All In My Saab

This Weekend, The first weekend of December we went to Joshua Tree.  On this trip we decided to take a top rope.  My friend Josh provided the top rope and the belay device. (thanks!).  The trip was great.  We started off at the “hidden valley” camp ground, and started climbing on intersection rock.  Josh set up a simple top rope on a route that was less than vertical.  This was my first rope based trip, so i was SUPER nervous.  I was really nervous and I totally didn’t use my foot work the way that I should have. Here are some photos from the trip.

Scott was great on this trip.  I have climbed with him twice before, and in many way i trust him the most of all people i climb with, BUT still im am nervious in general.  Anyways, scott, with his light frame, was a great climber today.

We did this really awesome rock today.  its finny cause I got super tired during the normal routes, however the moment I got to work on this one cave, I felt at home.  I realize now i need to work more on my endurance in these cimbs.  Either way, i need to work more.

Scott did this awesome Dino.  Infact, Josh, myself, and him all did it, but he had the best photo.

Sherelle was a champ!

Josh did an awesome job on the main wall.  This route was awesome.

Justin did a great job to.  He always hates the small squizes.

Anyways, this trip to J tree was great.  We did boldering, top roping, and a lot of scrambling.  Im just glad that joshua tree national park is only 1 hour away!