=33432 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Rating: 4 - One of the better 5.7's at Jtree and my preferred warm up for Bird of Fire. Perfect 20' finish to teach chicken wing technique to someone. With Alfred from CA. This wall gets a lot more am sun by the time May rolls around, but the Dolphin shades itself nicely. The upper section protects adequately with one C4 #5. With Alfred from CA. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=11273 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Rating: 4 - More challenging than any 5.10b or 10c I have led at Jtree. Gets a ton of sun by mid May....wait until late afternoon or evening that late in the year. All fixed gear had been removed for the start (2013). I came in from the right and thought that was heady climbing to my first piece. This finger crack will eat up tons of small gear. The crux is the bulge, getting your feet in right sequence will be critical. Finally get a hand jam after several meters of hard thoughtful climbing for this grade. With Alfred from CA. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=10968 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Rating: 2 - There is a a mile between the grade on this pitch and Bird of Fire. Nothing stood out but worthy as a warm up for Bird I guess, although the Dolphin is more interesting. With Alfred from CA. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=76233 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700