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Jan 1, 2002

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2,159 Points
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34 Areas

510 pts - 15 each

137 Routes

1,370 pts - 10 each

55 Photos

275 pts - 5 each

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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

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General > General Climbing Reply: New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #43 Jun 15, 2026 Lori,Congrats on the good health news.If you're referring to the right foot "edge/scoop" about where you are, it crumbled under me while I was leading it a month or two ago. &n… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Bruce ‘Brutus’ Bindner quote help May 15, 2026 Protection and difficulty are two separate skills, and both keep you alive. Never challenge yourself in both at the same time.I use this one on newer climbers ( and older climb… View Message
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

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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 611 ● Third Pillar, Regular Route Trad 5 pitches Eastern Sierra > … > Dana Plateau > Third Pillar