atomicAdam
12-29-2010, 08:23 AM
Hey All -
I was out Mon/Tuesday at Joshua Tree National Park w/ friends and wifie. We went camping and climbing. It was awesome, but now I'm sick from over exposure yesterday.
I (we) learned a lot this trip. We had a couple of shut downs and some great successes as well.
Couple things I (we) learned - if you aren't sure you can finish the climb, but don't want to loose a lot of gear, than you best make sure you can get up top to rappel down to get your stuff. (Friend learned that one)
I learned if the crack you are climbing slants left, have you gear on that side, if it slants right, have your sling'd gear on that side. Otherwise it gets in the way more than normal.
Here some photos!
Hope you all are having a good holiday and best of wishes to you and your families. May the music keep spinning!
This is me leading a 5.3(?)*** climb called The Eye. Good climb, fun, end sucks, and it wasn't in the sun. Which sucked more for a morning warm up climb.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/the-eye-JTree-gong-20101229-500.jpg
Here is wifie following along. A friend belay'd me and cleaned, than we tossed the rope all the way down for her to tie in. She had a lot of trouble on this climb because of the mental challenge. There are a couple points where you are over 30ft of air with one leg on one side and one leg on the another.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/the-eye-JTree-Wifie-20101229-500.jpg
Here is me having some fun in the sun while my friend cleans and follows this 5.8 warm up. That climb was my 1st ever trad climb, his too. But on this occasion I just wanted to warm up so I just followed up as well.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/trashpile-jtree-20101228-500.jpg
( above three photos taken by my friend brian - you can find more of his stuff here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/c00p/ )
Here is a view of the mound that The Eye is on from Intersection Rock. The start of the second pitch. It was getting cold and windy as the sun was going down. But the view was fantastic!
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/medium/JTree-20101227-600.jpg
Well - hope you all are having fun - it is snowing here - and i'm sick - and i need to write like 3 reviews in the next week. YAY!
I was out Mon/Tuesday at Joshua Tree National Park w/ friends and wifie. We went camping and climbing. It was awesome, but now I'm sick from over exposure yesterday.
I (we) learned a lot this trip. We had a couple of shut downs and some great successes as well.
Couple things I (we) learned - if you aren't sure you can finish the climb, but don't want to loose a lot of gear, than you best make sure you can get up top to rappel down to get your stuff. (Friend learned that one)
I learned if the crack you are climbing slants left, have you gear on that side, if it slants right, have your sling'd gear on that side. Otherwise it gets in the way more than normal.
Here some photos!
Hope you all are having a good holiday and best of wishes to you and your families. May the music keep spinning!
This is me leading a 5.3(?)*** climb called The Eye. Good climb, fun, end sucks, and it wasn't in the sun. Which sucked more for a morning warm up climb.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/the-eye-JTree-gong-20101229-500.jpg
Here is wifie following along. A friend belay'd me and cleaned, than we tossed the rope all the way down for her to tie in. She had a lot of trouble on this climb because of the mental challenge. There are a couple points where you are over 30ft of air with one leg on one side and one leg on the another.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/the-eye-JTree-Wifie-20101229-500.jpg
Here is me having some fun in the sun while my friend cleans and follows this 5.8 warm up. That climb was my 1st ever trad climb, his too. But on this occasion I just wanted to warm up so I just followed up as well.
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/trashpile-jtree-20101228-500.jpg
( above three photos taken by my friend brian - you can find more of his stuff here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/c00p/ )
Here is a view of the mound that The Eye is on from Intersection Rock. The start of the second pitch. It was getting cold and windy as the sun was going down. But the view was fantastic!
http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//500/medium/JTree-20101227-600.jpg
Well - hope you all are having fun - it is snowing here - and i'm sick - and i need to write like 3 reviews in the next week. YAY!