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Mar 18, 2023 Joshua Tree NP > … > Wonderland South > Wonderland Valley > E Wonderland Va… > Pea Brain Cogswell's Cosmic Cogs 5.9+ ● Climbing is satisfying, gear is thoughtful. You are on all sides of the crack, under, over and in between… View Comment
Oct 29, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback Dinosaur Rock ● Worth restating that you have to either rap off fixed gear or simul. Fixed gear currently tied cord + sing… View Comment
Oct 29, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rollerball Form… > Rollerball Formation… Gesslerburg 5.10a ● Creative protection necessary. Recommend having blue alien or similar. Worth doing if you've done everyth… View Comment
Oct 29, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rollerball Form… > Rollerball Formation… Wildkirchli 5.8 ● Crunchy; recommended for only the most decrepit of Josh climbers. View Comment
Oct 29, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rollerball Formation Rollerball Formation - Southeast Corner ● I can't imagine where the rap from Rollerball came from. 2 minutes to the packs by descending climbers rig… View Comment
Apr 4, 2022 Joshua Tree NP > … > Echo Rock Area > Little Hunk > Little Hunk - S… > SW Face Right (Monkey… Right Between the Thighs 5.8 ● Fun route, hopefully all the holds will stay on. That fun traversing exposure has something for the leader… View Comment

General > General Climbing Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #42 Apr 10, 2026 I love that a couple of sub-par routes in Josh can spark so much introspective discussion.Climbing there is actually way down and there isn't enough climbers to fill up the c… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #42 Feb 17, 2026 So cool to see Fresh Squeezed ( another Bob Gaines root. ); we just did a pass through that area not too long ago. Another friend did as well a couple of weeks late… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #39 Sep 25, 2025 James - is that this year for Split? I was supposed to do it last w/e but life intervened. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #39 Sep 22, 2025 Li - Have you been getting tuned up on Idyllwild granite this season? Vampire can be a pain to get off of depending on how far you make it. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: New and experienced climbers over 50 #38 Jul 28, 2025 Haven't been on a rope a ton lately, but here is a recent ascent. Some people may see some familiar things: View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: New and experienced climbers over 50 #37 Jul 16, 2025 Wow - Suicide afternoon with Levy and EE I'm sure fun was had! I just went to that Fish Creek and Levy's routes were the among the standouts. View Message

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 14 ● Rancho Relaxo (aka Boys on the… Sport Joshua Tree NP > … > Echo Rock Area > Cuckoo's Nest
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 7 ● Todd Gordon Memorial Chossy Pile… Sport, TR Joshua Tree NP > … > Rattlesnake Canyon > Somewhere n00b
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 5 ● Pearl Drops Trad Joshua Tree NP > … > Queen Mountain > Pearls
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 4 ● Pearl Necklace Trad Joshua Tree NP > … > Queen Mountain > Pearls
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 48 ● Hidden Arch Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 2 > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 603 ● Third Pillar, Regular Route Trad 5 pitches Eastern Sierra > … > Dana Plateau > Third Pillar