Ascents by Hard Landin' Brandon having Trad CPR

Wow, now that's a new low in rock quality. Still, the finish makes up for it. I used and recommend a cheater stick to clip the piton. How this formation doesn't just collapse is beyond me.

Only climbed the first pitch that day.

Did it in 2, ended up leading both pitches. A couple of tricky mantels and high steps got me through the reachy bits!

Second P1, led P2.

Awesome basketball-sized knobs!

Great climbing, but not sure if it's worth the approach! I popped in a couple of extra cams to protect the crux between bolts.

Harder than it looked! Some constrictions kept this from being off-fingers.

Fun enough, but it was windy and cold. Placing gear could be a little tricky at the top.

My very kind climbing partner gave me the money pitch. Used up #9, #10, and #11 hexes on that one! Belayed from one good bolt backed up by a #3 C4 cam far back to the right. Then continued up the last 1.5 pitches of Lost in Space.

Excellent crack, with an exhausting finish. So much blood in the crack. Tape, people, tape.

Mantel crux is sharp and height dependent, but the moves were all very fun.

Fantastic Sunday afternoon with Jon. Wasps on P1 but they didn't bother us.

For whatever reason, I really enjoyed this one.

Led P3 and P5. Jadian linked P1 and P2. Didn't do P6. Totally worth doing, but could use more traffic. Shaded most of the day in the dihedral. P5 was the favorite.

Beautiful line, amazing rock quality. Led P2 & P4. Could have used 3 #2 BD C4s on the first dihedral of P2. Belay atop P3 could used 2 #3s. Didn't find the second rappel hook (around the corner) on the first rappel. Rapped in 30mph winds. Radios were great. Thin stuff on P3; ball nuts were handy.

Jams felt a little painful. Still very fun.

With Jon. Led all pitches. I was glad to have both the #4 and #5 cams. Chimneys are the future of climbing, for sure. Super fun! Rappelled the North Face with a single 80m rope.

Fantastic jams. Probably easier with my smaller hands. The start and the left traverse to join Firecracker both looked difficult to protect.

Led pitches 1, 3, and 4. Wow, the exposure!

2-bolt variation.

Long pitch with stunning views of the area. Incredibly beautiful. Fun lie-backing to the top. Bring a long rope. 70m rappel will get you to the ledge. 80m will get you to the bottom.

3 pitches. Led P1 & P2. Fantastic climbing, with a breathtaking summit. Some scary death blocks and some massive piles of bird dung detracted from the experience.

Good fun. Did Bong Eater first, which made the Hand Eater variation to Bong Eater feel a bit easier.

Date is approximate. Hard!

P1 and P2 only. Led P2. Intimidating crux moves around the bulge!

Should be renamed Awesomeview Dome. Cold all day. No sun exposure 'til 2 or 3pm. Very windy. Hollow Flake var. totally worth it. P1 was 5.10a and very wet. Watch out for slow parties. Party below us took 3hrs on P1 and probably epic'ed (started 9am, still on P6 at 6pm). Fantastic stances for almost all belays.

Led P1 and P4. Jadian linked P2 & P3. Excellent climbing, but regrettable stances at all belays and tricky rappels.

with Jadian. Good fun!

Led P2 and P4. Wish P4 was longer! Started at 5pm, back at the base by 8pm.

Really enjoyable jams and stemming

Fantastic climbing with good handjams, a couple of interesting mantles, and good pro. A cold wind picked up, the temperature dropped, and a snow storm rolled in that evening. Climbing in February! A rare window of opportunity.

Great fun! Watch for loose stuff below the crack.

Led P2, second P1 & P3. Captain Slow and Mr Molasses kept us from The Caverns and Selaginella. Next time!

Fantastic route. Seemed like a section of the flake may be getting loose. Don't put a cam there!

TR. Couldn't get past ringlocks and a crack too narrow for my toes.

with Laura and Joel. Careful footwork and an eye for tricky placements will get you to the chains with a big smile on your face. Great fun.

Nice moves up the face. Climbed just to the first bolted anchor and fooled around with rescue skills.

Ow my toes. Linked with Penny Candy for the second pitch.

Bolts out left of the top are difficult to see. My route-finding failed me and I managed to ascend the chimney before moving left to the last bolt. Looked like 1/4" bolts. Great moves, if a bit scary. Another one of those "5.9"s.

Did it in 2 pitches, using up lots of nuts. Sustained stemming left me with some sore toes! Beautiful view over the other spires.

Just one more tower before we get back in the car... Slinging a knob before the summit reduced the runout a little bit.

Good moves up the knife-edged arete. Diminished only by the questionable rock quality. Bring a helmet for the belayer!

Great fun. My first desert spire!

Awesome moves over the roof. Watch out of the bat in the crack!

with Laura. A couple of bolt placements were a bit awkward. Twice I placed gear only to find a bolt later. I personally thought the rock quality was least conducive to gear at the only spot where bolts are lacking! Still, there were a few fun moves and interesting pockets on the route.

with Adam. Super fun steep climbing requires a variety of techniques. Very easy to protect.

Led P1, P3, P5 with Adam. The mantel is heady, but so is P4. Very fun.

Had to do it twice.

Some fun easy mantles towards the end of the arête.