Rob-bee-killer and I did the Ashtar Command Tower yesterday afternoon. It's a two pitch 5.9. The first pitch is a crack and the second pitch is a bolted face. Rob-bee is at the anchor of another route that starts to the right of the route we're on.
Here are some more pics from that climb...


Another one of Rob-bee coming up the first pitch.

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Billy-O on a new thin splitter on Mt. Johnson. The route hasn't been redpointed yet and the rating is still up in the air. (depends on which footholds break off) The thing looks pretty hard though.

Last weekend I made the hour and a half hike up to Mount Johnson with Rob-beekiller and Billy-O to help put up some more pitches on the new route, "Force Boyle". This is me leading up the first pitch that Robbie and Bill put up two weeks ago. My on-sight attempt was shut down when I hit the 5.ll- crux of slopers. Oh well, I'll get it next time.
We got four more pitches put up that day but didn't make it to the top. This next weekend we hope to get back up there and finish up the route.
Here are a few more pics from our weekends adventure...

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I got Gonzo out climbing again in Zion today. He got through the crux on this route with a little help from one of the canyons local climbing dirtbags.

This is one of the newer free routes in Zion National Park that I've done twice now. It's just off the Angles landing trail and has a pretty moderate approach. This climb throws a little of everything at you from fingers to chimney and a little face climbing too. All the belays are fixed anchors and you get off the route with two rappels. Be careful pulling the ropes on the first rappel though because the rope can fall into the crack just above the anchor and get stuck.

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DK getting a rest on this 160 foot long hand crack.

Rob-bee-killer rope-gunning the warm up for us at the Second Meat Wall.

You can see by the look on her face that she's really having a good time.

Here's Gimpstez enjoying the bomber jams on Top Sirloin at the Second Meat Wall.

This is Gonzobeer climbing an unnamed 5.9 at the Blue Gramma wall.

Here's Gonzobeer at the Blue Gramma Wall on "Dawn of Age" 5.10.

Here's Gonzobeer sporting the official T-shirt for the Team Trash Rendezvous.

This is me on a newer 5.10 at the Second Meat Wall. It had a sandstone plaque at the base of the route but I didn't write down the name. Fun climb.

Here's a pic of Gonzobeer pulling down HAAAARD at the bouldering caves in Virgin.

This is me giving a V5 problem a go. (couldn't get past the next move though)

Rob-bee-killer bouldering down by the [vigin] river. Not sure how hard this problem was...I'll have to ask him and get back to ya.

I made up this shirt for Daren after his inspirational comment..."Who needs big jugs when you've got a wide crack".

Daren Kenezik doing some desert crunches.

White Gas Willy and a rack of boat anchors. I wasn't even tempted to punish myself on this grovel-fest.

Me on Run like hell. And believe me I had to just to make it to the anchors. Fun route but kinda pumpy.