Lauren and Justin about to enjoy their first day of climbing. Royal Columns, Tieton, WA (May 2015).

Shirley leading X Factor (5.8).

Justin starting up X Factor (5.8) belayed by Lauren (May 2015).

Leading Developing Arms (5.9) belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

Shirley staring up Cross-Eyed And Painless (5.9).

Shirley entering the crux of Cross-Eyed And Painless. Lauren is on Developing Arms (May 2015).

Shirley nearing the top of the Cross-Eyed And Painless (5.9) route (May 2015).

Leading Orange Sunshine belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

And into the crux of the route – a nice steep finger locks section (May 2015).

Haydar entering the finger crack section of Orange Sunshine.

More Haydar on Orange Sunshine action.

Haydar making the mantle move (crux) atop of Orange Sunshine (May 2015).

Shirley starting up The Cutting Edge (5.7) belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

Justin working the Orange Sunshine (May 2015).

Higher on the fun route (May 2015).

More Cutting Edge action (May 2015).

Topping out.

Starting up Solar King (5.11a) – three hard moves (quite a headache for me) to reach a 5.9 crack (May 2015).

Haydar on Solar King (May 2015).

Shirley seconding (third-ing?) Solar King (5.11a). Haydar at the base is demonstrating the slick-as-snottness nature of the starting crux (May 2015).

…and Justin on Jam Exam.

Haydar baking in the mid-May sun at the Royal Columns.

Lauren on Jam Exam (5.9).

Hiking down (May 2015).

The gang on the hike out with the Royal Columns in the background (May 2015).

Cooling off in the river after a fun day of climbing at the Royal Columns (May 2015).