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Dec 25, 2025 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Fairview Mountain > Tatooine Sand Crawler ● Shady, & cold in winter make for perfect send temps in this zone. Nobody here most the time. good warm ups… View Comment
Sep 27, 2025 San Bernardino… > … > Big Bear North > Fawnskin Area > Coven > Voodoo Wall Witch Hunt 5.10b ● Rebolted with 3/8 SS. Anchor has lower offs but still needs new bolts, & will address. View Comment
Jul 16, 2025 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - E Face The Prospector 5.8 ● Start is harder than Shanty, & harder than Shanty before the boulder came down & was rated 5.8 at that time. View Comment
May 25, 2025 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Voodoo Garden > Chester Rock Forfeit the Bail 5.10a/b ● Felt harder than say Mardi Gras 10.b. Improbable moves getting to 3rd bolt. Fun! View Comment
Mar 20, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Whiskey Peak > Whiskey Peak - East Crown Royal 5.8 ● I believe Pat Brennan was on the FA party. Named after what was to drink for the day going with the peak. View Comment
Jan 24, 2025 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Margheritaville > Downtown > Saddle Rocks Go on-site something! PC Jay ● Fun route! View Comment
Oct 19, 2022 San Bernardino… > Running Springs… > Green Valley La… > Crafts Peak West Big Mama ● Thanks for all the hard work, & equipment! Lots of labor in the trail. It comes up the north side (left)of… View Comment
Oct 19, 2022 San Bernardino… > … > Green Valley La… > Crafts Peak West > Big Mama > Southwest Side Big Mama's Bulging Buttress 5.10d ● Really fun climb! Max stars you can give a shortie. Steep from the start with good feet, & grips. Nice job… View Comment
Oct 16, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - E Face Dust in the Wind 5.7+ ● Much harder without the block. View Comment
Oct 16, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - E Face Fools Gold 5.6 ● Good to practice nuts on. This with PS make a good gear class on mellow rock. Where PS is great for cams. View Comment
Oct 16, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Central Pinnacles > Motherlode Rock > Motherlode Rock - E Face Fire in the Hole 5.10a ● Always a fun climb. Great movement 8) View Comment
Oct 6, 2022 Central Region > Frenchman Coule… > Frenchman Coulee > Zig Zag Wall Secret Passage 5.10b ● Passing through quickly, & wanted to bag something. This was literally the only route without stacks of rop… View Comment
Jul 24, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 3 > Pinnacles South > Lost Orbit Rock > Lost Orbit Rock… > Lost Orbit Rock - E F… The Longest Yard 5.10b ● The top is a tough sell at 10a View Comment
Jul 10, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles South > Two Tree Rock Poker Face 5.10c ● Skipping as a the crux does one no favors. The route to the right (Edu Zepic) will remind you what the grad… View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Kraft Mtn Area > Conundrum Crag Mr. Puppy Lives 5.11a ● Great route if you enjoy Vert! View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Guardian Angel… > Cowlick Crag Cow Lick Co. Crag 5.7 ● Along with Flying Chuckwalla this is great for a budding leader. The moves off the deck seem far, but trust… View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Guardian Angel… > Cowlick Crag Flying Chuckwalla 5.7+ ● I’ve always felt this climb is 5.8. Well over 30 leads. Great route for budding leaders. Forget the gear! Y… View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Guardian Angel… > Cut Your Teeth Crag November Daze 5.7 ● I mean you can’t ask for a funner romp! Amazing holds, tall, great view. The approach is a killer for the p… View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy… Mom & Apple Pie 5.10a ● Todd Is God is a sweet climb! Definitely some 5.10 climbing up top, but I’ve done harder 9’s, & here I’ve c… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Voodoo Garden > Voodoo Pin Lesbos in Love 5.8 ● This is a great climb for the grade, & I have brought many budding leaders to this cliff for a fun successf… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Voodoo Garden Peyronie's Wall ● The 2 5.10+ on the right are probably the best on the cliff. View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 2 > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Voodoo Garden > Peyronie's Wall By Hook or Crook 5.11b/c ● Tried to on-site in 2018. RP after a few tries. Hard AF View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Highway 18 Crags > Castle Rock Area > Castle Rock > (c) Castle Rock - Sou… Crossbow 5.8 ● I’ve only climbed this route via the traverse. That’s how it was shown to me as a kid, & it seems from the… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Voodoo Garden Coral Sea Wall ● If you’re using the Copp book the west face is terribly wrong. It labels with topo pics Angel Fish as 5.7 w… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles South > Two Tree Rock Epic Zedu 5.6 ● The Miller/Owens book calls the bolts 5.7 (pic above). Basically this is a sport climb now. Go right for t… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Slide Dome Slip-Sliding Away 5.10c ● This thing is tall for the area! Super fun old school slab. Suicide Rock comes to mind! Don’t hate, but I l… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Sushi Bar Uni Crack 5.10c ● Also these seemed right on as for grades. Not really sure about the comment of them being easier on all the… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Sushi Bar Uni Crack 5.10c ● Felt like this was the best route on the cliff! Fun moves thru the micro corner. Seems to have a chip foot… View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles North > Sushi Bar Biiru 30 5.10a ● Probably easiest to just untie, & walk off. View Comment
May 31, 2022 San Bernardino… > … 1 > Big Bear City Area > Holcomb Valley… > Pinnacles South > Two Tree Rock Edu Zepic 5.10c ● Techy vert! Super fun if you’re into that thing as CM stated in the write up. Too bad it’s shorty. Good cli… View Comment
Apr 18, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Margheritaville > Downtown > Saddle Rocks Get Your Groove On 5.10b ● One 5.10 move. The groove is like 5.8 fun! View Comment
Apr 18, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Margheritaville > Downtown Saddle Rocks ● Premier HD wall!! Really good climbs. View Comment
Mar 27, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Classic Rock Wall > Classic Rock Right (SW) Climbing on a Prayer 5.10a ● I will be updating the anchor this summer. In the mean time you can top out, extend the anchor, or cut over… View Comment
Mar 24, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Fairview Mountain > Land of the Lost > Shipwreck Rock Coin Toss 5.10a ● Fun slab! View Comment
Mar 17, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area > Margheritaville On your way to DE Gulch. ● Thanks Chris. The names here are kinda all over the place. I’ve heard dead guy too. View Comment
Mar 17, 2022 High Desert > Apple Valley Area Margheritaville ● Regardless of any crusty talk. Bring a small rack even if you only see bolts on the route. This is one of t… View Comment

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