2012 Climbing with John

John is getting to be a really strong climber. have been making trips to the Pinnacles, Yosemite and Tuolumne every chance we get. 

Great summer in 2012: as of mid-September:

Eagle Lake Peak with Paul Doherty, Hal Murray and Jay Bolemon! My climbing partners and friends for almost 40 years.

Paul Doherty on the first pitch of Eagle Lake Peak

Cousin Chris came down from Eugene and we headed to Lover's Leap

 John and cousin Chris on Bear's Reach at Lover's Leap

Pitch 1 Bear's Reach

Pitch 2 Bear's Reach

The boys climbed a bunch of stuff. Surrealistic Piller with the Direct Start, Bear's Reach, Beer Can Direct, The Line, Power Lust.

Powerlust 11a

Powerlust

John getting some air on Powerlust

Geared up for the Regular Route on Fairview Dome

Pitch 1 RR 

Looking down at the first three pitches

Pulling over the little roof on the third pitch

Firing up the 4th pitch

Up to easy ground and 400 feet to the top

The summit

John leading the 3rd pitch of Shagadelic

Summit shot, top of Shagadelic

John Leading the second pitch of Jam Crack Route 

Yosemite Falls

Snide comments are all you get from these guys

Camping in Tuolumne

John and Adam Long

John on Lazy Bum (5.10d)

Ordeal at the Pinnacles

The Kid: May 2012 at the Pinns

Up on the Monolith Direct

John on Pod

John finishing off POD

5.8 hand crack variation on the Southwest Face of Cathedral Peak

Near the top of Cathedral Peak

Crying Time Again: 5.10a variation 

Looking down the first pitch of the direct version of Cryin' Time Again