Climbing in Joshua Tree
October to November 2006
Rhesa and Jeff in the Barker Dam area, Joshua Tree
Rhesa on 'Room to Shroom'
Jeff copies our moves on 'Room to Shroom'
Todd Gordon belays Stefan on the First Free Ascent of 'Phallogram'
Ramon leads up 'Tinker Toys'
Ramon belays Catherine on 'Tinker Toys'
Wendy climbs on 'Cake Walk'
Quail Springs : Rhesa on Lead !
Heather, Par and Rhesa in front of Saddle Rock
Rhesa comes up 'Walk on the Wild Side'
Stefan on 'Run for Your Life', Joshua Tree
Adam on 'Run for Your Life'
Adam belays Stefan on 'Uncle Fester'
Andrea on 'Sawdust and Peanut Shells' in Indian Cove, Joshua Tree
Wonder Woman wonders where her next hold is
Rhesa cruises our 32 mile bike ride through Joshua Tree Park
Stefan on 'Fisticuffs' in Real Hidden Valley
Matt on 'Loose Lady', Rhesa on 'Lucky Lady' in Real Hidden Valley
Jen above 'Smooth as Silk'
Another American invention. Wesley wears Dog Shoes
Rhesa and Matt pledge allegiance to Crack Climbing
Thanksgiving at Joshua Tree with Jeff, Rhesa, the Todd
Gordon Crew,
Ramon, Simon, Wendy and Catherine - November 23rd to 26th, 2006
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Barker Dam
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Stefan on 'Room to Shroom'
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Rhesa follows, for now
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Jeff learns to take great pictures
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Rhesa on 'Room to Shroom'
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Jeff shows off
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on 'Room to Shroom'
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A Schreiner
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Rhesa and Jeff
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Ashbacher-Schreiner
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Around Barker Dam
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Todd Gordon and Rhesa in Indian Cove
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Barry on 'Knight of the Iron Sausage'
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Todd puts up 'Phallograph'
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Todd gets ready to bolt
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Tucker Tech
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swami-belted on
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'Phallograph'
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Stefan on the
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First Free Ascent
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of 'Phallograph'
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We administer a phallograph
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This one tested positive
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Stefan on 'Nobody Walks in LA'
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Simon on 'Nobody Walks in LA'
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Catherine on 'Dinky Doinks'
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More of Catherine
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Wendy on 'Nobody Walks in LA'
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More of Wendy
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Wendy on 'Dinky Doinks'
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Doink
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Stefan on 'Cakewalk'
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Armando on 'Anacram'
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Simon on 'Cakewalk', Armando behind
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Ramon on 'Tinker Toys'
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Ramon finishing 'Tinker Toys'
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Wendy's Halloween costume
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Wendy clings to 'Cakewalk'
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more
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and more
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and more
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of Wendy
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she finishes Cakewalk
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Ramon belays Catherine on 'Tinker Toys' crux
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All that Yoga
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finally
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pays off
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Jeff starts 'Anacram'
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He tries style and grace
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But falls down
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Then gets up and finishes!
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Rhesa does 'Tinker Toys'
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"easy 10b", she says
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Catherine glows
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Rhesa's first lead
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at Quail Springs
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Rhesa continues
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Her 2nd lead
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There's simply no stopping her now
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Lowering off her own anchor
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Joshua Tree with Adam, Rhesa, Heather and Par - November 18th
and 19th, 2006
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Stefan on Black Tide
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Heather
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on Black Tide
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Camera normal
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Rhesa
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Adam leads 'Cherry Bomb'
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Stefan Follows
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'Run for Your Life'
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Runout to the first bolt...
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Perfect rock
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RFYL, so excellent
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But it aint no sport climb
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Adam on 'Run for Your Life'
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Rhesa
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Stefan does 'Uncle Fester'
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Rhesa on 'Uncle Fester'
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'Walk on the Wild Side'
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Overview
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More Detail
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Rhesa on 'Walk on the Wild Side'
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Par and Rhesa
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Heather, Par and Rhesa at Saddle Rock
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Joshua Tree - November 10th to 12th, 2006
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Bike ride starts at the park entrance
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Rhesa
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Keys View
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Not tired at all
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'The Flake' chimney
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'The Flake'
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Rhesa in the chimney
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Rhesa on 'HHECHT'
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on Locomotion Rock
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Jim leads 'Ballbearing'
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Stefan on 'Fisticuffs'
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Jim
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Jeff
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Toproping 'Right V Crack'
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Andrea
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Jeff
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Rhe's bloody pinkie
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Stefan on 'Sawdust and Peanut Shells'
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Rhesa
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Andrea
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Rhesa in profile
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Master photography
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Andrea and audience
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Andrea scopes it out
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So incredibly vertical !
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Could you flex your muscles? Oh, you already are...
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Jeff
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Another winner
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Joshua Tree with Jen, Karen, Rhesa, Mattx3, Sergio and
John - October 27th to 29th, 2006
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With Jen on 'Fote Hog'
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