Northside Traverse v5 at flagstaff.

Sticking the crux move of one of the problems on Flagstaff's Clowdshadow.

Now that's what I call a rest!

Milking a rest jug before a big move on Weed Eater 5.11b at Sunny Side at the Red

Mike and Maura on the Flatiron's summit ridge, being increadibly patient as the five man Team Slow moved at a glacial pace ahead of them and wouldn't allow passage.

Me and Colin screwing around at a belay on the First Flatiron.

Belaying Colin up to the second to last belay on the summit ridge of the First Flatiron.

Some friendly Alaskins check out the remarkable standing block atop The Friar. I snapped this from the top of Johny Vegas.

Topping out Rose Tower.

The long and beautiful second pitch of Rose Tower's supurlative Olive Oil in Red Rocks.

Passed this old thing in the decent gully from Beulah's Book in Red Rocks.

Rob-bee-killer and I did the Ashtar Command Tower yesterday afternoon. It's a two pitch 5.9. The first pitch is a crack and the second pitch is a bolted face. Rob-bee is at the anchor of another route that starts to the right of the route we're on.
Here are some more pics from that climb...


Another one of Rob-bee coming up the first pitch.

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Billy-O on a new thin splitter on Mt. Johnson. The route hasn't been redpointed yet and the rating is still up in the air. (depends on which footholds break off) The thing looks pretty hard though.

Last weekend I made the hour and a half hike up to Mount Johnson with Rob-beekiller and Billy-O to help put up some more pitches on the new route, "Force Boyle". This is me leading up the first pitch that Robbie and Bill put up two weeks ago. My on-sight attempt was shut down when I hit the 5.ll- crux of slopers. Oh well, I'll get it next time.
We got four more pitches put up that day but didn't make it to the top. This next weekend we hope to get back up there and finish up the route.
Here are a few more pics from our weekends adventure...

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I got Gonzo out climbing again in Zion today. He got through the crux on this route with a little help from one of the canyons local climbing dirtbags.

This is one of the newer free routes in Zion National Park that I've done twice now. It's just off the Angles landing trail and has a pretty moderate approach. This climb throws a little of everything at you from fingers to chimney and a little face climbing too. All the belays are fixed anchors and you get off the route with two rappels. Be careful pulling the ropes on the first rappel though because the rope can fall into the crack just above the anchor and get stuck.

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DK getting a rest on this 160 foot long hand crack.

Rob-bee-killer rope-gunning the warm up for us at the Second Meat Wall.

You can see by the look on her face that she's really having a good time.

Here's Gimpstez enjoying the bomber jams on Top Sirloin at the Second Meat Wall.