Sunset at Josh can be quite spectacular. |
Nothing like a morning climb of Headstone's classic SW Buttress (5.6). Here Professor Fred Chong of UC Davis leads the way. |
Ah, here I am on the classic "Cryptic" (5.8) on Headstone Rock. A very nice, if somewhat short, route. |
Spanish Bayonet (5.9), put up by Lynn Hill, requires a short hike to reach. But it's well worth the trudge into the canyon above Rattlesnake to reach this beautiful 80' finger crack. |
Trip Armstrong leads up Mental Physics (5.7), a classic hand-crack in the Wonderland. |
Camping on the Eastside, this is not an atypical view greeting you in the brisk dawn. |
Here's Peter Caster warming up on a V0 in his tennis shoes at the Happys. Isn't he "sassy"? |
Are you sure this is the sequence? The Cilley Boulder at the Happys. |
Ryen Tarbet bails off Serengeti (V5) at the Happys (he got it next try). |
Jesse enjoys a quiet stroll amid the Druid Stones near Bishop. The large pillar to his left is The Druid Stone itself. Believe it or not, it has no bolts on it yet, nor should it ever contain any. But perhaps someone will not respect the sanctity of this unique boulder in this beautiful place. |
Here Jesse takes a stroll at the Druids, high over a bad landing with the snow-clad sierras as a backdrop. |
There are plenty of easy and aesthetic problems awaiting the novice at the peaceful Druid Stones. Here I am stretching it out on a warm well-featured boulder. |
Ok, now how do I get down? |
Where on Earth would you rather be? |
Debby Wallach enjoys a morning climb up the classic Royal Arches. |
Fred Chong follows the traverse pitch midway on the Royal Arches. |
Hans Florine follows the pendulum on the Robbins Traverse. |
Hans and I at the belay just before Thank God Ledge. |
Five hours and fifty minutes later... the summit! |
Can you believe this place isn't a national park or monument? |
On the first pitch of Beulah's book, Bill Wright and I cast our shadows on a warm December morning. |
Jesse casts off on Yak Crack (11d) at the Gallery with Peter Caster belaying. |
Not every trip to Yosemite ends up like I planned. Here I am at noon on the day Debby and I had made a special trip to do Serenity and Sons. The forecast had been "partly cloudy." |
I just started sportclimbing this year (1999) after being a trad climber for my first nine years. Sportclimbing tends to be steep and the challenges tend to focus more on the climbing and less on finding protection. |