Mission trails San Diego Rock CLIMBING. Gorgeous day out this weekend. #rockclimbing #sandiego #chillinorockclimbing #climbing #california #californiadreaming
Pure excitement! That moment when your best climbing buddy is sending… Mike D. Just completed to lead Big Moe which for most people remains one of the best top ropes in the park.
Meet Derek!! @bloomstadtPassionate rock climber for life! Always great adventuring with this dude. Here on a casual ride down "Invisible Touch, 5.10d" on sidewinder rock in Steve Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park
Scoping out my next gear placement is a big part in trad climbing. It is important to be smart about what and where to place gear. On this climb it was necessary to save some of the mid size cams for the last half of the climb. A good strategy is often key to success… And yes! Proper climbing style helps too. Here on a mega classic in J Tree
Rock climbing at Mission Trails… Here on one of the harder lines that dials in at 5.12 on the main wall. Thanks to local climber "Neil" this one has fresh bolts and got awaken after years of rusty mess and sleep!Climb on!
Approaching Half Dome via Death Slabs… It is much nicer than it sounds like. This name may helps us climbers to maintain constant respect for the mountains and ever changing conditions of the rock. From the valley floor to the base it takes about 3 hours to get up there. It is quite a jungle of ledge systems an fixed ropes… Requiring a bit of mountain sense for proper navigation. Here Mr. Donaldson "bat-manning" up one of the steep gullies that we encountered. Always a great adventure to be out there.
Mike D leading out on a crisp day at Eagle Peak in San Diego. This is the last pitch of "Soy Chango,5.11". If you are looking for an overhanging route with positive holds in a beautiful remote setting… This is your route. The second pitch of Soy Chango exactly got this. No wonder that you can also find online pictures of @chris_sharma climbing this route. It's amazing how much high quality climbing San Diego has to offer… Often you just need to be willing to hike a little bit
Cathouse rock in Joshua Tree National Park. Testing our mental strength on airy granite and 10mm ropes. This time we had a group of Germans out to explore what Germany does no have… Miles and miles and miles of beautiful desert. One Herman might think it is always hot in the desert… We had to find out quite the opposite. Nigh time temperature dropped down close to freezing and made for a mind opening experience.
Great day at Mission Trails… We had to the pleasure to climb all day and got on some pretty classic entry level lines. Here on "the ramp" most likely the best 5.7 that the "Gorge" has to offer… Beautiful day and no other climbers out!
Multi pitch climbing at El Cajon Mountain. Here @csaldarrr hanging out on the belay station of pitch number 1. We had a great day and it was Christian's first long climb. Our route "Leonids" goes at 5.9 and is a known classic for San Diego – for good reasons. Awesome positive features, superb rock quality, sustained climbing at its rating and comfortable belay stations midway route. To climb Leonids you gotta earn your way up there. Our approach included a stout 1 hour hike up to the base of the cliff. The main rock face is located high up near the 3675feet peak that is also known for an epic hiking destination. Many people in San Diego do not know about the beauty of this place and it was amazing to be up there on our own – overlooking the the urban structures of our metropole. What a great day!
