Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Saturday
with Jason

• Alice in Wonderjam
• Hobbit Roof
• Tennis Shoe Crack

Sunday
with Jason and Heather

• Granny Goose
• Salathe Free
• Smooth as Silk

Mount Charleston, Nevada

Snow climb up the East Face

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Gunsmoke, Hall of Horrors & Corral Wall, Joshua Tree, CA

w Jason and Joyce

Mount Woodson, California

w Jason and Bob

• Elsa’s Crack (5.7)
• Crucible (5.10b)
• John’s Crack (5.9)
• Baby Robbins (5.9)
• Jaws (5.10d)
• (5.6)
• Robbins Crack (5.10a)
• Super Edge (5.10b)

Real Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree, CA

Spent the day at Locomotion Rock, where all the climbs are either sandbagged by two grades or graded without regard to the start of the climb.  Miguel, Isabelle, Paul Garry, Doug, Chi, Walter, Charles and I all managed to work on:

• Lumping Fat Jennie (5.7)
• Snnfcht (5.8)
• GunksWest (5.10b)
• Leaping Leaner (5.6)

Birdland, Brass Wall, Red Rock Canyon, NV

Hidden Valley CG, Echo Rock Area, Lost Horse Area & Quail Springs, Joshua Tree, CA

A fun weekend with David V, Patty, Brad, Charles, Shaun and Mr M.

Spent Saturday climbing with David V and Patty at:

Hidden Valley Campground

• Upper Right Ski Track (5.3)
• Double Cross (5.7+)

Echo Rock Area

• Touch and Go (5.9)

Sunday, the whole group spent most of the day in the Lost Horse Area.

Rock Garden Valley – Middle Section

• Rock-a-Lot (5.7)
• Rock Candy (5.9)
• Double Dogleg (5.7)

Trashcan Rock

• Right Sawdust Crack (5.8)

The highlights of the weekend included getting back on Double Cross, which has become like an old friend, and Charles doing his first trad lead on Double Dogleg.  What a lot of fun!

Pet Rock and Jellystone, Lost Horse Area, Joshua Tree, CA

Beautiful day climbing with Chris Miller:

Pet Rock

• Penthouse Pet (5.6)
• Excitable Boy (5.9)
• Pet Project (5.4)
• She’s So Unusual (5.7)
• Pet Shop Girls (5.8)

Jellystone

• Boo Boo (5.9R)
• The Bear Necessities (5.7)
• Scrabble Marathons (5.8+)

Jellystone was still very rough.  There was chalk and evidence that others had climbed it since the first ascent, but the rock was very suspect, and I thought Chris was very brave to lead the climbs.

Mount Langley, CA Redux

I was determined to make the summit this weekend, and looking forward to the solitude in the mountains after a long, busy week at work. Visiting the Cottonwood Lakes for the second time in as many weeks was just as fun as the first time.

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Mount Langley, CA

Walter and I dayhiked Mount Langley via Cottonwood Lakes and Old Army Pass. We woke up late and took a wrong turn, so didn’t make the summit, but I had a great time in a beautiful setting!

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