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Location: CA : High Sierra : Keeler Needle : Harding Route (5.10+) : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Oct 8, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, I just stumbled on this gem of a photo. Mtn. Project surprises again.
I climbed a bunch with Ken back in the '70s. He was a great guy , super solid and calm when the chips were down. We climbed the Higher Cathedral Spire in winter and made what was my first El Cap attempt in winter. We were lucky to survive the ice chunk (tv to refrigerator sized pieces) bombardment.
I was just a kid but he, at 11 yrs. older, was a man. I looked up to him and would have followed him anywhere. He died way ... more >>
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Location: CA : High Sierra : Keeler Needle : Harding Route (5.10+) : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Oct 8, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, I just stumbled on this gem of a photo. Mtn. Project surprises again.
I climbed a bunch with Ken back in the '70s. He was a great guy , super solid and calm when the chips were down. We climbed the Higher Cathedral Spire in winter and made what was my first El Cap attempt in winter. We were lucky to survive the ice chunk (tv to refrigerator sized pieces) bombardment.
I was just a kid but he, at 11 yrs. older, was a man. I looked up to him and would have followed him anywhere. He died way ... more >>
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Suicide Rock : South Face : Miscalculation (5.10c)
By: D. Evans When: May 16, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I don't understand the current fashion of posting climbing photos upside down. If is is less than vert the photo should show it.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Wonderland of Rocks : Diarrhea Dome : Diarrhea Dome - South Face : ... : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Apr 15, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Margy on marathon belay.
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Location: CA : Riverside/Orange Counties : Riverside County : Riverside Quarry : Agony Arch Area : Delinquency (aka Agony Aret... (5.10d)
By: D. Evans When: Jan 12, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I did the FA of this route in the mid 1980's. Were the bolts that I placed not there in 2003?
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Location: AZ : Northern Arizona : Navajolands : Monument Valley : Shangri-La (5.10a A0 PG13)
By: D. Evans When: Dec 20, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: I still have a prized Layton Kor piton from this climb.
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Location: AZ : Northern Arizona : Navajolands : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Dec 20, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: photo Dave Evans
My dog Washoe and my old 66 van at T. Gordon's Hogan in Lukachukai.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Wonderland of Rocks : Butler Corridor : I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa (5.10b/c)
By: D. Evans When: Jun 15, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: PUFL (Previously Unreported First Lead) (see above)
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Suicide Rock : Sunshine Face : Sunshine Face - Right Side : Moondance (5.11c)
By: D. Evans When: Apr 8, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Huh?
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Review: Classic Joshua Tree...
By: D. Evans When: Mar 23, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Randy Vogel is without a doubt the reigning expert on Joshua Tree rock climbing. I've got a whole bookshelf devoted to his works. This book, however, stands out as the most beautiful guide yet done to any area by any author. It is not just a guide but a work evoking the feelings and experiences of a generation of climbers as they trekked around Joshua Tree exploring and climbing or just soaking up the vibe of this magical place. Finally, a book that does justice to this sublime desert paradise.... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : Rock Warrior (5.10b R) : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Feb 21, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: In retrospect I'm not sure which pitch this was! I had better ask Gordo.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : Rock Warrior (5.10b R) : Photo
By: D. Evans When: Feb 21, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Actually I'm not sure which pitch this is!
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : Rock Warrior (5.10b R)
By: D. Evans When: Feb 17, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Todd Gordon and I did what I believe was possibly the second ascent in April 1985. I remember the first two pitches as tricky. We continued to the top of Black Velvet Peak for 15 pitches, many of them after dark. We got down to the car around midnight to find our friend Holly asleep and dinner very cold. She was more annoyed than worried.
It was a long day.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Queen Mountain : Olympic Dome : The Bloodline (5.12a)
By: D. Evans When: Feb 13, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Todd (G), thanks for reminding us!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Queen Mountain : Olympic Dome : The Bloodline (5.12a)
By: D. Evans When: Feb 12, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: It was our route, there was no "my route" about it.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : The Outback : Steve Canyon Area : Steve Canyon : ... : Grand Theft Avacodo (5.7)
By: D. Evans When: Jan 24, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route (Grand Theft Avocado) is named after a funny event that happened to Spencer Lennard, his brother Alan and friends Chris Robinson and Barry Talberg when in high school. They, devout vegetarians, were visiting an avocado grove near their home in Orange, CA for the purposes of collecting avos (the fallen ripe ones on the ground, of course). While collecting, they were surprised by an Irvine Co. OC Sheriff who was not pleased by their trespassing on "Company" property (yes, the Irvine Co.... more >>
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Location: CA : The Needles / Kern River : The Needles : Necromancer Needle : Silver Threads (5.10b PG13)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 12, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Margy says, "Sorry Murf, she really wants to meet Andy!!!"
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Queen Mountain : Cirque of the Climbables : Cirque of the Climbables - ... : Treasure of the Sierra Madr... (5.10d)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: If it were as long as "Figures" it would be as good or better.
ps. Anonymous cowards deserve no comment.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Indian Cove : Rattlesnake Canyon : Upper Dodge City : Canadian Driftwood (aka The... (5.9)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Good job Mr. Cotton, a really fun route with excellent rock.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Desert Queen Mine : Fraggle Rock : Stairway to Kevin (5.8)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Possible Gordo sandbag. Three of us did it yesterday and called it 5.10. Maybe holds have broken off, it is still a bit crunchy.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Desert Queen Mine : Fraggle Rock : Poppin' and Breakin' (5.10a)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route has cleaned up nicely, not a loose hold on it now.
2 stars now!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Indian Cove : Rattlesnake Canyon : Vernal Walls : Waltzing Wern (5.11a)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, what a bunch of whiners!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Queen Mountain : Olympic Dome : The Bloodline (5.12a)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 3, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The FA party did the route free and rated it 11d. EE repeated it later and rated it 12a. I don't think Fry and Battey were with him on that occasion. Not sure where this FFA nonsense came from.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Comic Book Area : The Comic Strip : The Comic Strip - SW Face : Full Frontal Nudity (5.10a)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Randy reminded me recently that I did place the last bolt on the second pitch.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Wonderland North : Outer Mongolia : Siberia : Yasmine Bleeth (5.9)
By: D. Evans When: Nov 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The FA party rated every route on this dome 5.8.
Ratings are subjective.
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