Joshua Tree
I met Justin in 2009, when his wife Cara began her uro-gyn fellowship with Jasmine at UCSD. He has ~20 years of climbing experience and is the reason that I got back into the sport. …
Category: Climbing
Riverside Quarry
Hard to believe, but nearly a year has passed since I first met Johnny, Ryan, and Joey while climbing at Mission Gorge. These three were all fairly new to climbing, and I was just getting …
Joshua Tree
A while back , Justin recommended a Joshua Tree climb called Stichter Quits (5.7). I think he brought it up when I told him that I had my eye on the Snake Dike route up …
El Cajon Mountain
Ryan and I were talking about spending the weekend in Joshua Tree, but I got busy with work and he had a cold, so we decided on an easy day trip to El Cajon Mountain, …
Red Rocks Canyon
Last weekend, I met Tom in Vegas for a quick climbing trip to Red Rocks. He stayed out there for five days; how he managed to survive without going crazy (or broke), I have no …
Leonids – El Cajon Mountain
El Cajon Mountain might not have the name recognition of a Joshua Tree or Red Rocks, but it is one of the finest destinations for multi-pitch sport climbing in Southern California. It’s close to downtown …
Dusy Basin
I planned to do a backpack trip to the Dusy Basin last August, but the impending birth of my son forced me to abandon those plans. Scott was able to make it out and he …
Tahquitz Rock
What a day! A mix of nostalgia, fear, adventure, and accomplishment. A few weeks ago, I contacted Bob Gaines, owner of Vertical Adventures and co-author of a popular Tahquitz guidebook. Interesting tidbit: Bob was a …
Holcomb Pinnacles & El Cajon Mtn.
This is a dual post after back-to-back weekends on the rock. Last week, I ventured out to the Holcomb Valley Pinnacles with climbing friends Johnny and Wei. Holcomb is a popular sport-climbing area near Big …