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Rappelling is a very essential part of rock climbing! When there is no "walk off" the climber has to descent the rock formation via rappelling. Most established climbing areas have fixed rappel anchors on top of the rock. Rappel anchors consist of at least 2 bolts with each bolt having a metal ring threaded through (rappel ring). Those rings have a round and smooth surface and are used for the rope to be pulled through before rappelling. Once the climber is on the ground the rope can be pulled off the rings Rappels need to be backed up every time! In this picture Iwan @calistyla is backed up through a "fireman's belay" which is a person on the ground holding the rope in order to stop Iwan from involuntarily descending! Stay safe! And have fun on the rocks PC: @shepherdimages thanks for sharing these wonderful moments out in Joshua Tree

That moment when you accomplish something that seemed so far out of reach… Here Natalia realizing how simple it is when you just try. Often this is just what it takes… try…try… and try more! Explore, do something new every day, every week, throw away your old reservations, play free… And you will find yourself up there. Thanks for the great moments and teaching each other lessons for life! @natyyydreaddd PC: @shepherdimages

Intro Outdoor Rock Climbing San Diego

Mt. Woodson, San Diego. Thousands of high quality granite boulders that are sprinkled over the hillside of the mountain near Ramona. Woodson is quite a special climbing area since many of the boulders are too high for just a crash pad but too short for a legit lead climb. That is why this area is often described as a "world class" top roping area ;) with many of the boulders featuring bolted TR anchors. Climbing styles are typical for California desert granite with many excellent crack and slab climbs and a few face climbing lines. Many classics routes are home to Woodson just as the one in the picture – "Rockwork Orange" (5.10b) is the definition of a perfect dihedral – 30feet/10meters of a perfect corner featuring a parallel sided (splitter) crack between the left and right side. Mostly climbed with ropes due to length and bad landing. @shepherdimages thanks for capturing this one. See you guys out there! Fabi

Zion National Park! World class climbing on sandstone with big wall style climbs. This is here is André just about to get ready for the short and incredibly amazing traverse pitch on "Moonlight Buttress" (5.12d) – this is Zion's most famous long route following a continuous wide finger crack pitch after pitch. Most parties skip this traverse pitch and aid climb via a bolt ladder straight up from the belay stance. 12 pitches of hard and sustained climbing including views and exposure that is unbelievable!

Hard to beat this aesthetic line! It seems so intuitive to want to climb this beauty – "bird of fire" (5.10a) is certainly one if the great classics in Joshua Tree National Park. Some few face climbing moved quickly guide your way into this beautiful steepening crack feature – with the hardest part waiting on the very top. Diana Gri enjoying every bit of it – ready to pull the last moves. Ultra classic, ultra Joshua Tree, ultra fun

Santee Boulders! San Diego's most convenient boulder hotspot. You park you car – 5 minutes later you climb some rocks. Santee's granite boulders are mostly low angle climbs with smaller holds rather than big ones. A great playground to learn how important it is to use your feet/lower body. "It's all in your feet" I cannot repeat this often enough! Here Diego enjoying another ascent of "donkey dick" (V1). Crash pad and spotter in position! Stay safe on the rocks! See you out there!

This is the time San Diego! One of the finest "winter" climbing destinations! Where many other areas are shut down by rain, snow and freezing temperatures at this moment, SoCal presents itself from its best side. Here Thomas in action following up "grip tape ramp" (5.12a) – another beautiful climb way up on El Cajon Mt. in San Diego. Great exposure, awesome steep approach hike, gets your pump going, flying with birds. @sqmot @grottoclimbing #sandiegooutdoor #sandiegorockclimbing #sandiego #rockclimbing #rockclimbingschool #elcajonmountain #griptaperamp

Another sent went down in Joshua Tree. Here Rachel going at it with much focus.

"Tahquitz" is a 900+ feet/300+ meters gigantic rock formation in Idyllwild, Southern California. A dreamland for long climbs on high quality granite. This place is rich in US climbing history featuring the first 5.9 of the country "the open book". Many other classic routes are hosted on this beauty with long climbs as easy as 5.3 "white maidens walkway" or as hard as 5.12!Spring time is the time to head out there and get your climb on and breeze some mountain air.

Andrew Clark knows he can do it! Here moving forward on the "Southwest Corner" in Joshua Tree. This route leads up to the top of a tower… An epic 60+ feet vertical rappel got us back to the ground. Great feeling to stand on the edge before it goes down… this moment when you get out of your every day life comfort zone… Now you have to trust, overcome your doubts and when you just do it- it feels like having discovered a new side of you. #gorockclimbing #outofcomfortzone #sandiegorockclimbing #rockclimbing #joshuatreerockclimbing #joshuatree @shepherdimages @sandyfeetevents @trustyourself #climbingclasses #rockclimbingsandiego #southwestcorner #grottoclimbing #grottoclimbingandyoga #explore

Rock climbing Joshua Tree National Park