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Bird Of Fire.
Another quick, work-related mid-January outing to southern California with 2 days budgeted for Joshua Tree. And of course as is the usual case with our luck, nothing but rain (& snow!) on the first of those days. Second day was better and we climbed Breakfast Of Champions (2P, 5.9) on Astro Domes, Bird Of Fire (10a) and Rite Of Spring (5.9) on Isles In The Sky in the Split Rocks area. Despite it being mostly single pitch, the place is definitely growing on us.
Pics
Our day 1 at Joshua Tree this year. When it wasn’t raining…
…it was snowing (Jan. 2017).
Two days later the conditions became just fine. Shirley on the hike-in to Astro Domes (south one is on the left; north one on the right).
Shirley starting the lead of pitch 1 of Breakfast Of Champions on the South Astro Dome. Nice, easy crack climbing with very nice views (Jan. 2017).
Higher on the same pitch (Jan. 2017).
Shirley leading pitch 1 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
More pitch 1 action (Jan. 2017).
Topping out on pitch 1 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
Leading pitch 2 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
Looking back at Shirley from mid-way up pitch 2 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
Leading pitch 2 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
Shirley topping out on pitch 2 of Breakfast Of Champions (Jan. 2017).
Panorama taken from the summit of South Astro Dome with the North Astro Dome dominating the view (Jan. 2017).
Shirley on top of the South Astro Dome (Dec. 2017).
Hiking out through an obstacle course (Dec. 2017).
Hiking out from the Astro Domes (Jan. 2017).
Starting the lead of Bird Of Fire on Isles In The Sky formation (Jan. 2017).
Higher on the very fun pitch (Jan. 2017).
Shirley starting up Bird Of Fire (Jan. 2017).
More Bird Of Fire action (Jan. 2017).
Shirley nearing the top (and the crux) of Bird Of Fire (Jan. 2017).
Views from top of Isles In The Sky formation at the Split Rocks Area (Jan. 2017).
Starting up Rite Of Spring next door to Bird Of Fire (Jan. 2017).
Easy climbing except for two short moves near the top which can get a bit…
…bloody (Jan. 2017).
Shirley topping out on Rite Of Spring (5.9; Jan. 2017).
Isles In The Sky (Jan. 2017).
Isles In The Sky close-up. Climbers are on Dolphin (5.7; Jan. 2017).
Rubicon formation…next time (Jan. 2017).
Killing time in LA’s Thai Town (Jan. 2017).
More time killing LA (Jan. 2016).
Go back to Joshua Tree.