Yuppie Climber
On our first day of climbing at Red Rocks, we climbed Geronimo (5.6). Aaron's brother was expecting his first baby that very day, so Aaron brought his cell...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Bored Climber
We were climbing Geronimo (5.6), and it was a major traffic jam. We were the fourth party in line, and the second party was a really slow party of three....1200 x 1600 pixels
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Me and Nick at the last belay
The party in front of us was a couple named Nick and Jane. That's me and Nick, hanging out one short pitch below the summit.1600 x 1200 pixels
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The final pitch of Geronimo
The party in front of us was a couple named Nick and Jane. That's Aaron, with Jane leading the final pitch up above him.1600 x 1200 pixels
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Me, Aaron, Pooky, and Crimson Chrysalis
Me, Aaron, and our climbing mascot Pooky, at the summit of Geronimo (5.6), with one of our favorite Red Rocks climbs, Crimson Chrysalis, in the background.
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Two of a kind
Aaron, and an ass. (Sorry Aaron, I just couldn't resist....) The burro in the background is one of the wild burros that inhabit Red Rock Canyon. We stumbled...1600 x 1200 pixels
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A wild burro
A nice shot of the ass of an ass.... This is one of the wild burros that inhabit Red Rock Canyon. We stumbled upon two of them as we were hiking out to the car...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Two nice asses
That's Jane, one of the people who was climbing in front of us on Geronimo, and a wild burro.1600 x 1200 pixels
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Rappelling from Refried Brains
Me rappelling from the top of the fourth pitch of Refried Brains (5.9). This is actually a slightly tricky rappel, since you have to go around the big dihedral...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Starting up Wholesome Fullback
Me at the very beginning of Wholesome Fullback (5.10a). I'm about to enter the first crux, a really thin finger crack. The moves were delicate and technical,...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Me leading Wholesome Fullback
Just past the first crux of Wholesome Fullback (5.10a), approaching the reward for my labors: a beautiful Indian-Creek-worthy splitter hand crack.1600 x 1200 pixels
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A splitter hand crack on Wholesome Fullback
I'm just getting ready to start up that sexy splitter hand crack. I placed one #2 camalot at the base of it, at the initial overhang. After that, I ran the rest...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Me leading the first pitch of Frogland
After climbing Wholesome Fullback and a few other pitches nearby, a fierce gale-force wind kicked up, and we decided not to climb Triassic Sands, as we had...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Aaron on the descent from Frogland
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Las Vegas, seen from the descent from Frogland
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Barrel Cactus
Aaron's tape-clad hand in front of a large barrel cactus. These are probably the coolest cacti that we see regularly in the Red Rocks desert.1600 x 1200 pixels
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Prince of Darkness (5.10c)
Aaron at the top of pitch 3 (or 5?) of P.O.D., with a beautiful sky above him.1600 x 1200 pixels
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Prince of Darkness (5.10c)
Aaron at the top of pitch 3 (or 5?) of P.O.D., with a beautiful sky above him.1600 x 1200 pixels
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Bare feet, bear butt
I took my shoes off at each belay on P.O.D., because I knew how painful it would be to stand on thin edges for several hours of climbing. At the end of the...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Rapping off of P.O.D.
Me doing the first rappel off of Prince of Darkness (5.10c) at Red Rocks.1600 x 1200 pixels
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