Joshua Tree ’22

Smack in the middle of a frustrating ice season, I decided to get a sunny rock trip with an old partner of mine in California. Michael and I had been to Joshua tree before but for only a few days. That was my only time there and I found it to be strenuous/stiff Ratings, windy/ cold, and old school style climbing. Again on this trip we went after four star climbs exclusively. This works out OK anyways cause there’s not a lot of similar climbs next to each other anyways. What that does mean is a lot of hiking in between crags, and sometimes even driving to different ones. So if you are driven then, you do three to five amazing pitches a day. Over five days that’s exactly what we did. Most of the best climbs are in the shade, so if its cold, well..

1-20-24-2022 Joshua Tree 16p to 10c, w/Mike L.

1-20 Cake Walk, Anacram 10c

1-21 Poodles r People too 10b ao, Prepackaged 10a, Taxman

1-22 Silent Scream 10a, Apparition Crack10a, 5.9

1-23 Bird Fire 10a, Popes 10b, Touch and Go 10a, Diamond Dogs `10a, Exorsist 10a

1-24 Wanger attempt, Room to Shroom 5.9