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Aiguille de Joshua Tree

Submitted By: Brian Reynolds on Jun 26, 2002
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Description 

There's only one route here: the ultra-classic Aiguille De Joshua Tree, an outstanding 5.6 boulder problem/free solo near the south end of the Lost Horse area. Bring along your cajones, untie from the rope, and head up a slender needle of rock. Make sure your friend has a camera along for the obligatory hardman summit shot.

Descend by downclimbing the route.


Getting There 

Park and approach like you were going to Atlantis (park near the gate on the Lost Horse Road, south of the main park road, then start walking east), but instead of hanging a left into the Atlantis gully, keep going straight (veering slightly to the right). Basically, just follow the contour of the rock formations, and the aiguille will be right in front of you. You can't miss it.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Aiguille de Joshua Tree:
Aiguille de Joshua Tree (aka The Finger Of Hercules)   5.6 X     Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
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Aiguille de Joshua Tree.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

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Aiguille de Joshua Tree.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

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Max. occupancy 3.  Chris, Chris, Elaine.<br /><br />Photo by Chris Aeria

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Aiguille de Joshua Tree area.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Aiguille de Joshua Tree area.
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Pretending I'm Gaston Rebuffat in Chamonix. <br />Photo by Yvonne Gaines

Pretending I'm Gaston Rebuffat in Chamonix.
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Yep Bob, that's the stuff that got me going when I was a kid...<br />(c) Gaston Rebuffat

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By Infernal Doom Fanatic
Oct 1, 2004

Not really that hard, more about cool photo opps than asthetic climbing. Go do Headstone instead.