The Pit: Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

The Pit (Le Petit Verdon)

Swiss Tower Wall

Lower Route: True Value, 5.11a

Upper Route: Shark Bait, 5.11d

This limestone canyon is full of pockety & pumpy routes with a bunch of really fun roof problems. I intended on climbing True Value on Swiss Tower but couldn't see the bolt over the mini roof marked by a large flake to work through. So I traversed left and took the alternate 5.11d finish that starts at mid point. It begins with a sweet roof section followed by an interesting face climb. Very unique side pulleys and pockety ridges after the roof. Very fun climb! Glad I took the alternate route!

Riverside Quarry

Warm-up Route: Whammy, 5.10b

Riverside, CA

The Quarry

Dec. 2011

Route: Violator, 5.11c

(work in progress)

The heal hook to sloper to sloper crux is over 40 feet up!

This area has over a hundred routes

ranging from 5.8 - 5.14a

Classic granite feel
Longest climbs about 170 feet
Not bad for an abandoned rock quarry!
Definitely a new favorite So Cal climbing spot

Dream Climb

Bucket List Dream Climb

climbing: a history

Pirates Cove - Huntington Beach, CA

Nov. 2011

Joshua Tree, CA

Nov. 2011

Taquitz Peak in Idyllwild, CA

Route: Angels Fright 5.6

7 pitches, over 700 feet

Aug. 2011

 Topping out on Taquitz Peak

New Jack City

Route: 5.10c

June 2011

Apple Valley, CA

Route: World Full of Hate 5.11c/d

Jan. 2011

Apple Valley, CA

Route: Torn Flesh 10c/d

Sept. 2010

Java Wall

Route: Espresso 5.11a

Sept. 2010

New Jack City - Apple Valley, CA

Route: Red Devil, 5.12a (did not complete)

Nov. 2010

Big Rock - Riverside, CA

Route: The Roof 5.9

Aug. 2010

Echo Cliffs - Malibu, CA

Route: 5.10a

Feb. 2009

Big Rock - Riverside, CA

Route: The Roof 5.9

Feb. 2009

Joshua Tree, CA

Route: 5.11

Mar. 2008

Echo Cliffs - Malibu, CA

Balance Rock and Java Wall

Feb. 2008

Azusa Urban Climbing

Jan. 2008

Camelback Mountain - Phoenix, AZ

Mar. 2006

Jack's Canyon - Yavapai, AZ

Jan. 2006

First lead climb (120ft)

Camelback Mountain - Phoenix, AZ

Praying Monk, 5.7

Aug, 2005

60 ft hanging repel off the backside of the Praying Monk

Did I mention this was my first lead?

Where it all began... Phoenix, AZ

Camelback Mountain

June 2004