Aiguille de Joshua Tree (aka The Finger of Hercules) 5.5 X
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.4 [details] |
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| Submitted By: | C Miller on Jul 9, 2002 |
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Description From the end of the Lost Horse Road walk southeast for 1/4 mile or so following a beaten path as you pass numerous rock formations on your left. This climb lies at the base of the hillide you'll walk along and is set amongst boulders making it somewhat hidden. Basically a solo this climbs the north side past some ledgy steps to a small summit. Standing up on it will test your balance especially if windy. If nervous break out the camera and get your "Kodak Courage" going.
Protection None, so don't fall!
BETA PHOTO: Ryan Avery on top of the outstanding free solo Agu...
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Don't look down...
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Resist the urge...
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Foolish posing circa late '80s.
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BETA PHOTO: Cutting loose on the Finger of Hercules.
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Steve on top of the aguille. Piece of cake.
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Figured I'd add my contribution to the Aiguille pi...
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Here I am on the Aiguille
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Posing at it's finest.
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Nathan Fitzhugh
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Unknown climber on Aiguille.
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| Comments on Aiguille de Joshua Tree (aka The Finger of Hercules) |
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By Ryan Avery
Apr 4, 2005
| Definitely a must do before your Josh days are over.It was three or four 5.6 moves once on the ledge for me. The mantle and standing up is the mental crux as the top is sloping downward. Bring a camera. |
By big lebowski
Feb 23, 2007
| OK, so we wimped out by throwing a rope over the notch and top-roping :o) The climbing is very easy, but then so is falling off |
By Braxtron
From: ...
Mar 7, 2007
rating: 5.4 X
| Short, but also in a field of large talus/boulders that wouldn't be nice to fall on (most pics don't show that). This climb would be rated less than 5.6 if it were located elsewhere. |
By Drederek
Jun 23, 2007
rating: 5.6 X
| I could not walk by this without climbing it! |
By Kyle Wills
From: San Diego CA
Jan 18, 2010
rating: 5.4 X
| Friends don't let friends throw a rope on Aiguille de Joshua Tree. |
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