Digging deep for a smooth handjam. This technique was a new one for Carter who celebrated his birthday with us on the rocks. It is amazing how a little bit of instruction can teach new concepts so quickly. He went from "no way! That' painful" to "wow, this handjam thing actually feels very supportive". All you got to do is stick your straight hand into the crack and pull your thumb down into the surface of your hand. That makes your lower hand part wider and jams it into the crack. Well done! Our climb here – "Beautiful", 5.5 is one of the smoothest and greatest crack for first handjammers – come try out yourself ?

Digging deep for a smooth handjam. This technique was a new one for Carter who celebrated his birthday with us on the rocks. It is amazing how a little bit of instruction can teach new concepts so quickly. He went from "no way! That' painful" to "wow, this handjam thing actually feels very supportive". All you got to do is stick your straight hand into the crack and pull your thumb down into the surface of your hand. That makes your lower hand part wider and jams it into the crack. Well done! Our climb here - "Beautiful", 5.5 is one of the smoothest and greatest crack for first handjammers - come try out yourself ?

What an amazing session with Jeff yesterday afternoon. We could not have asked for better weather conditions with nice temperatures, clouds and sun mixed! It was Jeff's second session with us and he is training for his big ascent in the Himalayas next year. His goal is to climb as much as possible to get his endurance game and technique up! And so we checked out a bunch of climbs in all kinds of styles from chimney to face and crack (we even got him on a sweet short offwidth). A lot of the climbs we topped out and scrambled over to the next one to rappell in from the top – true adventure style! We cannot wait for our next session in Joshua Tree. Well done Jeff!

What an amazing session with Jeff yesterday afternoon. We could not have asked for better weather conditions with nice temperatures, clouds and sun mixed! It was Jeff's second session with us and he is training for his big ascent in the Himalayas next year. His goal is to climb as much as possible to get his endurance game and technique up! And so we checked out a bunch of climbs in all kinds of styles from chimney to face and crack (we even got him on a sweet short offwidth). A lot of the climbs we topped out and scrambled over to the next one to rappell in from the top - true adventure style! We cannot wait for our next session in Joshua Tree. Well done Jeff!

Yesterday we had an amazing day teaching trad climbing skills to our new friends from Nebraska. Susan and Ben already brought in a good amount of experience lead climbing in their local gym. After a full day on the rocks they were able to place "bombproof" cams and build almost flawless 3 piece trad anchors. We also pointed out many details and creative ways to deal with certain situations that we made up. We are proud of them… they were sharp and their critical thinking skills made this session a very effective one

Yesterday we had an amazing day teaching trad climbing skills to our new friends from Nebraska. Susan and Ben already brought in a good amount of experience lead climbing in their local gym. After a full day on the rocks they were able to place "bombproof" cams and build almost flawless 3 piece trad anchors. We also pointed out many details and creative ways to deal with certain situations that we made up. We are proud of them... they were sharp and their critical thinking skills made this session a very effective one