Subscribe to RSSArchive for: joshua tree
-
Cornerlands – Joshua Tree
We had just returned from our stay in Poipu Beach, a bit jet-lagged and the kids’ sleep schedules very much out of whack, when Ben asked if we’d be interested in joining them for a night or two at Cornerlands, a beautiful house near Joshua Tree. At the risk of sounding like a spoiled brat, […]
-
Joshua Tree: One More Climb
Finally, a trip outdoors. It’s been much too long since we’ve been on real rock. The season began, and it quickly came to an end when Joey sublexed his shoulder on a climb at Holcomb. And then, just as he was wrapping up PT on his shoulder, he broke his ankle while bouldering at Mesa […]
-
Joshua Tree
Followers of this blog may recall that our last climbing trip was determined by a coin flip; heads for Holcomb. The alternative, Joshua Tree, would wait a few weeks, which leads me to tonight’s write-up. This trip was designed to be on the mellower side, since we brought the girls along and Joey is still […]
-
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. It’s been really helpful to learn from such an experienced mentor, and unfortunately the Grimes-Marquis family will be moving back […]
-
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 Yosemite’s Half Dome. Anyway, I filed it away in my head and when Joey and I decided to make a […]
-
Joshua Tree
A fun 2-night climbing trip to Joshua Tree. Jasmine is finishing her third and final year of fellowship training at UCSD, and she put together a fellow’s retreat with classmates Cara and Heidi. Incoming fellow Anna and husband Rob joined us, as did Heidi’s brother. We camped at Indian Cove, not far from the site […]
-
Joshua Tree
Our first climbing trip to Joshua Tree. It was pretty cold – it snowed. We bouldered and top-roped and discovered that we really suck as climbers.