Joshua Tree.As somebody had a work-related conference in LA starting Sunday afternoon, somebody else decided to tag along and try to squeeze in a bit of climbing out of the first 2/3rds of our weekend. Big Red Rocks plans turned into a Joshua Tree quickie as Friday night flights were severely delayed and we found ourselves catching a few hours of sleep at an I15 rest area at 3 in the morning and still an hour shy of Vegas. Climbed the attractive, 3-pitch Bird On A Wire route (10a; our only Jtree route to date) as a tiny consolation prize. Fun stuff, unique and pretty setting, great weather but the delicate smeary granite climbing takes a bit of getting used to…
Pics
Red Rocks – not this time (FU Southwest). Joshua trees in Joshua Tree NP. The beauty of Joshua Tree. The short hike up to Lost Horse Wall (March 2014). Shirley on the short approach pitch of Bird On A Wire (March 2014). Our pitch 1.5 of Bird On A Wire…some delicate face edging and loads of fun (March 2014). Pitch 1.5 of Bird On A Wire (March 2014). Joshua Tree – views from high up on Lost Horse Wall (March 2014). The crux (our P2.5) of Bird On A Wire – delicate footwork (March 2014). Shirley on our pitch 2.5 of Bird On A Wire (March 2014). Beautiful golden colored granite – we had a fun few hours climbing there and would go back (March 2014). Last pitch of Bird (March 2014). Joshua Tree NP. Bird On A Wire top-out (March 2014). Joshua Tree flora (March 2014).
